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Sighing, I opened the door and entered the suite, then gasped from shock when I saw Jack standing near the window.
“Jesus, you scared the bejeezus out of me,” I said as I closed the door behind him. I hesitated at first, then I crossed over to him and waited till he slowly turned around to face me. “I missed you this morning. When I woke up, you weren’t here, and …”
Jack held my gaze, then he rubbed his jaw and said, “The sheikh is inviting us to dinner tomorrow night. I have to go out and meet some of his friends this evening. I just dropped by to make sure you are all right.”
He moved to walk away from me, but I touched his arm to stop him. “Is that all you’re going to say to me?” I asked as I met his gaze. “I thought we would talk about last night.”
Jack’s gaze dropped to my hand on his arm, and he slowly peeled it away. “I don’t want to talk, Nina,” he said in a soft voice. “Not now.”
“Jack—”
“Get ready for tomorrow night,” he cut in. “Don’t forget, we can’t screw this up.”
A lump formed in my throat when he walked out of the room, and I released a deep breath.
Right.What made me think anything would be different after letting him make love to me the second time?
Chapter Eight
Jack
Ninaprobablywenttobed pissed that night, because when I returned from my late-night clubbing and playing card games with the sheikh in his private club, she was fast asleep on the bed, the pillow curled tight into her body.
I admired her from the couch, where I sat because I was too scared to join her on the bed. I didn’t want to lose control again and make love to her like I wanted. That passion was not one I wanted to indulge in because I would only lose my mind.
Nina sighed in her sleep, and I knew she was waking up when she groaned, shifted the duvet off her bed, and yawned. A soft knock came on the door then, and I didn’t think before reacting.
I got up, took off my shirt completely, and climbed into bed with her. While the early visitor knocked again, I plastered a hand to her lips, then ruffled her hair with one hand, and pushed the sleeve of her nightgown down.
“Someone is out there,” I whispered when I lowered my lips to her ears. I let my lips brush over her skin because I wanted her flushed, and then I grazed a finger over her lower lip to intensify the effect before I got out and walked to the door.
My own body hardened because of the slight touch on her lips, and since I wanted whoever was at the door to see that we were being passionate before they came, I didn’t bother to kill the desire that sprang through me.
“Good morning, Mr. Muller,” the woman on the other side of the door said with a wide, cheery smile. Her thick Arabian-accented English came bouncing off as she continued. “Compliments from the shay kaha. They expect you and the Mrs. to join them for dinner tonight. Have a good time.”
I took the box she held out to me, and I noticed the lady trying to poke her head further to look into the room. I let her get a better glimpse of the room’s inside by pushing the door wider open. Once she caught a glimpse of Nina, still looking beet red on the bed with her hair ruffled, she smiled and walked away.
“That was close,” I said when I locked the door again and turned to Nina. “I know the sheikh will be watching us, so we can’t slack off at any point.”
“Did you sleep here last night?” Nina asked as she eyed me closely.
“Yes,” I answered, then pointed at the couch. “I took the couch.”
She pressed her lips together, and I saw her small frown before she slid out of the bed, pushed the sleeves of her nightgown off her shoulders, and let the cloth fall to her feet.
Jesus.
My instant reaction was to turn away from her. “What are you doing?” I asked in panic as she stood in front of the dressing mirror and stared at herself.
Slowly, I turned back to her, and my gaze dropped to the sexy perk of her ass. Nina lifted one shoulder in a shrug, and without glancing back at me, she replied. “You’ve already seen me naked, so what’s the fuss about?”
When I didn’t say anything but simply stared at her because I couldn’t take my eyes off her body, she added. “Besides, it means nothing to you anyway. We might as well act as if it never happened.”
“How do we do that when you’re naked in front of me?”
She slowly turned around, then walked towards me with slow steps that I knew were calculated. Her striking blue eyes held onto mine, and she put her right hand on my bare chest when she reached me. “Why? Are you scared you’ll do something you don’t want to talk about again?”
“Nina …” I called in a growl-like voice. Every nerve ending in my body sparked alive, and my fingers itched to touch her. I could inhale her sweet scent.
