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“I stink, and I still have camo paint in my hair. I need a shower first.”
“Did you want me to take you to your place?”
“My car is still at your house. If you don’t mind me using your shower, I brought an overnight bag and left the cats plenty of food this morning.” Her sexy smile telegraphed her thoughts.
“You are more than welcome to use my shower.” And if he read her right, she’d just invited him to shower with her.
ChapterTwenty
The gentle kissGraham pressed to Erin’s bare shoulder woke her for the second morning in a row. After another mind-blowing night. She could get used to this. Though she’d never been a fan of morning sex, Graham was changing that too. She rolled onto her back and smiled up at him as she ran a finger along his bare shoulder and down his muscular arm.
“Good morning,” he said seductively.
“That it is.”
“Are we calling in sick and staying in bed today?” he teased.
“It’s tempting.” Very tempting. “However, I might need a doctor’s note to prove I wasn’t just playing hooky. How much time do we have?”
“If we don’t shower again, we’ve got”—he angled his head to see the bedside clock—“thirty minutes before we have to be out the door. Though I need to shave this morning. I’m pretty sure the general noticed I hadn’t yesterday.”
Graham had shaved last night after they’d showered, though she already had beard burn on her neck and cheeks by then. She’d been thankful he had shaved when they went in for round two in the kitchen and then round three in the bedroom.
Three times! And each one resulting in a definite orgasm.
She couldn’t recall a time when she’d had sex three times in a week other than maybe her honeymoon. She owed Phil an apology for not speaking up to make things better in the bedroom. Missing out for over two decades led her to conclude that a lifetime of monogamy was overrated—at least in her case.
“Thirty minutes,” she repeated. “I’m not opposed to a quickie.”
“Then I know just the thing to make that happen.” He kissed her shoulder before working his way lower, his hot mouth igniting the fire as his tongue traced circles around one breast tip and then the other, while his right hand slipped between her legs to stroke and tease her to begin his mission objective.
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“I’ll start the coffee.”Graham playfully patted her butt as she pulled her hair into a ponytail. He grabbed his electric shaver and tucked it in his pants side pocket.
So much for him having time to shave before they left. She turned her face up and got another kiss before he hustled downstairs.
She put in her contact lenses then joined him as he divided the first cup of coffee between two travel mugs and started a second pod.
“I’ve got a dinner meeting tonight. I may not have time to pick you up, so it would be best if you drove separately today,” he said as she spooned sugar into her mug. “Just follow me, and I’ll get you through security. I don’t know how late it will run. Do you want to come back here this afternoon?”
“I’d better go home to write notes and care for the cats.”
“I guess you can’t abandon your post entirely. If you’re tired of me and need time alone, just say so.”
“Hardly. Though I do need sleep.”
“Maybe you can take a nap.” He winked at her. “This Sunday is our standing family dinner. I’d love for you to come. I thought I’d offer to host.”
“Are we ready for that?” Erin’s voice squeaked, and Graham looked up from pouring the second cup of coffee between the two mugs.
“You’ve already met Megan and Reece. This would be a good opportunity for you to get to know them and meet Jace and Alex.”
Convincing the general and the teams they were a couple was one thing, but spending an evening with his family, who knew about their arrangement, was another. “I’ll check my schedule.” She needed to think this through.
“Okay. I’ll call you when we’re finished tonight so you can tell me about your day.” Graham’s voice held an edge of guardedness as he headed to the door.
Great. The invite had surprised her, and she hadn’t handled it well. She’d explain tonight after she had time to process her feelings.
