Page 20 of Love Beyond Wanting
“’Tis perfect.”
“Good.You see that little knob sticking up above the faucet?”
He nodded.
“Pull that up, and the water will come out of that head at the top.”
He did as I instructed and let out a gasp as the water began to fall behind my back.
“I may stay beneath it all night.”
I laughed and reluctantly scooted to the side to step away from him.“I’ll leave you to it then.”
I made it to the door when he called back to me.“Kate?”
I twisted and had to suppress my own gasp of delight.In the seconds it had taken me to walk toward my bedroom, he’d removed his shirt in his haste to get into the shower.He was every bit as perfect looking as I’d imagined him.Every muscle strong and sculpted.
“Yes?”
“Thank ye.”
I smiled and swallowed the needy lump that had suddenly risen in my throat.
“You’re welcome.Enjoy that.I’ll see you in the morning.”
I cast my eyes to the ceiling as I walked into my room and closed the bathroom door between us.
Shit.This man was trouble.Trouble that was already making me feel way more than I was comfortable with.
Chapter 12
Thank Brighid for his kilt.The thick fabric was all that had hidden his excitement from Kate’s view.The moment she’d turned into him, bumping against his chest, the smell of her, fresh and flowery, had wafted up toward his nose, making him yearn for her.It had been all he could do not to pull her against him right there and press his mouth to hers.
God, she was beautiful.He’d never doubted she would be pretty, but she was more stunning than he had imagined.She was shorter and more petite than her sister, and her hair was even more blonde than Laurel’s.Her hair had been pulled up messily into a knot on the top of her head, and he couldn’t help but wonder just how long it would drop down her back if he pulled it from its hold.
Her night clothes were unlike any he’d ever seen before.She wore breaches that went up between her thighs, and the thin, shiny fabric was so short he could see every last bit of her legs.And the top—ach, the top—it clung to her, emphasizing the fullness of her breasts.Her nipples had been hard beneath the fabric, as clear to him as his hardness would’ve been to her if not for the saving grace of his kilt.
It took a moment for him to collect himself after she closed the door separating them.As he unpinned his kilt and allowed it to drop to the floor, he couldn’t resist the urge to press his hand to himself to relieve the pressure of his wanting.
His breath shaky from both his sudden need of the woman he’d just met and his excitement from the impending shower, he stepped beneath the hot spray and groaned.
It felt so good.The pressure beat against his back; the heat melted the knots in his muscles.Dirt ran off him, discoloring the water dripping off his body.
He turned toward the spray, reveling in the feeling of it pounding against his trail-weathered cheeks.He sighed and closed his eyes.As images of Kate in her scandalous night clothes danced beneath his lids, he reached one hand down beneath the warm spray to remedy what she’d done to him.
After leaving Maddock to shower, once again, I couldn’t sleep.Visions of him running his soapy hands up and down his body, smiling as he enjoyed the sensation of spraying water for the first time, flooded my mind.It made me hot and horny, and I sincerely wanted nothing more than to join him in that shower.
It was a ridiculous thought, but I allowed myself to enjoy the fantasy guilt-free.Any straight woman under the age of ninety—possibly even past that—would’ve had the same thoughts after seeing that man bare chested.
When the sound of the shower stopped, I listened to him rummage around the bathroom, smiling as I pictured him exploring and oohing and aahing at all of the surprising things he’d never seen before.
I hit my head on the headboard when there was a sudden soft knock on the door between us.
I all but jumped from the bed as I rushed toward the door.When I reached it, I placed my mouth up against it so he could hear me.
“Do you need some more help?”
He opened the door quickly, and I almost fell into him again but recovered and righted myself as I stumbled away from him.
