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The words conjured up such a vivid picture of their entwined bodies, a gasp slipped out before she could stop it.
His eyes darkened and he inhaled shakily. “Like you’ve said, this is not a normal situation—and that’s why I think it’s best if you go to bed and let me finish here.”
She turned around and walked out of the kitchen.
Beautiful.He’d called her beautiful. The way he’d said it, the look in his eyes... Whaaa! She grabbed her bag and raced up the stairs. No meditation or diffuser were going to help her sleep tonight.
Chapter 12
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By the time two o’clockrolled by, Lindsay was still wide awake. The fire Blake had lit inside of her earlier with his second kiss was still smoldering, had been for the last few hours. And nothing she’d tried so far could calm her busy brain, temper her wayward thoughts, or extinguish the flames threatening to engulf her.
Maybe a cup of tea would help, but lying here, fantasizing about Blake’s naked torso, was definitely not sleep-inducing.
She got up without switching on the lights and grabbed her laptop, a pad, and pencil. There were things to do—she could write down all the ideas she had for her new studio and maybe try and make a sketch of what she’d like, more or less.
In her pajamas and only socks on her feet, she slipped out of her bedroom, tiptoed past Blake’s door, and jogged down the stairs. She switched on the light and put her laptop and pad on the counter before she put water in the kettle. As she turned around to go back to her computer, a movement at the door made her look up.
Blake was standing there. Without a shirt. He’d obviously quickly put on a pair of jeans, but it wasn’t buttoned up.
And he’d shaved. No beard.
Those smoldering embers deep within her caught fire; her breath hitched in her throat as her eyes took on a life of their own and scanned down his body. Lean lines, rippling muscles and...
“What are you doing?” His voice was gravel.
What was she doing? She had absolutely no idea.
“Lindsay...”
She looked up. With his eyes on her, his teeth clenched, he was moving closer to her.
“I...I couldn’t sleep,” she got out.
“Neither could I.”
