Page 37 of Talk About… Rivalry

“How you feeling this morning, omega?”

“Amazing,” I said, ducking my head a little as a blush colored my cheeks. I’d never really been the shy type but the way he studied me was intense.

“It was amazing for me as well,” he noted, tucking a strand of my chestnut hair behind my ear. “I’m glad to see you don’t regret it. How about I order us in some breakfast before you go?”

Maybe he was as reluctant as I was to end this moment.

When I nodded, Bennett rolled over to search in the nightstand for the menu. I snagged my underwear from last night and pulled on my shirt, not wanting to put on the tight jeans just yet but unwilling to stay naked in bed all morning.

When he turned back he froze, eyes slowly raking over me like I was just as sexy clothed, as not.

“My shirt would have been a better choice,” he teased.

Little did he know, I thought about it before deciding against it. Borrowing an alpha shirt wasn’t exactly ‘one night stand’ activity.

As if he could read my reluctance, he leaned over, tracing a single finger over the swell of my breast before teasing his thumb over my hard nipple.

“Though, I can’t complain, this is doing it for me, too,” he husked, meeting my eyes before finally looking away. I sucked in a shaky breath.

This man was going to be the death of me.

He opened up the menu to read it over, before looking at me. “You look like a french toast and bacon kind of girl, am I right?”

“I’d be crazy not to enjoy it. That sounds good to me. If you could add me a coffee too, I’d appreciate it.”

“How do you take it?”

“A little sweet cream, but not enough to cut the bitterness.” Normally I’d go for an extra shot of espresso but I was already keyed up enough at the moment.

“There’s an extra toothbrush in the bathroom. It’s all yours if you want it,” he offered before turning to the room phone and putting in our order.

The offer of clean teeth had me heading for the bathroom. I looked in the mirror and winced, wiping the dark smudges from my raccoon eyes, the remnants of last night’s makeup.

I brushed my teeth, washed my face, and ran my fingers through my tangled hair.

When I was back to looking normal, and not disheveled, I leaned against the counter and breathed in deep, trying to calm my racing heart.

Why was I acting so weird today? This is what I wanted, a one night stand, no strings.

Yet, the thought of walking away was pure fucking torture.

The fact I even ended up here in the first place was wild to me. I was not the kind of girl that went home with just any alpha. There was something about Bennett that I couldn’t resist, and his offer of no strings attached soothed my hurt heart last night.

Now, in the aftermath of our night together, I wasn’t sure that one time would ever be enough.

Though I didn’t exactly have that choice as he made it clear what his intentions were and I was going to respect those boundaries.

Not wanting to make it weird, I headed back out to settle back on the bed. Bennett waited to talk until I was comfortable again.

“So, you know what I do, Sidney. Tell me what it is that you do.”

“My family owns a horse ranch in town,” I admitted. “I do everything from being a ranch hand, to calming horses, and used to do riding lessons.”

He narrowed his eyes as if he read right through that statement.

“What is it that youwantto do, then? Because I don’t think that’s it.”

My eyes widened in shock. I’d never admitted that to anyone and now he knew, without me telling him, seeing right through me.

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