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forehead.
A few blinks later we were in a hotel room. I brought the room into focus as he lowered me onto the bed. “Food or sleep?” he asked, setting my backpack down on the floor.
I weighed my options, but the three hours of sleep I’d had coupled with the long travel and altitude won out. “Sleep. What about you?”
“It’s already ten. I’m game for sleep if you are.” He leaned over me, brushing a kiss against my hairline. “I’ll be next door with Bishop, just let me know if you need anything, okay?”
A sharp flash of panic hit me when he pulled away. We were in Colorado, where he would be moving, and while I had him now, nothing was guaranteed past this weekend. “Stay with me?” I asked.
“Avery,” he whispered, his dark brown eyes soft in the lamplight. He stroked my cheek with his thumb.
“It wouldn’t be the first time we’ve slept together.”
A smirk played across his face. “Yeah, well…”
“That’s not what I meant.” But now that the words were out there…well, would it be a bad idea?
River was undeniably sexy. Hell, my heart rate picked up just thinking about what his hands would feel like on my body. His lips were sinful, and the look in his eyes told me he wanted me just as much as I wanted him. I knew, without so much as removing a single item of clothing, that we would be incredible together.
Explosive.
“River?” I whispered.
His eyes narrowed slightly as he decided. “You know how badly I want you?”
“I think so.”
“I can control myself, Avery. I’m not going to pounce on you, but there’s every chance that we could cross a line you’re not ready for.”
I ran my hands through his hair, the black strands stopping just above his chin. “I know. But if I only have this little bit of time with you, I don’t want to give any of it up. Even if we’re both sleeping.”
He nodded slowly. “Agreed.”
I cracked the unsexiest yawn in the history of yawns, and he chuckled.
There was a knock at the door and he answered it, taking a plastic bag from Bishop. “That’s all they had downstairs, sorry, man. The bags should be here in the morning.”
“I just wanted it to be…”
“Perfect?” Bishop asked, his voice low.
“Yeah, and it’s anything but. Could one more thing get fucked up?”
“Let’s not chance fate,” Bishop said before saying a quiet good night and shutting the door.
River disappeared into the bathroom momentarily. “Avery, there’s toothpaste and stuff in the bathroom if you want it, okay?” He said as he came back out.
Shirtless.
Holy shit. I’d always appreciated his body. How could I not? But seeing those yards of muscle and soft, inked skin, and knowing that I could touch them were two different things.
“Teeth. Right.” I nodded, forcing myself from the bed. My feet felt like they weight a bajillion pounds, but I brushed my teeth with the new toothbrush and got ready for bed.
What the hell was I going to sleep in? Capris and a blouse weren’t really conducive to the whole REM thing. River’s T-shirt lay folded on the counter, and my fingers caressed the soft cotton. Perfect.
A few minutes later I walked out of the bathroom to see River sitting up in bed reading the book he’d brought along. He did a double take as I came into his line of sight, and warmth rushed through me.
He really wasn’t faking it, trying to keep me as his best friend by feigning some kind of interest. He honestly wanted me.
I pulled back the covers, and his eyes followed every motion, heating more with every second. “I hope it’s okay that I borrowed your shirt.”
“Yeah. More than okay.”
He turned off the light as I slid into bed, pulling the covers up as my head hit the pillow.
“I’m so sorry today was a disaster.”
“It wasn’t.” I remembered what he’d said to Bishop and scooted my back toward him until I was against his chest. His arm found its way around my waist, and I sighed in contentment as he pulled me
A few blinks later we were in a hotel room. I brought the room into focus as he lowered me onto the bed. “Food or sleep?” he asked, setting my backpack down on the floor.
I weighed my options, but the three hours of sleep I’d had coupled with the long travel and altitude won out. “Sleep. What about you?”
“It’s already ten. I’m game for sleep if you are.” He leaned over me, brushing a kiss against my hairline. “I’ll be next door with Bishop, just let me know if you need anything, okay?”
A sharp flash of panic hit me when he pulled away. We were in Colorado, where he would be moving, and while I had him now, nothing was guaranteed past this weekend. “Stay with me?” I asked.
“Avery,” he whispered, his dark brown eyes soft in the lamplight. He stroked my cheek with his thumb.
“It wouldn’t be the first time we’ve slept together.”
A smirk played across his face. “Yeah, well…”
“That’s not what I meant.” But now that the words were out there…well, would it be a bad idea?
River was undeniably sexy. Hell, my heart rate picked up just thinking about what his hands would feel like on my body. His lips were sinful, and the look in his eyes told me he wanted me just as much as I wanted him. I knew, without so much as removing a single item of clothing, that we would be incredible together.
Explosive.
“River?” I whispered.
His eyes narrowed slightly as he decided. “You know how badly I want you?”
“I think so.”
“I can control myself, Avery. I’m not going to pounce on you, but there’s every chance that we could cross a line you’re not ready for.”
I ran my hands through his hair, the black strands stopping just above his chin. “I know. But if I only have this little bit of time with you, I don’t want to give any of it up. Even if we’re both sleeping.”
He nodded slowly. “Agreed.”
I cracked the unsexiest yawn in the history of yawns, and he chuckled.
There was a knock at the door and he answered it, taking a plastic bag from Bishop. “That’s all they had downstairs, sorry, man. The bags should be here in the morning.”
“I just wanted it to be…”
“Perfect?” Bishop asked, his voice low.
“Yeah, and it’s anything but. Could one more thing get fucked up?”
“Let’s not chance fate,” Bishop said before saying a quiet good night and shutting the door.
River disappeared into the bathroom momentarily. “Avery, there’s toothpaste and stuff in the bathroom if you want it, okay?” He said as he came back out.
Shirtless.
Holy shit. I’d always appreciated his body. How could I not? But seeing those yards of muscle and soft, inked skin, and knowing that I could touch them were two different things.
“Teeth. Right.” I nodded, forcing myself from the bed. My feet felt like they weight a bajillion pounds, but I brushed my teeth with the new toothbrush and got ready for bed.
What the hell was I going to sleep in? Capris and a blouse weren’t really conducive to the whole REM thing. River’s T-shirt lay folded on the counter, and my fingers caressed the soft cotton. Perfect.
A few minutes later I walked out of the bathroom to see River sitting up in bed reading the book he’d brought along. He did a double take as I came into his line of sight, and warmth rushed through me.
He really wasn’t faking it, trying to keep me as his best friend by feigning some kind of interest. He honestly wanted me.
I pulled back the covers, and his eyes followed every motion, heating more with every second. “I hope it’s okay that I borrowed your shirt.”
“Yeah. More than okay.”
He turned off the light as I slid into bed, pulling the covers up as my head hit the pillow.
“I’m so sorry today was a disaster.”
“It wasn’t.” I remembered what he’d said to Bishop and scooted my back toward him until I was against his chest. His arm found its way around my waist, and I sighed in contentment as he pulled me
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