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“Noted and don’t care,” Max said. “There better be alcohol in the room,” he said as he headed toward the elevators.
“No drinking!” Cash shouted.
Max held up his middle finger and continued walking.
“Great, now that that’s all sorted, can we go to sleep?”
Sarah walked over to him and patted him on the cheek. “You’re such a good guy. Does your wife know that?”
Cash blushed as she walked away. I grabbed her hand, yanking her toward me. “You gotta stop telling other men that you like them.”
“That wasn’t what I said.”
“Close enough. You’re going to make me question our entire relationship.”
“Oh, the multiple near death experiences didn’t already do that for you?” she asked.
“You’re not getting off that easily,” I said, tugging her into the elevator.
Just as the doors were closing, I heard Cash shout, “Has anyone seen my wallet?”
30
SARAH
I groaned as I walked through the door of the hotel room. It was beautiful. Of course, anything was beautiful compared to staring at the faces of ten angry men for the past two days. I nearly whimpered as I walked closer to the bed, desperate to plop down. My whole body tilted forward, but was denied the pleasure of landing on the soft covers when Eli scooped me up in his arms and carried me away.
Crying out for the luxurious softness, I held my hand out, reaching in desperation for the comfort that only a king-sized bed could bring at the end of a horrible trip on the ocean. “Why?”
“You’re dirty,” Eli said, his voice thick and gritty. “Trust me, you’ll thank me when you’re clean and relaxing in bed tonight.”
“This morning,” I said with a yawn. “It’s already one in the morning.”
Since I was denied the comfort of bed, I snuggled into his chest even though we walked into the bathroom. When he set me down on the edge of the tub, I snuggled in deeper, refusing to move.
“Sarah,” he sighed. “You’re making this difficult.”
“I know you didn’t just call me difficult,” I mumbled against his chest.
“Now I am.”
I relished the way his voice rumbled through his chest. I really should have taken advantage of this position more when we were on that boat. “You’re so comfy.”
“Yes, but the water will get you clean.”
He was right; smooshing my face against him would feel even better when he didn’t smell like an old shoe. “Alright, you talked me into it.” He turned on the water as I climbed off his lap, pulled the t-shirt over my head, and dropped it to the floor. I hadn’t thought much over the last two days about the fact that I wasn’t wearing pants.
Or underwear.
Or a bra.
There were more pressing matters than a lack of undergarments. And as uncomfortable as it was to sit on a boat and constantly worry about my girls showing, frankly, it was just too hot to care. My lady bits enjoyed the fresh ocean breeze as the sweltering heat made me sweat in all the most uncomfortable places.
“I can’t believe I didn’t kill anyone on that boat.”
“Well, it’s a good thing you didn’t. It would have started another debate on who we were going to feed to the fish. And I’ll be honest, one conversation was enough for me.”
He grunted as he stood, pulling his shirt over his head. I sighed as I got lost in the musculature of his body, watching how he flexed as if he was putting on a show for me. If I could get paid to watch him take off his shirt all day long, I’d snag that job in an instant. After all, my job was gone as far as I knew. Maybe there was someone at his company that needed to keep an eye on their physiques. I could totally volunteer for that job.
