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Authors: Mari Carr
Tags: Contemporary Romance, Red Hots!
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kissing her nose, “will most definitely be the death of me. Go to sleep, angel.”
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Snuggling into his arms, Julia didn’t need to be told twice. Ross suspected she was asleep before her head hit his shoulder. Gathering her tightly against him, he too succumbed to the deep slumber of a man well and truly satisfied.
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Chapter Five
The smell and sound of bacon frying permeated the air, waking Julia from a sound sleep. Breathing deeply, she slowly opened her eyes, shocked, yet delighted by the image she saw. Ross was completely naked, except for an apron, cooking her breakfast. She had a perfect view of his bare buttocks and muscular back and she took advantage of it, admiring the scenery.
Faint scratch marks decorated both and she blushed recalling how they got there. She never would have guessed sex could be so exciting, so exhilarating, so amazing. She’d dreamed of sleeping with Ross about a million times, but no fantasy could even come close to the reality of last night. Now all she had to do was figure out where to go from here. I had sex with Ross , she repeated over and over in her mind, as if the entire thought were too preposterous to be believed. Her memories of the night flashed from remembered bliss to embarrassment to downright remorse. “How could I?” she muttered. Without turning, Ross said, “You may as well forget attempting to back out of this one.”
“W-what?” she asked, amazed he could be so in tune with her thoughts. Loading two plates with food, he still didn’t look at her. “You’re trying to figure out how to salvage a friendship that’s not in danger. I can hear the gears in your mind churning from here.”
Glancing over his shoulder, he gave her a drop-dead-gorgeous grin. “I told you last night. We’re doing serious research and I haven’t even begun to do all the things I’ve planned to do to you, so get your sweet ass outta that bed and come eat.”
Julia caught her jaw before it fell completely open at the image his words evoked. Looking around the bed, she attempted to keep herself covered up with the sheet while trying to locate her robe. It was gone.
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“Uh-uh.” Ross shook his head as he watched her attempt at modesty. “No more clothes.”
“What?” Julia cried. “If you think I’m going to parade around this freezing cabin without anything on, you’re crazy.”
“It’s not freezing.” Ross gestured to his own state of near undress. “I’ve cranked up the heat and built up the fire. If it gets much hotter in here, we’re going to have to open a window. Come on, Brown Eyes, I saw it all last night and the food’s getting cold.” With that, he removed the apron and took his own place at the table, acting as if it were perfectly normal to be eating bacon and eggs in the nude. Julia’s rumbling stomach won in the battle against her modesty as she slowly lowered the quilt and climbed off the huge bed. She kept her eyes averted as she made her way to the table, nearly stumbling over the chair in her efforts to rapidly sit and cover her lap with a napkin.
Ross’s deep chuckle across the table raised her gaze and her temper at the same time.
“I want my robe,” she demanded.
“I want you,” he answered easily, seemingly immune to her anger. Taken aback by the intense desire she saw in his eyes, Julia bit off her next remark and slowly picked up her fork.
Smiling at her acquiescence, Ross started to devour the huge pile of eggs on his plate like a starving man. The two of them ate in relative silence, although Julia could sense Ross’s gaze on her through most of the meal. She wasn’t used to being with such a virile man—one who made no bones about his desires and who wasn’t afraid to take what he wanted. The men in her past had been gentle as lambs, often letting her dictate how the relationship progressed.
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Snuggling into his arms, Julia didn’t need to be told twice. Ross suspected she was asleep before her head hit his shoulder. Gathering her tightly against him, he too succumbed to the deep slumber of a man well and truly satisfied.
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Chapter Five
The smell and sound of bacon frying permeated the air, waking Julia from a sound sleep. Breathing deeply, she slowly opened her eyes, shocked, yet delighted by the image she saw. Ross was completely naked, except for an apron, cooking her breakfast. She had a perfect view of his bare buttocks and muscular back and she took advantage of it, admiring the scenery.
Faint scratch marks decorated both and she blushed recalling how they got there. She never would have guessed sex could be so exciting, so exhilarating, so amazing. She’d dreamed of sleeping with Ross about a million times, but no fantasy could even come close to the reality of last night. Now all she had to do was figure out where to go from here. I had sex with Ross , she repeated over and over in her mind, as if the entire thought were too preposterous to be believed. Her memories of the night flashed from remembered bliss to embarrassment to downright remorse. “How could I?” she muttered. Without turning, Ross said, “You may as well forget attempting to back out of this one.”
“W-what?” she asked, amazed he could be so in tune with her thoughts. Loading two plates with food, he still didn’t look at her. “You’re trying to figure out how to salvage a friendship that’s not in danger. I can hear the gears in your mind churning from here.”
Glancing over his shoulder, he gave her a drop-dead-gorgeous grin. “I told you last night. We’re doing serious research and I haven’t even begun to do all the things I’ve planned to do to you, so get your sweet ass outta that bed and come eat.”
Julia caught her jaw before it fell completely open at the image his words evoked. Looking around the bed, she attempted to keep herself covered up with the sheet while trying to locate her robe. It was gone.
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“Uh-uh.” Ross shook his head as he watched her attempt at modesty. “No more clothes.”
“What?” Julia cried. “If you think I’m going to parade around this freezing cabin without anything on, you’re crazy.”
“It’s not freezing.” Ross gestured to his own state of near undress. “I’ve cranked up the heat and built up the fire. If it gets much hotter in here, we’re going to have to open a window. Come on, Brown Eyes, I saw it all last night and the food’s getting cold.” With that, he removed the apron and took his own place at the table, acting as if it were perfectly normal to be eating bacon and eggs in the nude. Julia’s rumbling stomach won in the battle against her modesty as she slowly lowered the quilt and climbed off the huge bed. She kept her eyes averted as she made her way to the table, nearly stumbling over the chair in her efforts to rapidly sit and cover her lap with a napkin.
Ross’s deep chuckle across the table raised her gaze and her temper at the same time.
“I want my robe,” she demanded.
“I want you,” he answered easily, seemingly immune to her anger. Taken aback by the intense desire she saw in his eyes, Julia bit off her next remark and slowly picked up her fork.
Smiling at her acquiescence, Ross started to devour the huge pile of eggs on his plate like a starving man. The two of them ate in relative silence, although Julia could sense Ross’s gaze on her through most of the meal. She wasn’t used to being with such a virile man—one who made no bones about his desires and who wasn’t afraid to take what he wanted. The men in her past had been gentle as lambs, often letting her dictate how the relationship progressed.
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