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Her blunt question was shocking to him.

But not so much to Courtney who immediately huffed out a breath and pouted. "No. Unfortunately."

The older woman's eyes came his way, looking him up and down. She gave a little shrug. "I guess I can't blame her." She went to one of the washers and dropped her clothes in. "Do what you want, just don't get anything nasty on my underwear."

CHAPTER NINETEEN

COURTNEY

"I THINK SHE liked you." Courtney grinned at Reed, wiggling her eyebrows as he yanked open the door to the shower house.

Reed offered her a smile, looking more relaxed than he normally was. "I think she has to get in line."

Courtney grinned as she walked past him into the building. "I'm not worried. I’m pretty sure I could take her." She held her bag against her chest with one elbow as she took a fighting stance, holding both her fists up. "I'm scrappy."

"You're something." Reed looked down the line of doors running up each side of the hall. "This is different."

She had to agree. She hadn't been in many shower houses, but so far they’d each had a men’s side and a women's side. This one did not. There also didn't seem to be a separate shower area and toilet/sink area like normal.

Reed pushed the closest door open and flipped on the light, his brows jumping up. "Holy shit. Heidi did find us a nice place to stop."

Courtney stepped in close, peeking into the room. It was a complete, self-contained bathroom. It had a toilet, a sink with a mirror, and a shower all together. It even had a little wood stool and a wire rack hooked over the shower head for shampoo and body wash. "Damn. This is really nice." She stepped in, gripping his coat as she went. "There's plenty of room for both of us in here."

Reed didn't budge. "I don't know if that's a good idea, Princess."

For some reason his reluctance gave her a little thrill. "Because you’re positive you won't be able to control yourself around me?"

He was silent.

That made her pause, realizing she might actually be right. And it sent a tiny thrill blooming into something bigger. Something that was more than arousal.

"What if I promise to be good?" She held up one hand, extending her pinky. "No P in the V. Pinky swear."

He looked at her finger before moving his eyes to her face, dark brows lifting. "P in the V?"

She tipped her head, a little shocked that he couldn't figure that out on his own. "Penis in the vagina." She wiggled her pinky. "I promise I won't try to get you to fuck me."

He was quiet a second longer before finally lifting his hand to hook his pinky through hers.

She curled her digit around his, linking them together. "Now, if things get all slippery and it accidentally slides right in there all on its own…"

Reed’s lips twitched, hinting at a smile, and she knew she had him. He liked being grumpy and serious. It seemed to be his natural state. But he definitely liked that she could break him out of it. Even if it was only for a minute.

She might have also liked it a little. Knowing she could help him take a breath and stop being so serious. Relax the tiniest amount.

Reed used their connected fingers to spin her toward the shower before swatting her on the ass with his free hand. "No accidents, Princess."

She groaned dramatically, pushing out her lower lip in a pout. "Fine. I'll be very careful so I don't accidentally slip and fall onto your dick."

He chuckled behind her, the sound deep and rich and something she was beginning to crave. There was something about being the one to make him laugh that made her feel special, and she chased that feeling. Wanting, maybe needing, as much of it as she could get.

Courtney crossed to the tiny bench, setting her bag on it before peeling off her coat as Reed locked the door. She hung it on one of the hooks lined down the wall before peeling her shirt over her head. Reed didn't move a muscle. Didn't reach for his own coat or seem like he had any intention of stripping down.

She lifted a brow at him as she folded her shirt. "It's easier to take a shower if you're naked, Sexy Pants."

His eyes drifted down to the stretchy sports bra confining her tits. "I'll get undressed in a minute. Right now I'm watching you."

Well then.

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