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I hold up my hand to stall his question. “Did you take anyone else in this room?” My voice is eager.
Now, he’s really confused. “No.” He shakes his head in denial. “I’ve barely been in this room.”
“Oh my God, oh my God, really?” In my excitement, I jump up onto him, wrapping my legs around his waist, kissing all over his gorgeous face. “Yes, yes, I’ve been in this room. When I was trying to leave. I was hoping it led outside. This is the most beautiful room I’ve ever seen. I love the swing. Did you make it? Or have it made? Where’d you get the idea? Ooh I love it, I love it.” When he doesn’t answer, I look at and see a small kinda sad smile on his face. “Ah sorry,” I say while unwrapping my legs, not sure how to take his quiet.
“No, you don’t,” he says while squeezing my butt. “I like you mounting me.” He winks as he opens the door and walks in. The bright afternoon sunlight filters through the light blue glass giving the room a sunny glow. The white-washed wooden floors add an airy feel of the room. I unlock my arms from around his neck to turn and take in the rest of the room.
“I love this room,” I whisper. “I was so jealous when I saw this space. So jealous, I couldn’t see straight. I thought you made it for her, or she made it for the both of you. I got sick thinking about her being here,” I admit.
He shakes his head. “Is that why you threw up in my bathroom?” he asks, concern in his voice. “I didn’t know you were sick until I put you to bed.”
Embarrassment coloring my cheeks, I answer, “Yeah, it was all a little much. I’m sorry. I thought I cleaned up my mess.”
He gives my butt a spank. “You did, but I still smelled it. I’m the one that’s sorry. I’ve handled this all wrong. Let’s go sit, and I’ll try and fix things properly and not mess them up again.” He sits me down on the open end. “Crawl up. I’m right behind you.” I kick off my shoes and go all the way to the headboard. Fluffing the pillows, I sit back. I don’t think the grin on my face could get any bigger. He sits and unites his boots, then climbs up to me. His whole face lights up when he sees me grinning from ear to ear. “You really like it?” He asks almost shyly.
“No, I don’t like it.” His face falls. “I LOVE IT!” I shout, laughing.
“You,” he says and snags me by the waist and pulls me to his chest.
We’re both quiet for a few minutes. He breaks the silence, saying, “This morning, I was an asshole. I suspected you were inexperienced, but you told me you were a virgin, that I was your first kiss. I felt horrible for not knowing, but more for the way, I’ve behaved the past five years. I’m mad at myself for being weak, for not valuing what we would have more. When I saw you upset at my response, I just kept making it worse. Then, I ran. I was so caught up in my shit I didn’t even realize you had left the house.”
My head is lying on his chest, and he’s rubbing my back and neck. I can tell he’s being honest. I sigh. “I can’t tell you any of it’s okay, because honestly, it’s not. I don’t know how you could be with anyone else. I was a child, and I knew you were it for me. You understood even more than I did what we would have, and you gave it to someone else. That’s hard to deal with” —I blow out a big breath— “and this morning, this morning was humiliating.” He squeezes me, and I can feel his head nod. “I was so nervous I wouldn’t be good enough.” I pull away and look straight ahead out the windows, feeling the same disappointment and humiliation from earlier. “And then the way you acted... well, it made me feel bad. That’s all you need to know.”
Masen grabs my hand and rubs the inside of my wrist with his thumb. “I know I was an idiot, a selfish idiot. I have no excuses. I’m sorry I made you feel like shit, especially for something that makes me so happy, I’m honored that I’m the only one that will touch you. I’m sorry I didn’t apologize sooner. I shouldn’t have ever let you go into the bathroom,” he says sincerely.
It’s still not okay, but at least he admits he was wrong. “Alright. Thanks for talking to me about it.” Slowly, he reaches for me and pulls me back to his chest. Feeling a little better about this morning, I close my eyes and relax.
CHAPTER16
Masen’s hands running through my hair wakes me. “Are you going to sleep all day, baby?”
I’m curled around him warm and comfy. “I’m so sleepy,” comes out just above a whisper.
He chuckles. “I have a few things to do in the office. Then, I thought we could go for a swim. My wolf is getting restless, the exercise will do us good. Did you want to come with me or stay here and snooze sleepyhead?” he asks playfully.
“I don’t know about a swim. It’s only in the seventies, seems kinda cold, but my wolf would like to run,” I say liking the idea.
He hesitates. “I can’t run with you, Little One,” he states ruefully. “Not until I Mark you. It’s just too dangerous. Okay, baby?”
Confused, I ask, “Why’s it dangerous?”
He runs his hands through his hair, grabbing and pulling. “He would Mark you, not wait until you’re ready.”
Sometimes, I’m so clueless. “Yeah, okay, I wasn’t thinking sorry,” I say sheepishly.
Masen works for a few hours while I explore the house a little more. Knowing he built this house for us makes me look at every detail differently. I haven’t even made it upstairs yet by the time he comes looking for me, wearing long, board shorts and the same black t-shirt he had on earlier. He’s carrying a couple towels. “You ready to swim?”
I can’t help but smile at his hopeful tone. “We’ll see,” is all I say. It’s still warm when we make it outside. The sun blankets the pond, the water is a clear, dark blue with a sandy bottom and beach area. “I thought I had it good living across from torch lake, but this is like your own mini lake without all the tourists. It’s beautiful, Masen.” I smile up to him.
“I’m glad you like it.”
My stomach drops, when looking right at me, he reaches behind his back and pulls his shirt over his head then off his arms revealing his bare chest. My throat goes dry. The sun highlights his wide chest and every ripple on his abdomen. His shorts hang low enough I can just see where his pubic hair starts. Who knew that would be so sexy? The deep vee inside his hips bunches as he turns to drop his shirt. I look up to see his blue eyes watching me. Biting the corner of my lip, I watch as his big hand runs down his chiseled chest, and bumps along his abdominal muscles stopping right before he reaches his shorts. Holy hell, that was hot. I don’t know what I want more, him to take the shorts off or for his hand to continue under them. When one finger glides under the tie, my eyes jerk up to meet his. The left side of his mouth is lifted, he’s playing with me. The bastard.
We’ll see how he likes to be toyed with. I don’t have a suit, but I do happen to have on one of my favorite bras. It’s deep purple satin with an ivory lace overlay. Just like he did, I maintain eye contact as I reach for the bottom hem with both of my arms crossed. Slowly, I lift my arms revealing my tummy then my bra. When the material covers my face, I tug it off quickly dropping it as I watch his reaction.
He doesn’t disappoint when he reaches down over his shorts to grab himself, it’s from need, not to tease me. His eyes watch every move. I run my fingers over the swell of my breast then down between, traveling to the top of my shorts. His head drops slightly, he’s looking at me from under his brow. A low growl comes from his chest. Encouraging me to unbutton my shorts, I just pull down one side exposing my hip when I hear a man’s voice say, “Hey Mase, wher— oh shit!”
I launch myself behind Masen, clawing at his big body trying to hide. The front of my body slams to his back. I pull my arms up to cover as much of my sides as I can. Rocking my forehead back and forth, I utter, “Ahh no, no, no, please tell me he didn’t see what we were doing?”
