Page 52 of Faking Romance

Her body relaxes a little as I rub her back.

“Get warm. I’ll bring up the tea,” I say as I release her and walk downstairs.

“How’s our fish?” Pierce asks.

I chuckle. “She’s OK. She’s showering.”

“Poor Roxy. Here’s some tea,” Haven says as she hands me a warm mug.

“Thanks. I’ll take it up to her,” I say as I turn and head back upstairs.

“Roxy,” I start as I walk inside.

She’s giggling.

“Roxy?”

“I’m in the shower,” she calls out.

“What’s so funny?” I ask in confusion.

“I have a shower buddy,” she replies.

“You what?” I reply as I step toward the bathroom door which is cracked open.

“Uh, Licorice likes the shower,” she says bursting into giggles again.

My body immediately relaxes at the happy sound. My woman is going to be OK. Shit,my woman? I push aside that thought.

“Well, when you two finish, I have tea,” I say.

“Thanks, I’ll be out in a flash,” she replies, and I hear the shower turn off.

A minute later, a towel-covered Roxy opens the door. Licorice is also wrapped in a towel. I grin.

“So we have a water cat?” I ask as I peer down at the wet bundle in her arms.

“We do. I suppose it’s payback for our bad parenting,” she says with a giant grin.

“Here.” I hand her a mug and she hands me the cat.

“Shall we go home?” I ask.

She nods. “I think we’ve had enough fun for one weekend, no?”

“Agreed. We can get lunch on the way,” I offer.

Nodding, she sets the mug down and walks toward the closet. When the door opens, she drops the towel, leaving her naked backside facing me.

My breathing stops as I stare at her perfect ass.

She glances over her shoulder. “It would have been more fun if we were skinny-dipping,” she teases as she winks at me and walks inside.

I run a hand over my face as I stare down at Licorice. “I’m screwed, aren’t I?”

“Meow!”

“Yeah, that’s what I thought. Let’s get your troublemaking ass packed,” I state as I start picking up things in the room, but my eyes continue to dart toward Roxy as she dresses, giving me peeks of her body with each move. Fuck, the drive home is going to suck because I have the worst case of blue balls that I’ve ever had in my life.

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