“Ah. I figured, since you were so tired this morning. Was sleeping in the same bed with me the cause of your sleeplessness?”
“Sort of.” At his look of chagrin, she added. “Not because of you. I was wondering how our arrangement was going to work and thinking. Probably overthinking. And wanting...”
“Wanting? What did you want? Me? More of what we did?” he asked, taking two steps closer, stopping right in front of her. Coming into her personal space but not touching her...yet. If she found the courage to say it, maybe he would.
“Yes. I wanted you.”
His eyes darkened, and his hands lifted to cup her face. “Oh, baby, I wanted you, too. I still do.”
“And yet you slept so well. You fell asleep shortly after our...encounter. And barely stirred the entire night.”
A corner of his mouth hitched up in a sexy little half smile. “I was relaxed. And content. Thanks to you. After my ordeal in the river, I guess those feelings of wellbeing caught up with me. But I can make it up to you.”
He lowered his head and captured her lips.
CHAPTER 11
He was such a goodkisser. His lips were soft and mobile. They played with hers, sucking, teasing, knowing exactly what to do to make her knees weaken. It was a kiss that mesmerized. But when his hands lowered to cup her ass through the layers of her dress, she put her hands up against his chest and nudged him.
He let her lips go slowly, but his arms still held her against him. “What? Isn’t this what you wanted?”
She lowered her eyes. “Yes, no. I mean... not now. Not because I told you. I want you to want it, too, and if you don’t, that’s fine. You don’t have—”
He swooped in and captured her lips. “Kalli, shut up. Stop overthinking. Idowant you.” He grabbed her hand and pressed it where his massive erection strained against his trousers. “Convinced?”
Dazed by another wave of desire, she could only nod.
“Good. I could take you again right now, but I’m not going to.”
“You are not?” She hated that her voice came out whiny. Touching him had lit a fire in her veins, and she wanted him inside her now.
“No. I left you wanting last night. That was not well done of me. So I’m going to make it up to you now. And then I want you to take a nap and recover. I want you well-rested and awake tonight. I have plans for you.”
“You do?” She could barely get the breathless words out. The distilled sensuality of his gaze had her in a trance.
“Yes.” He lifted her off her feet and carried her to the sumptuous bed, depositing her in the middle. “Last night we were too hasty,” he continued as he removed her shoes and ran his hands slowly up her legs under the dress, molding her calves and twisting to the front to creep up over her thighs.
