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She smiled through her tears. “You are ridiculously sweet sometimes.”
“Just sometimes?”
“Yes. That’s all I’m giving you. Otherwise your head won’t fit through the door.”
Kaspar laughed. “Well, in the spirit of being sweet, will you let me take care of you until you find something else?”
“Kaz,” she said slowly, pushing herself from his lap. “In all reality, I don’t know where this is going. I like where we’re at, and I’m liking the way we are together, but let’s be honest, we don’t know how long this is going to last. I’ve worked really hard to be independent, and as much as I like the idea of being taken care of in theory, the reality is, I would probably rather chew my own arm off than ever have a man take care of me.”
A knock at the door cut off Kaspar’s response, and he rose to his feet to answer it. A young man from room service wheeled a cart in. Kaspar signed the check and then closed the door behind him. Jesska stood and rushed to the food, her stomach rumbling at the smell of deliciousness wafting from the covered trays. Before she could remove one of the lids, Kaspar took her hand and backed her up against the sofa.
“What are you doing?” she asked, and laid her hands on his chest.
He smiled, running his thumb along her pulse. “Although I am sympathetic to your quandary, sweetheart, and one of the things I love the most about you is your independence...”
She bit her lip. He said “love.”
“...I am not particularly interested in whether or not you want me to take care of you. It’s just going to happen.” He leaned down and kissed her neck. “And this, baby, is going to last a lifetime, so you better get used to me caring about you.” His lips moved to her jaw and then he smiled before covering her mouth with his.
Jesska closed her eyes and slid her hands up his chest and into his hair. She loved the way he called her baby. This could become a problem for her. But right now, she loved his lips on hers and his body close, heating her in more ways than one. She whimpered when he broke the kiss, settling his forehead against hers and trying to catch his breath.
“That backfired.”
She wrinkled her nose. “Now I’m hungry in a really different way.”
“Me too.” He kissed her nose and stepped away from her, focusing on the food. “Come and eat elskan.”
Jesska took time to pull herself together as she sat at the table and scooped eggs onto a plate. Once she felt she could speak without drooling, she asked, “How is it you speak English so well?”
He shrugged. “I speak several languages fluently. I never really thought about the why or the how, it’s just something I do. My entire clan does as well.”
“Well, I couldn’t even master pig-Latin as a kid, so I’m impressed. Languages are not really my thing.”
He smiled. “Once we’re bound, you’ll speak and understand Icelandic.”
“Shut up, really?”
Kaspar nodded and pulled a dome off a plate, setting it aside. “Our minds become linked, and we’ll be able speak telepathically as well.”
“Linked?” She gasped. “As in, we’ll be able to read each other’s thoughts?”
He popped a grape into his mouth and nodded.
“Um...” She shook her head. “Pass.”
“What?”
“There is no way in hell I’m going to let you into my head. You’re already taking up valuable real estate in there, and I’m not giving you anymore.”
Kaspar grinned. “I’m in your head?”
“That’s what you took from that?”
“I like that I’m in your head, elskan, but I’d love to be in your heart.”
“Oh, don’t you dare start getting all nice on me again, Kaz. I can’t take it.”
He stood and wrapped an arm around her from behind. Leaning down, he kissed the sensitive part just below her ear. “I love it when you call me Kaz.”
