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He gently set me on the floor. “I love how tall you are.”
“Really? I’ve always hated it.” When I wore heels, I was even taller, having the height of a man. That limited my prospects in the dating pool, because I needed a guy to be taller than me, but also, most men weren’t interested in a woman taller than them. But Axel was so tall that even when I wore heels, he was still taller than me.
“You’re perfect,” he said. “For a man like me, at least.” He stepped into the tub first then sank under the water. Candles were lit, rose petals were sprinkled across the water, and there was wine, champagne, and a cheese platter.
I stepped into the warm water then moved between his thighs, leaning back against his hard chest for support. He was warmer than the water, so it was like lying on a heating pad in winter. I relaxed into him and was immediately cocooned in his strong arms, the muscles bulging and sexy.
I closed my eyes and rested against him, infinitely more comfortable here than I’d been in my apartment. “This is nice.”
“You’re sexy in bubbles.”
“Psh, you’re the sexy one.” I’d hooked up with a lot of hot guys, but my god, none of them were as hot as Axel. The first time I saw him, my throat went dry like the Sahara Desert, but my lady bits swelled like a tide. That tension pulled at my stomach every time we were in the same room together. It made me hot on the coldest night, made me fidget when I’d normally be still.
“Yeah?” The grin was in his voice. “I’ve been getting a lot of compliments today.”
“You’re arrogant enough. You don’t need more compliments.”
“Trust me, it could be worse.” His arms wrapped around me, warm like a blanket. The cords traveled up his forearms to his biceps, popping out of the skin like rivers on a map. “And every night we’re together, it definitely gets worse.”
“Why?”
After a pause, he spoke. “Look at you.”
I rolled my eyes.
“I’m serious.”
“I don’t have low self-esteem and know I look good in a short dress, but you’re in a whole different league, Axel.”
His head dipped to kiss my shoulder. “This is news to me.”
“Come on, you know you can have anyone you want.”
“I could say the same for you.”
I gave a quiet chuckle. “I don’t know about that.”
“You know I wanted you the moment I saw you.”
“But I’m sure you hit on every beautiful woman you see?—”
“Actually, I don’t,” he said. “Too busy for that.”
“Too busy to get laid?”
“I get laid regularly. There’s not much incentive to chase pussy when I already have it.”
“You do?” I asked, feeling the jealousy.
“I have my regulars. You know, repeat customers.”
I said nothing, refusing to unleash my jealousy. “So, that means I took one of their spots?”
He chuckled.
“What?”
“Calm down, Pretty,” he said. “You took all of their spots.”
