Always Room for Cupcakes (Cupcakes 1)

Why take stuff off now?

He must have seen me looking at his things on my drawer, then staring at his beautiful naked chest, because he asked, “It’s okay if I stay?”

I stared at him, mouth open, because for some reason the thought of him staying, and sleeping with me in my bed, hadn’t crossed my mind. I’d assumed he’d want to go home.

“What about Rufus?”

“I stopped home and let him out before I came here. He’ll be fine until morning.”

“Oh,” I replied, unsure of what else to say. Then I realized he was still waiting for me to answer, so I added, “Um … sure, you can stay.”

Then I looked at my sad little queen-sized bed and wondered how we’d both fit.

“I never have unprotected sex … never, but I’ve been tested by the doc and I’m clean.”

It took a minute for my mind to catch up and realize he was answering my initial question.

“Oh, well, um, I was tested after I found out about my ex, and I haven’t been with anyone since him so … I’m clean too.”

Cade grinned and asked, “You on the pill?”

I was, due to irregular periods and horrible cramping, but rather than explaining why, I just answered, “Yes.”

“Good,” he said, then rose and walked to me, his hands coming to the belt at my waist. “Because now that I’ve had you bare, I don’t want you any other way.” My belly tingled, then caught fire when he added, “Sleep naked,” as he tugged at my belt and pushed the robe off my shoulders.

Once we were both naked, I turned off the lights and got into bed, then laid there stiff, unsure what to do next. I relaxed when Cade’s arm came around me and pulled me to him, so that we were wrapped up in each other.

I’d never slept naked before, but skin to skin with Cade’s heated body, it felt decadent, sinful.

He rubbed slow circles on my back and I quickly felt myself dozing off.

I had no idea how long I slept, but it was still pitch black when I woke with a moan as Cade slid inside me. He took me slowly, gently, in the dark. And I felt something shift in my heart as I came sweetly beneath him.

When I woke up the next morning, I worried that things might be awkward; instead it was as if we spent the night together all the time.

Cade got up first and started the coffee, and while he was in the shower, I made bacon and eggs. Then we sat down and ate together. It was all very normal and civilized, before I looked at the table and got flashes of what we’d done in this spot the night before.

I cleared my throat and looked up to see Cade grinning knowingly at me.

Busted.

Needing to talk about something else I said, “I’m supposed to give Moose the pictures from yesterday. He’s been really tense lately and is adamant that the client needs them right away.”

“Give them to him.”

“But, you’re in them. So’s your compound.”

“I want his client to know we’re looking into the situation as well, we’re not too fond of Hector polluting the area with his shit, and we have no intention of letting him sell here. So, give the client the pictures and let him know I’ll be in touch.”

“Okay.”

“And be careful. If you run into Hector or the Coke Club again, I want to know about it. Watch your back and don’t put yourself into a situation you can’t get out of.”

“Okay,” I repeated, my heart warming at the fact that he was worried about me.

Shit, even with everything that had happened yesterday, it seemed I still trusted this guy, and worse, I was really falling for him.

I needed to have a girl’s night. Talk with my friends and sort my head out. See if they thought I was moving too fast.