When I get within sight of the house, I slow to a walk. As I get into the backyard, I see that Karina is sitting on the back porch, and when I get closer, I see she’s wearing my shirt again. Obviously, I should have gotten her pajamas too.
She’s watching me closely, and it’s physically painful to watch her she’s so beautiful.
Her eyes travel across my shoulders, down my stomach to my waist and down my legs. She’s rubbing her thighs together, and I don’t think she realizes that I can see exactly what she’s thinking as her eyes devour me. My cock twitches in my shorts. I want to talk to her, I want to explain last night, but not now when my need for her is so urgent. “I’m going to shower.”
She opens and closes her mouth, but I don’t stop to see what she was going to say. I need to clear my mind, put some distance between us so I can concentrate on finding Nick. He’s going down, and I won’t stop there. After I’m done with the Watson family, there will be no chance of anyone coming for her again. She’ll never have to look over her shoulder, wondering if someone is following her. That ends now. But the only way to get the job done is to forget about my attraction to her and get to work.
By the time I walk into the bathroom, my cock is hard between my legs. I wrap my fist around myself, and the need for a release is strong, but I let go of myself grudgingly. I’ll never get her out of my head if I stroke off to thoughts of her. I turn the knob on and get in the shower, letting the cold water flow down my body.
Karina
He took a shower, came out, and barely looked at me. He’s avoided me all day. Now he’s out running again.
Ever since last night when I walked away from Knox like a scaredy cat after that amazing kiss, he’s avoided me. It’s been murder because not only do I regret walking away from the best kiss I’ve ever had, but there’s planning to get done. I have to move on. I got the call from the position I applied for, and they offered me the job. I was so upset that I had to turn it down, and now instead of upset, I’m pissed. I’m tired of the Watsons thinking they can keep taking things from me. First Blake kidnapping me on my prom night and now Nick thinking I’m just going to lead him to my family. I have to put a stop to it. That crazy jerk is coming for me, and Knox avoiding me isn’t going to work for me.
I’ve attempted to approach him a few times, but each time he’s been working out and... sweating. He’s so handsome I just want to stare at him. Doing so does funny things to my belly. I’m literally tongue-tied and speechless when I’m watching him. The way he looks at me combined with his amazing body being slick with sweat is just too much. I’m afraid I’ll say or do something stupid.
But now that the day is coming to a close, I’m sure the jerk twin is closing in, and I can’t afford to let Knox avoid me anymore. I do my best to ignore the fact that he’s running shirtless.... again. And his body is tight and sexy under the moonlight.
I need to know what is happening, so when he comes up on the porch from his run, I stand up. “What’s the plan?”
He picks a towel up from the banister as he tries to catch his breath. He wipes across his face, arms, and chest, and I follow along with my eyes, watching his muscles ripple. “I’m working on it.” He points at me. “You’re supposed to be keeping a low profile. You shouldn’t be outside in nothing but a T-shirt.”
I pull my shirt—well, his shirt that I’m wearing again—up and show him the shorts I have on underneath. I have a few others I can wear, ones that Dylan brought me when he was out—but I love wearing Knox’s shirt and I washed it again today, knowing I’d want to sleep in it tonight. “You’re just trying to pick a fight, Knox. You know that no one is out here. Wasn’t that the point of this house being safe is because it’s so remote? I could come out here naked and no one would notice.”
He gulps loudly and stares back at me. “I’d sure as hell notice.” He’s watching me with such intensity I’m frozen to my spot. “You’re distracting me, Karina, and since you obviously don’t want my attention, you need to be careful what you say around me.”