Page 79 of Plus-Size Mate

“I'm getting you in the shower. Now.”

Before she could protest, Eddie picked her up again and carried her swiftly through the manor towards his bedroom and the adjoining bathroom.

“Eddie, there's really no need for you to make such a fuss,” Winter protested as he set her down in the bathroom and moved to turn on the shower.

“There is every need,” he responded, turning to face her. “You're freezing.”

He reached out and rubbed his hands up and down the lengths of her arms.

“I never should have allowed you to stay out in the rain that long,” he growled, angry with himself.

“Allowed me?” Winter grumbled back at him, her gaze darkening. “I'm not a child, Eddie.”

Cupping her face in his hands, Eddie looked her dead in the eyes and said, “No, you're not. But you're important to me, and I shouldn't have risked your health just to findhim.”

“We have to find him,” Winter countered. “He's a danger to us all. Catching a chill will be the least of my problems if we don't find him.”

Eddie leaned forward and pressed a kiss to her forehead.

“We'll worry about him later. For now, let's get you warm and dry.”

Reaching around her back, Eddie found the zipper of her dress and slid it down.

He heard the way Winter gasped as his fingers brushed the bare skin of her back, and immediately, his cock began to harden.

Hooking his fingers beneath her dress, he shoved it off her shoulders, allowing the material to pool around her ankles.

It was only then he realized, “No bra either? What are you trying to do to me, Winter?”

She blushed, shrugging. “That was before.”

Eddie gritted his teeth.

Quickly, he shrugged off his jacket, unbuttoned his shirt and pants and kicked off his shoes.

“Well, I see no reason to change your plans just because the night went to shit,” he said, pulling her close.

She gave a little yelp of surprise as he picked her up. The way she wrapped her arms and legs around him made him quiver as he turned and carried her into the shower cubicle.

“Ahh,” she breathed with relief as the hot water started to cascade down over her.

“I think perhaps we should pick up where we left off in the gardens earlier,” he announced, pressing her back against the tiled wall.

“Eddie, we've been ordered to rest,” Winter protested. “We could be attacked at any minute.”

“Then it's even more imperative that I take you right here and now,” Eddie grumbled, burying his face in her neck to kiss her throat. “I don't know when I might next get a chance to make love to you.”

“Hmmm…” Winter moaned, as if she liked the sound of that.

Pressing her against the wall, still holding her in one arm, Eddie reached down between their bodies and guided his cock between her thighs.

Rubbing the tip gently over her moist folds, he knew she wanted this just as much as he did. She was slick with arousal, more than ready for him, and he easily slipped inside her.

“Fuck,” he gasped as her body welcomed him, warm and wet and inviting as hell.

Winter’s arms wrapped tighter around his neck, resting on his shoulders as she angled her pelvis towards him.

Her words might be reluctant, but her body was most definitely betraying her, telling him she wanted this with every fiber of her being.

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