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“Look, why don’t Benny and I sleep in here tonight?”
“With me?” The pitch of her voice rose and her eyes widened.
“I’ll sleep in the chair by the window.”
She scanned the chair, then his large frame. “I don’t think you’d be very comfortable contorting yourself into that little chair all night. Don’t worry about me. Seriously, I’ll be fine.”
A bolt of lightning flashed through the sky, followed by a loud cracking sound.
Savannah screamed and Benny whimpered and howled, hiding underneath the bed.
“It’s all right.” Blake put a hand on Savannah’s trembling shoulder. He went to the window and surveyed the property.
Lightning had hit a tree just outside the bedroom window. A huge section had split off. The bark was charred, but the tree wasn’t on fire.
Blake turned back to Savannah. Her eyes were filled with tears, and she was shaking.
“It’s okay.” He sat beside her on the bed. “There was no real damage, and no one was hurt.”
Blake wrapped an arm around her shoulders. He pulled her to his chest, tucked her head beneath his chin and rocked her in his arms when she wouldn’t stop crying.
“You’re fine, honey. Nothing’s going to happen to you, I promise.”
“What if I want something to happen?” She lifted her head. Her eyes met his, and suddenly he was very conscious of the position of her hand on his bare chest.
The backs of her fingertips brushed lightly over his right nipple. “What if I want to finish what we started earlier?”
Electricity skittered along his skin and the muscles low in his abdomen tensed as his shaft tightened.
He let out a low groan, wishing he could just comply with her request and give in to their desire. He cradled her face in his hand.
“Honey, you’re just scared. Fear makes us do crazy things.”
“Wanting to sleep with you is crazy?” She frowned.
“No, but getting into a relationship with a member of the management team is ill-advised.”
“I’m not talking about a relationship.” She seemed perturbed by the suggestion. “I’m just talking about sex. We’re adults, and it’s what we both obviously want. I’m not looking for anything more with you.”
He grimaced at the indication that it was him specifically she didn’t want more with. For once in his life, he longed for a good It’s not you, it’s me.
“That won’t work for me.” He sighed heavily. “Not with you.”
They were way past the possibility of meaningless sex. He felt something for her. Something he hadn’t allowed himself to feel in so long.
“Why not with me? I’m here, and I’m willing.” She indicated his noticeable erection. “And unless you’re hiding a gun in your boxers, it’s what you want, too.”
“Savannah…” Blake gripped her wrists, holding her hands away from his body. “You aren’t making this easy for me.”
“I thought I was.” She grabbed the hem of the shirt and tugged it over her head, baring her perfect breasts. The brown peaks were stiff. Begging for his mouth. Her eyes twinkled. “Can’t get much easier than this.”
Blake’s heart raced as the storm raged around them. He wanted to take the high road. But right now, it wasn’t his moral compass that was pointing north.
* * *
Blake tightened his grip on Savannah’s neck and something about it sent a thrill down her spine. Her core pulsed like her heartbeat.
The cool air tightened the beaded tips of her breasts. His gaze drifted from the hardened peaks back to her.
“You’re scared. You’ve been drinking. You’re not thinking clearly right now. Neither am I.”
“We slept off the bourbon hours ago,” she reminded him, pressing a kiss to his jaw. His body stiffened in response. “Besides, you kissed me last night.” She kissed his neck, then whispered in his ear, “And don’t pretend you haven’t thought about us being together before tonight.”
Savannah relished Blake’s sharp intake of breath when she nipped at his neck. She wanted his strong, rough hands to caress her skin. And she longed to trail her hands over the hard muscles that rippled beneath his brown skin.
Adrenaline rushed through her veins, her body hummed with energy and her brain buzzed with all of the reasons she shouldn’t be here doing this.
Just for tonight, she wanted to let go of her fear and allow herself the thing she wanted so badly.
Blake Abbott.
Sleeping with him would complicate her plans, but weren’t things between them complicated anyway? Whether they slept together tonight or not, things would never be the same between them.
