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I took a step back, and my gaze instantly went to his midsection. I covered my mouth with my hand, my eyes going wide.
He was big. Lord, he was big and beautiful.
“Lily,” he groaned. “Please don’t look at me like that. I’m already as weak as a newborn baby.”
Chewing on my lower lip, I glanced around the bathroom. Reaching for a towel, I put it on the hook right outside the shower. When I turned to see him running a bar of soap over his body, I had to reach for the wall to hold myself up.
Look away, Lily. Leave him alone and go watch TV.
“You think I’m beautiful?” I heard myself asking.
Maverick paused his motion but didn’t look at me. “I think I’m good, Lil. You can leave now. Just keep the door cracked, and if I get dizzy again or need help, I’ll call you.”
All I could do was nod. I turned to leave, and Maverick suddenly called out.
I stopped and looked back at him. The glass windows in the shower were starting to fog, but I could still see him. And just as I turned to leave, I heard him say almost under his breath, “Yes. I think you’re beautiful, Lily. Both inside and out.”
I didn’t know what to say to that without tearing up. All the years I’ve wanted to hear those same words from Ben, my best friend, and instead, I get an impersonal text from him remindingme that he’d always choose Abby. So I told Maverick the only thing I could say, “Th-thank you.”
I turned again and left, forcing myself not to look back. I mean, come on, I was only human, and my libido was telling me to get in that damn shower with Maverick.
Once the door was nearly shut, I practically ran to the kitchen.
With my hand over my beating chest, I closed my eyes and replayed the last five minutes as I leaned against the kitchen counter.
I knew Maverick had a nice body, but holy shit, he was built like a Greek god. And his…his…wow. Wait until I tell Rose and Kipton about this. And Avery. She already had a little crush on Maverick. She’d be totally beside herself when I told her I’d seen him naked. And in the shower.
Renee would most likely tell me I was a fool for not dropping to my knees and taking him in my mouth.
Letting out a slow exhale, I frowned. If I still had feelings for Ben, would I honestly be lusting after Maverick so hard?
“You’re pathetic,” I whispered as I pushed away from the counter, determined to keep myself busy. Maverick would most likely be ready to eat something a bit more fulfilling than bone broth, so I opened his fridge to see what my mother had stocked after her trip to the store yesterday.
Thank God my parents hadn’t been there when I’d barged into the bathroom and seen Maverick in his birthday suit.
I placed my hands on my cheeks as I felt them heat. How was I ever going to be able to look him in the eye again?
There was a knock on the door, and I quickly stepped over to answer it.
“Nathan, hey. Backso soon?”
“Mom made some chicken and mashed potatoes if Maverick is up for eating something a bit heavier. At the very least, she told me to make sureyoueat.” I smiled as he put everything down on the island. “How’s Maverick feeling?”
“I think better. He’s taking a shower now. Still a bit weak, though.”
“Does he need any help?” Nathan asked.
“You might want to knock on the door and make sure he’s okay. I accidentally went into the bathroom when I heard a loud noise, and let’s just say I got a show. Afullshow.”
Nathan tossed his head back and laughed hard. “Did you see his junk?”
I tilted my head and gave my brother a look. “What do you think?”
“By the way your cheeks are bright red, I’m going to say you did.”
“Just go ask him if he needs help, will you?”
He held up his hands and laughed again before turning and heading down the hall. I heard him knock and call out to Maverick.
