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She heard bathwater running peripherally to her ruminations, so she was not totally shocked to be scooped from the bed by a still very naked Miguel and carried into the large en suite. But when he lowered them into the sunken roman style bath together, a frisson of something akin to shock went through her. It felt almost as intimate to be bathing with him as the act of lovemaking.
CHAPTER SEVEN
HE SANKto a bench in the foaming water and settled her on his lap, then proceeded to wash her body with slick glycerin soap scented with the fragrance of honeysuckle.
“This seems like a really girly soap for you to have,” she commented.
“I find it is best to be prepared for any eventuality.”
“Like feminine guests who stay over?”
“Yes.”
Her body went rigid as her mind assimilated the implications. “Oh.”
“My mother and sisters make a habit of using my apartment as their base when shopping in the city.”
Oh. That was much better than what she’d been thinking. “The family home isn’t in convenient driving distance to the city?”
He shrugged. “Not according to them.”
“It must cramp your style a bit to have drop-in family guests.”
“In what way?”
“Socially.”
His eyes lit with understanding and he shrugged again. “I do not bring other women here.”
“You don’t?”
“No.”
“Never?”
“Never.”
“Why me?”
“We have already decided you are the exception to the rule.”
“Wow.”
“And our time together is limited. I did not want to waste precious hours in transit between hotels and my home.”
“Wow, again.” He was really serious about spending maximum amount of time with her while she was in Spain.
Her newly fledged love surged in a warm wave through her.
“Wow, indeed.” He got a really intent, serious look on his face. “You might consider this moving too quickly, but I would like you to consider staying with me for the remainder of your time in Barcelona.”
Her jaw dropped. “Seriously?”
“Very much so, but I will understand if you feel I am moving too quickly.” The words were right, but the expression in his eyes didn’t match.
If she said no, he was going to try to convince her otherwise. Only she had zero intention of saying no. “The truth? Making love for my first time after only meeting you yesterday already has us on what I consider a light speed relationship course.”
“Sometimes, we must seize the opportunity when we have it.”
