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And here Jarik had a gorgeous woman naked in the next room. For a moment, he thought about joining her, but the knock on the door distracted him. Looking through the peephole, he opened the door. Signing the receipt, he thanked the waiter and rolled the food cart in.
“Maria?” He opened the bathroom door just a little. The water had stopped, and he heard her gasp. “Relax, I can’t see anything. Unfortunately. Dinner is ready when you are.”
“Thank you.”
Smiling to himself, he shut the door to give her some privacy. A few minutes later, she emerged in a pair of sweatpants and a tight, long-sleeve shirt.
It showed no skin, but he still found her unbelievably sexy. She’d wrapped her hair up on top of her head, and there was something different about her.
“Are you wearing glasses?” he asked as he stared at the black frames.
Nervously, she pushed them higher up the bridge of her nose. “I normally wear contacts,” she muttered. “But my eyes were stinging.”
“Are you sure that you aren’t trying to look more unappealing?” he asked quietly as he handed her the salad and a fork.
“What?” She looked genuinely surprised as she stared at him. “I…”
“Because if that was your plan, you should know that it didn’t work. You could be dressed in a potato sack and still look sexy.” Her mouth had dropped open, and she stared at him. “Eat your dinner, Maria.”
Blinking, she eased the plate in her lap and took a few bites in silence. Finally, she looked up and met his gaze. “I don’t know if you’re trying to make me feel uncomfortable, or if you’re simply making your intentions clear, but I don’t really want to play these games. What do you want, Jarik?”
“You.”
He answered her without hesitation, and she inhaled sharply. “Wow. I didn’t expect you to be so direct.”
“I thought that was what you wanted.”
“It was. It is. I’m not sure what to do with that answer.”
“Why don’t you tell me what you want.” He leaned back in his chair and watched her intently. Jarik could practically see the wheels in her head turning.
She bent her head down and took a few more bites as if to buy herself more time. “I want to get in touch with Sebastian. I want this trip to Syria to go well. I want to see the smiles on the faces of these children. I want to escape the cold weather and relax somewhere in the sun and sand.”
“Maria,” he said softly.
“I want you, Jarik. I can’t lie and say that I don’t, but as much as I would love to enjoy you, I know that’s not a good idea. You should know that I’m not a relationship kind of woman, either. Especially when we’re so different. You’re rich and the current heir to wear a crown. I’m a pilot who can barely afford food most months.”
She was on a roll. Putting her plate down, she got up and started to pace. “I live in America, and you livenotin America. I’m traveling all the time, and I’m sure that you have social responsibilities that don’t include someone like me.”
Grabbing her shoulders, he stopped her and bent down to kiss her hard. At first, it was to get her to shut up, but as soon as his lips touched hers, she opened under him and moaned. That was all the invitation that he needed. Pulling her close to him, he wrapped his arms around her and slid his hands under her shirt. The touch of warm skin heated his blood, and he walked them back until she hit the dresser. His erection pushed up against her, and he moaned.
“Jarik,” she gasped as she tore her mouth from his. “We were talking.”
“I thought that this was the best way to prove your point invalid. Maria, I’m not asking you to think about the future. I’m asking you to tell me what you want tonight.”
His thumbs hooked under the waistband of her sweatpants, and he teasingly slipped them downward just an inch. She closed her eyes and pressed her forehead to his chest. “I can’t.”
“You can’t?”
“Not tonight. God. I can’t think straight.”
Sliding her pants down, he picked her up and placed her on the dresser. “I can help you with that.” He slid his lips over the sensitive skin of her ears and smiled as she shivered. “Just relax and enjoy.”
“What?” she muttered, but he was already kissing her again. Maria moaned in his mouth, and his whole body tightened, cock aching to slide inside her, but this wasn’t about him. All he wanted was to give her even one moment of peace.
Lightly caressing the skin of her inner thigh, he smiled when her legs naturally parted. She wore a skimpy swatch of red lace beneath her sweat pants, and he chuckled when he curved a finger under the elastic.
“If I had known that this was what you wore under your clothes, we never would have made it past that bus ride,” he teased.
