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been here for all of ten minutes, I think it’s a little premature for me to have been able to settle in,” she retorted acidly, shifting uncomfortably. “Look, can you please just leave me alone, alright? All of this is a lot to take in, and I just want to take a shower and go to bed, and not think about any of this crap.”
“I imagine I could assist with that, ma chérie,” he mused softly, straightening and moving closer.
“I’ve had enough of your assistance for the day, thank you very much.”
“Have you?” Eric laughed softly, tilting his head at her in a way that was almost endearing, which if anything just made it more aggravating. Katherine took a deep breath. “It occurs to me that you are in a strange place surrounded by strange things. You have already admitted that you were unable to sleep last night because of my particular… effect upon you at the club. Perhaps I am presuming too much—”
“You are, I guarantee it,” she interrupted quickly. No more lady-boners. No more lady-boners .
“—but considering how our conversation ended a little while ago, I believe I might have left you in much the same position as I did previously. Not my intention, I assure you. And I would hate to be so rude two nights in a row. Allow me to ensure I haven’t been.”
“What is exactly less rude about barging in on me while I’m trying to take a shower?” Katherine demanded. Her heartbeat quickened when she saw that he was unbuttoning his shirt. “And let’s be a little bit real, here—you are not about to come in here because you’re worried about my uh, desires . This is more about yours, if we’re being honest. After all, one of us hasn’t actually gotten any satisfaction in the last two days, as far as I’m aware.”
Her throat tightened as he shrugged out of his shirt. His icy blue eyes never left hers, but she looked away to his bare expanse of chest, defined by a lithe strength that fit his form only too well. The shirt fell to the floor, and she bit her lip when he started to reach for his pants.
“You are right, I suppose,” he rumbled softly. “I did not deign to complete the temptation you provided on my own once I realized you would not be returning. But you must realize that you were a temptation, ma chérie. There is something about you which is infectious and brazen and far more tempting than I believe you realize. You are certainly more tempting than merely thinking you would be easy to bed…”
“Eric…” she tried again softly, but her voice faltered when he dropped his pants, and apparently his boxers with them. Part of her ached when the steam was high enough to block the view of his anatomy that she really wanted to see. Katherine took a deep breath and quickly turned around, smoothing her wet hair back from her face. Dear God, how was this even happening right now? Of course, the worst part was that no matter how much she wanted to refuse, the more she utterly wanted this to happen.
She jumped slightly when he opened the door to the shower, sending in a rush of cool air that brushed over her skin and made goosebumps lift all over her body. Her heart was pounding, and if she didn’t know better—and probably if he didn’t know better—it would have been really easy to believe she was still a virgin. By this point, that thought was absolutely ridiculous, even though she’d never admit that out loud, but she had never been this nervous. Dealing with guys had always been on her terms and this most definitely wasn’t, when it came right down to it. That didn’t stop Eric from coming in.
He brushed his fingertips across the curve of her shoulder, sending a whole new wave of goosebumps rushing down her spine. He noticed the way she shuddered and chuckled, his other hand catching one of her hips while he rubbed his thumb down the groove of her back.
“You’re so easy to fluster, ma chérie,” he whispered, leaning down to whisper into her ear, his breath warm
“I imagine I could assist with that, ma chérie,” he mused softly, straightening and moving closer.
“I’ve had enough of your assistance for the day, thank you very much.”
“Have you?” Eric laughed softly, tilting his head at her in a way that was almost endearing, which if anything just made it more aggravating. Katherine took a deep breath. “It occurs to me that you are in a strange place surrounded by strange things. You have already admitted that you were unable to sleep last night because of my particular… effect upon you at the club. Perhaps I am presuming too much—”
“You are, I guarantee it,” she interrupted quickly. No more lady-boners. No more lady-boners .
“—but considering how our conversation ended a little while ago, I believe I might have left you in much the same position as I did previously. Not my intention, I assure you. And I would hate to be so rude two nights in a row. Allow me to ensure I haven’t been.”
“What is exactly less rude about barging in on me while I’m trying to take a shower?” Katherine demanded. Her heartbeat quickened when she saw that he was unbuttoning his shirt. “And let’s be a little bit real, here—you are not about to come in here because you’re worried about my uh, desires . This is more about yours, if we’re being honest. After all, one of us hasn’t actually gotten any satisfaction in the last two days, as far as I’m aware.”
Her throat tightened as he shrugged out of his shirt. His icy blue eyes never left hers, but she looked away to his bare expanse of chest, defined by a lithe strength that fit his form only too well. The shirt fell to the floor, and she bit her lip when he started to reach for his pants.
“You are right, I suppose,” he rumbled softly. “I did not deign to complete the temptation you provided on my own once I realized you would not be returning. But you must realize that you were a temptation, ma chérie. There is something about you which is infectious and brazen and far more tempting than I believe you realize. You are certainly more tempting than merely thinking you would be easy to bed…”
“Eric…” she tried again softly, but her voice faltered when he dropped his pants, and apparently his boxers with them. Part of her ached when the steam was high enough to block the view of his anatomy that she really wanted to see. Katherine took a deep breath and quickly turned around, smoothing her wet hair back from her face. Dear God, how was this even happening right now? Of course, the worst part was that no matter how much she wanted to refuse, the more she utterly wanted this to happen.
She jumped slightly when he opened the door to the shower, sending in a rush of cool air that brushed over her skin and made goosebumps lift all over her body. Her heart was pounding, and if she didn’t know better—and probably if he didn’t know better—it would have been really easy to believe she was still a virgin. By this point, that thought was absolutely ridiculous, even though she’d never admit that out loud, but she had never been this nervous. Dealing with guys had always been on her terms and this most definitely wasn’t, when it came right down to it. That didn’t stop Eric from coming in.
He brushed his fingertips across the curve of her shoulder, sending a whole new wave of goosebumps rushing down her spine. He noticed the way she shuddered and chuckled, his other hand catching one of her hips while he rubbed his thumb down the groove of her back.
“You’re so easy to fluster, ma chérie,” he whispered, leaning down to whisper into her ear, his breath warm
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