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“I don’t know how much clearer I can make this. I want you. I am claiming you. You are mine. Even if you don’t believe me now, you will. I will make sure of it.”
“I’m not a thing you can claim.”
“Shorty, your choices are have a drink and a bath or have me feast on every sexy inch of you until you pass out.”
“Beer,” she croaked.
Ben handed her the beer as the doorbell rang.
“Are you having pizza in the tub, or do you want to wait?”
“In the tub,” she answered, lifting the bottle to her lips.
“Be back in a minute. Do not get out of that tub before I get back. The delivery guy sees you naked; I will take the poor bastard’s eyes out.”
Angelina closed her eyes and let the water work. There was a man in her house. One that she had no idea what to do with. It didn’t look like he was going away any time soon. Lord, she wished she had girlfriends. They would know what to do. The closest thing she had to a girlfriend was Jake and Max. Angelina swallowed down another icy mouthful. They did say they were going to be her fairy godmen. They had to help her fix this.
“Here.” Ben balanced a plate on the edge of the tub with three slices of pizza. “Eat it all.”
He walked out without a backward glance. Whatever crawled up his ass better find its way back out soon. She was willing to help with that. Maybe a little too willing.
The joke was on him. She could eat an entire pizza herself. Angelina picked up the first slice and saw it was her favorite pepperoni and cheese. Three slices later, she finished off her beer. She wondered what the chances were of getting another beer. However, with another beer came the man who delivered it.
The water was getting cold. Her time in the tub was done. If she wanted another beer, she would have to get it herself. With a sad sigh, she grabbed the fluffy towel from the holder. Wrapping it around her, she smiled at the softness against her skin. She pulled the plug and headed for her bedroom to find clothes. Angelina stopped in the doorway. Ben was seated on her bed. His back was against the headboard with his long legs crossed.
“What did I tell you?”
“It has been a long day. There were so many things said it is hard to remember.”
Ben held out his hand to her. Angelina ignored it as she walked to her closet. She ignored the sound of him moving. With any luck, he was headed to the bathroom. She was willing to part with two blue bath bombs to help his mood. It would be well worth the money. Focusing on the closet in front of her, she debated which pajamas to wear.
This was going to stop. Ben stalked her to her closet. It was filled with clothes and more shoes than he had ever seen outside a store. She wasn’t going to need any of it tonight. One quick tug had her towel pooling at her feet. He didn’t take the time to admire the view. If he did, they wouldn’t be coming out of that closet until they both felt a hell of a lot better. He pulled his shirt over her head and slipped her arms through the holes. Ben wasn’t sure the shirt ever looked that good on him.
“I guess this is what I am wearing to bed tonight.”
“You have no idea what seeing you in my clothes does to me.”
“I’m sure swimming in a t-shirt looks wonderful. It is the trend for next season.”
His hand cracked across her ass. “You get one tonight because it looks like you still have a headache. Into bed you go.”
He didn’t give her a chance to protest. Ben had the covers ripped back and placed her gently on the bed before tucking her in.
“Good night,” he whispered as his lips caressed hers.
As soon as her hands fisted in his shirt, pulling him closer, he let out a tortured groan. Ripping his mouth from hers took an amount of willpower he didn’t know he possessed. Ben gave her one more smoldering look before he walked out of the room.
Angelina gawked in shock as he walked away. With one smack on her ass, he had her wanting more. More of his hands on her. More of the way he looked at her. It looked like she was on her own tonight because Ben ran out of her room like his ass was on fire.
Angelina had no idea what made him pull back. Did she want to do something about it? He was probably having second thoughts. It was understandable. She would deal with him tomorrow. Tonight, she was tired. Tomorrow would be soon enough to figure out the conundrum of Ben.
Chapter 12
Angelina woke with a start when the bed dipped beside her. Frantically scrambling to the edge of the bed, she tried to untangle the covers that somehow rolled tight to her legs like a burrito. She landed with a thud on the floor, still tangled in the sheet and blanket.
“You okay?” Ben’s groggy voice broke the silence of the night.
She dropped her head to the floor with a moan. Her heart was racing. Her body was ready to run. Angelina didn’t move when she heard the mattress groan and footsteps.
