“Yeah, all right.” Grayson couldn’t help sounding annoyed at the prospect.
“Don’t look so glum. I’ll fix you right up.” Hand washing Grayson’s body would be pure joy for Kendra.
Then he appeared to get her meaning and smiled. That’s what she liked to see.
They went into the bathroom, and he shucked his clothes while she prepared a bucket of warm water, soft washcloths, and bodywash. Then she began to wash him, taking care to avoid his stitched-up wounds.
He chuckled as she swept the washcloth over his side. “That tickles.”
She laughed. “Sorry about that.” She continued carefully to wash him. His arms, legs, torso, back, neck, face, hair.
Then she washed his manhood, and it instantly rose to the occasion. She chuckled. “You are so…virile.”
“You make it happen.”
But she figured that if anyone was to wash him, his body would react that way. Still, she loved it.
She finished washing him, carefully dried him off, and then began bandaging his sutured wounds. “I’ll join you in bed in a minute.”
Grayson nodded. “All right. I’ll be waiting for you.”
She went into the shower while he left the bathroom. She washed up, wishing Grayson could have joined her. Then she turned off the shower and dried off, eager to cuddle with Grayson.
When she joined him, he was naked under the covers. She skipped putting on her PJs and joined him. His erection was tenting the covers. She smiled. And then they made love.
With Grayson, it was so satisfying and exhilarating.
Grayson enjoyed making love to Kendra. She was so lovable. Sleeping through the night with her was extra special. But early that morning, he received a call from his brother, grabbed his boxer briefs, yanked them on, took his phone, and hurried out of the bedroom before Kendra woke. He was surprised the call hadn’t already awakened her.
He closed the bedroom door and answered the call. “Yeah, what’s up, Marcus?”
“Hey, I need to get a gift for Ivy, and I wanted to make sure I didn’t get the same thing as you. I’ve been busy with cases and haven’t had the time to check in with you. Dad got her a car, with the provision she doesn’t run off again, but we think this last experience she had was enough to make her realize how dangerous it was.”
“Good. I got her roller skates, and Kendra got her crystal, heart-shaped earrings.”
“Kendra did? Wow. Okay, I’ll try to figure something out. I guess you’ve been staying with Kendra.”
“Yeah.”
“It sounds like she has gotten under your skin.”
Grayson chuckled. “She’s amazing.”
“I would say so if she has hooked you.”
“Most definitely.”
Fully dressed in jeans, T-shirt, and tennis shoes, Kendra came out of the bedroom, kissed Grayson's chest, headed into the kitchen, and started a pot of coffee.
“Hey, Kendra’s up. I’m going to make some breakfast, but we’ll be there for sure.”
“Good. Ivy has been bugging me to call and make sure you are still coming. That you’re not getting distracted too thoroughly. I’ll let you go. See you soon.”
Grayson smiled. His sister was too funny. Though she knew him well. Especially when it came to how he already felt about Kendra. He joined her in the kitchen at her back and put his arms around her waist, then nuzzled her neck.
“Who was that?”
“My brother. He wanted to make sure he didn’t duplicate our gifts for Ivy, but also, she has been bugging him to check with me to make sure that I’m going to the birthday party.”
