My stomach is growling. I’m so hungry and I really need a cup of coffee.
I walk into the kitchen and stop dead in my tracks.
Oleg turns around to face me.
“Good morning. Did you sleep ok?” he asks, as though I was a guest, and not here by force.
“What do you care if I slept ok or not?” I snap angrily.
He shrugs and takes a mug down from the cabinet above him. “Can I make you a coffee?”
“I don’t want your coffee,” I say, knowing it’s not true. I really want coffee. But I don’t want him to make it for me and then somehow think I owe him something.
“Don’t be ridiculous, Raisa. How do you like your coffee? Or are you a tea person?”
I sigh.
"One sugar. With milk."
I stand as far away from him as I can. The kitchen is massive, so it’s easy to keep the distance between us.
Despite my intense anger towards him I still find myself checking him out as he stands with his back towards me.
I can see the muscles of his back beneath the thin white t-shirt he is wearing.
Dammit.
He’s sexy.
I wish I wasn’t so intensely attracted to him.
I wish I could stop thinking about that damn kiss—and how it felt when he pinned me down last night.
Oleg turns towards me, a cup of coffee in his hand.
He places it on the counter next to me.
“Thanks,” I mutter, not wanting to speak to him at all.
“Pleasure,” he replies casually.
Looking up at him and taking a deep breath, I dare to ask, “When can I go home?”
His dark eyes pierce into me as his eyes narrow. My breathing gets faster, heavier. My eyes drift to his lips. He doesn’t say a word. His gaze seems to cut straight through me.
“Do you prefer eggs for breakfast or a fruit salad and some oats?” He asks, turning away again—completely ignoring my question.
“Coffee is fine,” I sigh, then walk out of the kitchen because I can’t handle being so close to him and thinking inappropriate thoughts that won’t get out of my head.
The sooner I get home, the better. The less time I spend near him, the better.
I don’t like the effect he has on me.
I don’t like the fact that I want to throw myself into his arms so that I can experience that kiss again.
It makes me really angry that I’m even thinking about that.
I decide that the best thing for me to do is to hide away in the guest bedroom as much as possible until my brothers come to get me.