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“Barrett, let’s go,” she yelled to him as she walked out of my bedroom.
“Bye, Pepper,” Barrett shouted.
“Thanks!” I yelled back.
“Okay, they’re going,” I whispered into the phone just in case they could still hear me.
“I’ll be right up,” he said, then hung up.
Damn! Sneaking around certainly made things fiery.
Looking down, it dawned on me that I was still in my nude dress—the same dress that caused all of the commotion in the first place.
As quickly as I could manage, I wriggled to the edge of the bed, then hobbling over to my walk-in closet, I pulled out my favorite pajamas covered with theCare Bearscartoon. It was as sexy as a nun’s habit. Perfect forfriends.
Curling my arms around my mid-back, I located the dress zipper and tugged it down. Then, balancing on one foot, I wriggled the dress down my waist.
Dammit. It was stuck. I wrangled it, but the dress had folded over itself on my curves.I didn’t have any time before the elevator pinged, and the doors opened.
“Pepper?” his voice echoed throughout the hallway.
Shit!
“Just a minute,” I yelled and gave the dress one big yank off my hips. Losing my balance, I toppled over on my ankle. “Fuck!” I bit out in pain.
“What are you doing?” Connor appeared in the doorframe, his eyes like saucers.
Mortified, I looked down. Not only had I yanked the dress down, but the thin scrap of underwear I was wearing was now also around my knees as I shuffled to sit upright against the side of the bed.
My cheeks burned red, and peering up, I noticed him crouched down by my side, level with my naked tits. His gaze momentarily fell to my chest, and he let out a throaty sound. There was a fire in his eyes when they met mine. He leaned in, and my breath hitched in my throat. But instead of kissing me, his arm snaked around my waist in an attempt to lift me off the ground.
“Put your arms around me,” he said in a low grumble, his brow slick with sweat.
Oh my God.
I did as he said, and he lifted me with one hand around my waist and the other around my bare ass. My body tingled at the connection as heat pooled in my core.
“Put me down, please, Connor.” I sighed, absolutely mortified and aroused. It was an odd combination to be faced with.
He bent down, gently placing me on the bed. I was completely naked except for a bundled-up dress around my thighs as he stood above me. A fire burned behind his eyes, his Adam’s apple bobbed in his throat as he swallowed. The air was electric.
“Fuck, Pepper, I ought to be mad at you, but seeing your body, it’s hard to think of anything right now with my dick like lead.”
I gasped, gazing down at the bulge in his pants. I wanted to reach out for it and caress him in my hands and take away his pain, his worry, and my frustrated feelings.
“Cover up before I claim you,” he groaned out weakly before casting his fiery gaze across my breasts, down to my navel, and the straight line of black hair to my folds.
His hand left his side, reaching for my face. I leaned forward, my body betraying any morals I had left. But just before he touched me, he jerked back, stopping himself.
“Now, Pepper!” he commanded.
I exhaled loudly.
Watching him turn around, I clung to my last shred of dignity and reached for the throw next to me. He paced the length of my bedroom with his jaw set and rigid body. He appeared to berate himself for what could have happened a moment ago had he not held himself back.
With my heart jackhammering in my chest, I tossed the throw on top of my naked body, sure to cover myself up completely.
“Okay.” I breathed out in a whisper. “I’m covered.”
