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I realized what he was going to do an instant before he did it, and blurted, “No clothes allowed, phoenix.”
He paused outside the shower and said in a low voice, “I don’t want you to feel pressured into anything.”
A snort escaped me. “I justconvincedyou to get in the shower with me, and you’re worried about pressuring me?”
His Adam’s apple bobbed as he swallowed.
“Shorts off. Ass in the shower,” I ordered him. “Or I wash my own damn hair.”
He finally stripped his shorts down those thick thighs.
I watched him closely, waiting to see the erection I’d felt so many times.
Anddamn, it did not disappoint.
My body heated further as he stepped under the water with me, and I might as well have caught on fire when his hands landed on my waist, easing me a few steps closer to him.
He stopped me before his erection met my back, unfortunately.
And then he snagged the shampoo bar from my hand, rubbing it between his palms before lifting them to my scalp.
A groan escaped me when those long, thick fingers massaged my head.
His chest was still rumbling so much I could practically feel it.
“So do you want me to let you set the pace?” I asked him, barely managing to get the words out while he continued slowly working on my head.
“What do you mean?” His voice was gruff, and if I’d needed any help in that department, would’ve been a big ole’ turn-on.
“You want us to be mates, right?”
“Wearemates.” His answer was quick, and harsh. Like he couldn’t stand the thought of me questioning that.
“I’m talking about the physical stuff. Like, is it okay if I kiss you any time I want? Or touch you when I want? Or do you want me to just follow your lead and let you make the rules? I know you’ve never done anything sexual before, so all of this is new for you. I don’t want to make you uncomfortable,” I explained.
There was a long moment before Ervo finally admitted, “It would be almost impossible to make me more uncomfortable than I am right now.”
…Oh.
My stomach twisted.
I’d made him unhappy, when I pushed him to get into the shower with me.
I stepped away from his hands quickly. “I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have pushed you to get in here with me. It’s too soon—I should’ve realized it was too soon.” I spun away from him, every beat of my heart making me more nauseous.
I’d probably made him feel violated. Or—
“No, Mariah. It’s not too soon. Not even close. That’s not—I didn’t mean uncomfortable that way.” He let out a long, slow breath. “Seeing you like this, touching you like this… it’s intense for me. All of the blood rushed to one fucking place, and that’s not entirely comfortable. That’s all I meant.” His hand landed gently on my waist.
Understanding flooded me. “You’re uncomfortably horny, you mean.”
“Exactly.”
I glanced over my shoulder, hoping to see his hand on his cock, but no luck.
“You said you were worried about my discomfort. I was trying to say that touching me, kissing me—they wouldn’t make me any more uncomfortable than I am. I already want you with every breath I take.”
It occurred to me that Ervo…
