“All right.” He backed away from the door and gestured her in. “Welcome to my sloth.”
Success! She walked in, trying to hide her delight, and looked around appraisingly. Shoes and socks on the floor, dirty dishes in the sink. “This isn’t bad. You should have seen my room as a kid.”
“You were a slob?”
“Unbelievable.” She put the takeout bag on the granite kitchen counter and began unpacking cardboard containers. “Chris’s room? She put everything away every night. I wallowed in mess. My mom would come in and yell, ‘Until you pick this room up, I am not vacuuming.’ Like that was a threat?”
“Ah, the rebel child.”
“I’m guessing you weren’t.”
“Nah, that was my brother’s job.” He went to the refrigerator. “Want a beer?”
“Sure, thanks.”
He put two bottles on the counter. Sierra Nevada pale ale. California beer. A good omen. “Are you still a slob?”
“Well...you can see some floor in my bedroom now. I need at least a few square feet to meditate every day.” She folded the empty paper bag. “So have you been thinking about me as much as I’ve been thinking about you for the last four days?”
Ames got that frozen look on his face he did when she surprised him. “Uh...”
“Recycling?” She smiled blandly as if she hadn’t just asked an incredibly personal question and held up the bag.
“There.” He pointed to a blue can between the refrigerator and wall.
“I got the food spicy. Hope you don’t mind.” She turned from tossing the bag and held his gaze. “I really like it hot.”
His eyes were amazing, large and dark and so expressive. Like now, it was obvious she’d freaked him out again. What fun.
Ames blew out a breath. “Um, I’d like to shower before we eat so I can feel human again. If that’s okay with you.”
“Sure, that’s fine.”
More than fine. It was perfect! Eva watched until he’d disappeared though a door into what must be his bedroom, then put the unopened beer back in the refrigerator. Crossing the living room, she waited until the shower started. Waited until the water had been running two minutes. Then she slipped into the large and attractively laid out but rather bland master bedroom, and headed for what must be the bathroom. Praying the door didn’t squeak or creak loudly, she pushed it open a crack and peeked.
Ooh. Glass shower stall.
So nice.
This would work fine.
She pulled her head back, undressed down to what nature gave her, and tiptoed into the bathroom, where Ames was shampooing his hair, suds streaming down his face and chest.
Mmm.
So, so nice.
Ready or not, Ames, here you come.
“Hello.”
“Eva!” His eyes shot open into the stream of suds. He jammed them shut immediately and swore. “What are you doing?”
“Joining you.” She opened the glass door and stepped carefully into the shower.
“You are not—”
“Too late. Sorry.”
Ames opened his eyes cautiously but didn’t bother covering himself. Which, given that his earring was all he was wearing besides soap, and that he had a perfectly proportioned body in fabulous shape, was a wonderful thing.
Even more fun, while Eva enjoyed the view, Ames was giving her the same once-over, face to breasts, breasts to belly, belly to loins, loin to toes.
She didn’t bother covering herself, either.
“Eva...”
“I thought you might like a little company.” She glanced again at his really nicely shaped penis—not too big, not too small—which had already recovered from its shock and was rising to honor her occasion. “Apparently I thought right?”
He let his head drop into his hands.
Eva decided that would be a really good opportunity to see if his body felt as good pressed against hers as she imagined it would.
It did.
Ames groaned. “Why are you doing this to me?”
“Doing what?” She kissed his chin, kissed his chest, kissed one broad biceps, the other, then his chest again. “Making you feel wonderful? Letting you know I like you? And that I want you?”
She kissed one nipple, grazing it lightly with her teeth, heard him suck in a breath, which she took as permission to do the same on the other side. Then she thought it would be a really good idea to slide down his body to her knees and take his absolutely fabulous erection into her mouth.