Page 55 of So Right
Chapter Ten
Rain beat against the window in Jamie’s old bedroom, but it didn’t wake Luke up. He’d spent a relatively restless night on the futon, both because it wasn’t his comfortable queen-sized bed and because said bed currently housed his alluring new roommate.
Luke had insisted that she take his bed and he’d sleep on the futon. She’d fought him on it, but in the end, he’d said that her refusal meant they would both sleep on the futon. Together.
Sadly, she’d decided to use his bed.
He rolled over and looked at his phone. It was way early. He should try to sleep a little more. Ha. His morning wood was already raging, and thoughts of Kelsey across the hall weren’t doing much to quell that.
There were ways to ease that discomfort—ways that wouldn’t violate their no-sexy-times pact. Ways that didn’t involve her. Sigh.
Realizing there was no point in trying to sleep, he got up and took a shower. After getting dressed, he went to the kitchen to make coffee.
He heard the telltale creak of his door as it opened and looked up to see Kelsey stretching as she emerged from the hallway. She wore long, plaid pajama pants and a dark red Henley. As she raised her arms, the shirt pulled against her chest, clearly showing that she was not wearing a bra. Her breasts curved deliciously beneath the fabric, their nipples drawing his hungry gaze.
“Morning,” she rasped, and her just-woken voice did a number on his already taxed libido. What was the point in jacking off in the shower if you were going to get pent-up fifteen minutes later?
“Morning.” He sounded as if he’d swallowed a bag of glass. “Coffee?”
“Sure, thanks. What time do you usually head to work?”
“Depends. I’ll probably take off soon.” Because if he didn’t, he might have to take another shower.
He poured her a cup of coffee and set it on the island in the center of the kitchen. “Milk or sugar? I think Jamie might’ve left some vanilla creamer.”
She padded into the kitchen. “That sounds great.”
He opened the fridge to check the bottle. It also gave him something to do besides stare at the sexy mess of her dark hair tumbling over her shoulders. “Hmm. The date on it is today.” He set the creamer next to the steaming mug.
“I’ll risk it.” She opened the bottle and poured a healthy dollop into her coffee. “Thanks.” She smiled as she lifted the cup.
What the hell had he been thinking inviting her to stay here and then agreeing to no sexy business, not even kissing?
He abruptly spun about and found a travel mug for his coffee. After filling it, he turned. “Time for work. I’ll, uh, see you later?”
She nodded. “I’ll be late. I work at the library today and then a shift at The Arch and Vine until eleven thirty.”
He felt a mixture of disappointment and relief. It meant they wouldn’t spend time together, but it also meant he wouldn’t be tortured. In fact, he’d try to get to sleep before she even came home.
“The spare key is hanging over there.” He pointed to a row of three hooks on the wall next to the coat closet.
“Got it. Thanks again. I really appreciate you letting me crash here.” She smiled again, and he decided he really needed to get the hell out of there.
“Okay then, see you later!” He grabbed his jacket from the closet and his phone and keys and took off.
After immersing himself in a few hours of strenuous outdoor work and driving his tractor around, Luke went into the winery to do some office work. He climbed the stairs to the upper level where he and his brothers and Hayden, and soon Brooke, had office space. Hayden’s and Cam’s offices were on one side, while Luke’s and Jamie’s were on the other. The middle area was broken up with a couple of offices, one of which would be Brooke’s, space for future cubicles, and a conference room overlooking the vineyard.
As he approached his office, Jamie practically ran him down in the corridor.
“Hey, Luke, so, uh, I stopped by the house this morning.”
Well, crap. He hadn’t planned to keep Kelsey staying with him a secret, but neither had he meant to put her on the spot by having Jamie drop by unannounced. Furthermore, he didn’t really want to talk about the situation. Best to just keep this to a minimum.
Luke didn’t pause, just kept going to his office, knowing Jamie would follow him. “So you ran into Kelsey, then.” He turned when he reached his desk. “She needed a place to crash for a few days, and I had a spare room. No big deal.”
Ha, itshouldn’tbe a big deal, but it was wreaking havoc on his life. He couldn’t stop thinking about her.
“Something wrong with her apartment?” Jamie asked.
