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Gritting my teeth, I turned away so I could stop tempting myself. I fell asleep like a good boy, I swear. But when I woke again hours later, in the middle of the night, I’d turned her way again in my sleep and shifted closer until my hand was on her hip and her ass was snuggled into my lap.
My erection was thick and heavy in my sweatpants, throbbing like a son of bitch, and there’s no way she would’ve missed it trying to gouge out a path between her cheeks if she’d been awake.
Holding my breath, I eased backward away from her sweet tush before rolling around to face the other way. Then I reached down and squeezed myself, trying to turn it off.
Didn’t work.
It was a long, painful time later before I could get back to sleep.
* * *
I woke to the muffled sound of a hair dryer. It made me think I was home, and Brittany was breaking the rules again, hogging the bathroom before I had my turn. I was the older one and didn’t take as long as she did, so Mom had made a rule that I had first dibs for the bathroom every morning. Britt wasn’t even allowed go in until I was finished.
Groaning, I rolled onto my stomach and prepared to push up onto my elbows so I could yell at Mom and tattle on my sister, when I realized I wasn’t home.
I could never go home again.
Instead, I gazed around Bailey’s room, feeling empty.
The hair dryer in the bathroom shut off. I rested my head back on the pillow and listened to her complete the last of her primping. She was getting ready for work, I knew. It felt strange not to be up and about preparing for my own job at the barn. I couldn’t remember the last time I’d slept in and lazed the morning away in bed.
Instead of being grateful, I wished I had something to do, somewhere to be. But there was nothing.
Bailey opened the door, and I was struck with a fresh wave of wants. Taking back my earlier wish to get up and head off, I suddenly decided, no, I wouldn’t mind staying right where I was if she joined me. She could stroll that petite body of hers over here, crawl on top of me and—Eh, no. I’m not sure if I could ever handle the girl being on top again. Not after Melody.
So, I’d just roll Bailey over onto her back and sink into her softness, pressing my mouth to hers and burying my fingers in all that curly blonde—
“Morning,” she said, barely paying me any attention as she swept briskly toward a purse on a chair in the corner and started to gather her things. “I need to be at work in half an hour, so I’m going to head out in a few minutes.” She paused and sent me an uncertain glance. “Do you plan on staying here?”
“I…” I had no idea. I didn’t want to think about the rest of the day, but I did know I didn’t want to be out in public. “Would that be okay?” I hedged.
Her shoulder relaxed as if my response relieved her, and she nodded. “Yes. Just…” Then she winced and glanced toward the closed door of the bedroom before she moved closer to me and lowered her voice. “There’s just one thing.”
When she cringed, I shook my head. “What’s that?”
“My, uh, my roommates have no idea you’ve stayed here these past two nights, so—”
I sat up and threw the covers off me, hissing, “Bailey, what the hell?” How could they not know at all? “Is there a possibility they wouldn’t be okay with this?” I demanded.
When she bit her lip, I closed my eyes and groaned. Yep, I was going to get kicked out of here any minute.
“I don’t think so,” she rushed to reassure me, only to make a face and add, “But I don’t know for sure. They know you’re not a rapist. I mean, I assured them of that, so you don’t have to worry about that, but…”
“But they don’t know me,” I said the obvious for her. And I didn’t blame them. I wouldn’t be comfortable with some stranger hanging out in my apartment all day with no one home to supervise him, reason number one why I’d always locked my fraternity-room door.
“Maybe if you just stay in here until I get back,” she started.
But I was already shaking my head no. “Bailey, this isn’t like sneaking a puppy into your room. You shouldn’t keep something like this from your roommates.”
“I know,” she whined, scowling at me. “But now isn’t the time, what if they say no? Where would you go?”
I opened my mouth to answer until I realized I didn’t have an answer. Sighing, I buried my face into my hands and scrubbed them up and down, wincing when I hit a bruise. What a mess.
“How about you just stay in here today. They all have to work too, so we’ll wait until this evening when they’re all home. Then we can broach the subject with them then? Okay?”
I looked at her. “And if they say no tonight? Then where am I supposed to go? I can’t…” I glanced around her room, feeling hopeless. There didn’t seem to be any light at the end of the tunnel.
Bailey set her hand on my shoulder and I felt immediately comforted. “Let’s just take baby steps and worry about today right now. We’ll deal with tomorrow when it comes.”
