Page 60 of Always Red (Chasing Red 2)

I did that to his hair last night when…

I think about your taste…in my mouth.

I shut my eyes, my breath hitching. The sound must have woken him up because I felt him move.

“Good morning, my Red,” he said quietly. Huskily.

I knew it. You’re intoxicating here too…

When I felt his lips on my neck, felt his arm pull me closer, I jumped off the bed, snatched the blanket, and hastily wrapped it around me.

I let out a horrified squeak, covering my face with my hands.

Naked.

Caleb was naked!

Oh God.

My eyes shifted from below his torso to his eyes. He was watching me, unperturbed, completely unselfconscious as he sprawled naked on the bed. He took in my reaction, biting his lip as he tried unsuccessfully to keep from laughing.

I grabbed the pillow and threw it right at his groin. I heard his oof! before I ran—no, more like waddled like a panicked penguin—into the bathroom.

I vaguely registered Caleb’s laughter and nearly tripped over the clothes lying on the floor. Were those his boxers?

Closing the door with a thud, I turned the lock and sat on the floor.

Oh God.

I covered my face with my hands, shaking my head.

“Red?”

I froze.

“You okay there, love?” There was laughter in his voice, and that made my face feel hotter.

No. Definitely not okay. “I’m fine! I need a minute.”

“Please open the door.”

Open the door? No way. “I need to shower, Caleb.”

My eyes widened as I heard him jiggling the doorknob. I scooted across the floor so I was leaning against the door. Just in case.

“Well, then open the door. I want in.”

In? My hands went limp, and I barely caught the blanket before it fell from my body. “What?”

“I want to shower with you.”

“No,” I said weakly. “Just…no.”

There was no reply on the other side of the door. Maybe he’d already left.

“I love you, Red.”

My heart stuttered. It did every time he said those words.

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