Page 331 of The Maxwell Brothers
"This is beautiful. Thank you. How did you know these are my favorite flowers? I don't think I mentioned it."
"No, but I know how to get what I want."
I narrowed my eyes. "Meaning?”
"I might have spoken to your mom."
"What? How are you even real?”
My heart fluttered in my chest. “I can't believe it.” I wanted to throw my arms around him and kiss the living life out of him. But I was a little bit stinky. At the bakery, toward the end of theshift, I had accidentally put my nose too close to my armpit, and yeah, that wouldn’t do. I needed to clean up, stat.
"Why don't we go upstairs to the bathroom?" I suggested. "I desperately need water and soap."
He smiled, looking at me with bedroom eyes. "You lead the way, babe."
Once in the bathroom, I took a quick shower, but after I got out, I had another idea. I turned on the water in the tub and put some bath salts Declan kept under the sink in a basket. I added a condom too. Then I put the basket next to the leg of the tub. I loved that it was freestanding.
I sank into the tub, even though it wasn't even half full, just as he entered the bathroom.
"Sexy girl, what are you doing?"
"I'm taking a bath. You’re welcome to join me."
He grinned. "I'll take a quick shower and then join you."
"Perfect. This is great."
I lay back against the tub, glancing at him while he was in the shower. Oh my goodness. The man was something else, and he loved me.
He stepped out a few short minutes later, wrapping a towel around himself.
"This tub is the sexiest thing in the house. I mean, this whole bathroom is, but the tub takes the cake." The bathroom had dark green tiles, and the tub was one of those freestanding ones in the middle of the room. “It's glorious.”
He cocked a brow. "I thoughtIwas the sexiest thing in the house.”
“Drop your towel and come here."
He smiled cockily, hooking a thumb in his towel and taking it off. I'd never tire of watching him get naked. He was too delicious, too perfect, and I couldn't believe he was mine.
I couldn't take my eyes off him while he lowered himself into the water. I was drinking him in. The second our legs touched, I realized this evening wouldn't be about cuddling in a hot tub. My body went instantly from relaxed to high alert like he'd pressed a button.
He cocked a brow again. "What?"
"Nothing," I said.Oh, sweet Lord, he can read me like an open book."I'm happy. It was a great day, and this is a nice evening."
"I'm happy you're enjoying it, Liz. You were phenomenal today.”
“Hey, so what were those plans for the evening besides the flowers?”
“The ones my family screwed up?” he asked with a chuckle.
“Yes. And for the record, I liked that they showed up. Even if they hijacked our time together.”
He narrowed his eyes. “You forfeited your right to know what I’d planned.”
“Awww, come on. That’s not fair.”
“Yeah it is.”
