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He had a habit of violently opening doors and scaring me to death. Sure enough, seconds later, the door swung open and banged the opposite wall. He scowled when he realized there was no bathroom attached. And there was still only one queen bed.
“We can share the bed. It’s no big deal.”
Will removed his jacket, glaring at me as if I was up to something, but he was too tired to argue. Both of us were exhausted from walking to and from the Roman baths and exploring the abbey.
My hands were feeling stiff, and I swiveled in the chair, wringing my fingers.
“Take a break for God’s sake. Watching you work is exhausting.”
I set the stylus down and sighed, leaning into the chair. My eyes widened when Will took the hem of his white t-shirt and lifted it over his head. It was like being injected with adrenaline. Suddenly, I felt much more awake.
“What are you doing?” Shut up, idiot! Let him take his clothes off!
“I’m just getting ready for bed. You don’t have to stare.”
I could not look away. Under his t-shirt was a carved abdomen. His defined chest and shoulders made my mouth water. My eyes raked up and down, noting the small dark patch of hair on his chest and the faint line dipping below his belly button. He caught me watching him and smiled. “Like what you see?”
Of course I do and you know it.
Then he yanked his jeans down and my breath caught in my throat. “Jesus.”
A pair of tight, black briefs hugged his ass. I wanted to bump against him and run my hands all over him, but he merely slid into bed and closed his eyes, smiling slightly.
Now what? Do I join him? He said he had no interest in me, but he kissed me.
I already wore my pajamas, which were just a loose t-shirt and flannel pants, with no bra. I walked to my side, cursing the loud noise of my feet creaking the wood floorboards. Peeling back the comforter gave me a nice view of his body. I slid inside and joined his warmth, shaking with nerves.
But Will showed no sign he knew that I was in bed with him. His eyes remained closed. I turned away from him and listened to the sound of him breathing and his legs moving under the sheets.
How strange it is to be in bed with someone I’m not sure I’m allowed to touch.
There was another movement under the sheets and I felt the pad of one finger running a line down my neck, over my shoulder and body, over my bony hip. His other fingers joined to stroke my upper thigh.
Heart racing, I turned into his body. His heat spilled all over me and he kept his hand anchored on my hip. His eyes opened, revealing red-rimmed exhaustion, and yet his gaze was rigid.
There was a strand of black hair in his eye and I reached for it with my fingers to push it behind his ear.
“You surprised me today. I thought you had no sense of humor.”
“I thought you were a bastard.”
He grinned and squeezed my hip. “And now?”
“You’re still one.”
I sought his pouting, bottom lip and sucked it into my mouth. He sighed, and I ran my hands down his neck to stroke the broad muscles of his chest, stopping here and there to squeeze. His touchslipped under my shirt and slid up my back. He moaned when he realized that I wasn’t wearing a bra.
We both gasped when his thumbs moved around, stroking the sides of my tits. My nipples hardened under my t-shirt and he rotatedhis fingers, teasing the sensitive flesh. Then hegroped my breasts, and I kissed him harder, burying him in the bed. He seized the two hard nubs and pinched them between his thumb and forefinger. Our lips finally parted and both of us breathed as though we ran a marathon.
I sat up and lifted the shirt from my head, fixing Will with a smoldering look.
“Jesus.”
Smiling, I lay on top of him and relished the contact of his naked chest. I could hear his breath thick with desire, going mad with my half-naked body.
“No, I’m sorry. I can’t do this.”
But even his arms refused to let me go. My back shivered as he ran his hands down and squeezed my ass. “Why not?”
