A gentleman would have let her have her peace. She’d earned it, after the hell of serving my family.
But I wasn’t the sort of man to let temptation pass me by. Not when I could reach out and take a taste.
I ghosted forward.
Rae’s eyes were closed. She didn’t hear me approach. Didn’t notice me standing over her. I wanted to shout at her. Scold her for not sensing the danger. But I bit my tongue as my fingers slipped the buttons from my shirt and then flicked the buckle on my slacks. Bending to remove my socks, I waited for her to look.
She didn’t.
Not until I climbed into the tub and made the water rise to her ears.
“What the fuck—”
I surged forward, clapping my hand over her mouth. “Hush! Do you want them to find us?”
Her eyes were wide. My hand on her shoulder kept her pinned under me. She shuddered, breathing hard.
“Will you scream?” I hissed, looming over her.
She rolled her eyes but then shook her head.
“Good girl.” I pulled back. The sudden distance was nothing short of torment. I sat across from her, marveling at the physical urge to close the distance. No one had ever made me feel this kind of desperate need.
I hated it.
No…that wasn’t right.
I hated that it took away my control. Pushed my restraints.Distractedme.
“What the fuck are you doing?” Rae snapped.
Her gaze flicked over my body for the briefest of seconds before she continued to glare at me. Heat pulsed through my blood. Did she like what she saw? I wanted her to look again, but she didn’t.
I shrugged. “Same as you. Relaxing.”
She scrubbed her hands over her face, pushing them through her hair. “You shouldn’t be out here.”
I chuckled. “Pot meet kettle.”
Her hand smacked the water. “I’m serious. You’ll get me caught, and that will bewayworse than me taking a dip in the hot tub.”
She sounded exasperated.
This is fun.
My dick twitched in agreement. She was beautiful all riled up. Actually….
“Was that makeup?” I asked, leaning forward.
Rae jerked back. “What?”
“The dark circles. I don’t see them.”
“Rude!” She flicked water at me with her fingers.
Why was I even asking? Such a dumb conversation starter. I blamed it on being this close to a beautiful woman.
No…no that wasn’t true.
