Page 76 of Matchmaking the CEO

She tapped her temple, grinning. "I have the song right here. Might not say the lyrics out loud, but I know them by heart, and I know the rhythm."

I opened the door farther so I could step inside.

"Hey, I don't remember inviting you to share my shower."

I tilted my head. "My bad. Do you want me to go?"

Her grin widened. "Not at all. In fact, now that you're awake, I can do all those things I thought of when I saw you sleeping.”

“Such as?” I asked, grabbing the showerhead and positioning it so it sprayed water on both of us.

She pointed at my chest and then dragged both her hands down my pecs, moving them to my abs. "You were lying on your back with all these abs on display, and withhim."

She cupped my cock with one hand. I instantly grew hard at her touch. She squeezed me once before moving her hand back to my chest. "Anyway, yeah, all the delicious parts of you were on display. I had the hardest time not touching you or kissing you... or basically licking you all over."

"Natalie!" I grabbed her hips, rocking into her so my cock was trapped between us. She groaned when I rubbed against her clit.

"Hell yes." Her pupils dilated; her breath caught.

"I want to kiss you, but I'll save that for later," I said. "But I can still kiss the rest of you." I put my lips on her neck. I could tell she'd already used shower gel because she smelled of flowers.

She sighed. “You stayed.”

I straightened up. "Of course. You didn’t expect me to?"

She licked her lips, averting her gaze. "I don't know. I had no expectation at all. I mean, last night was so explosive and amazing, and, well... I would insert all the positive adjectives that are locked somewhere in my brain, but none of them are coming to my mind right now.”

“You’re not making sense, babe."

She cleared her throat. "Doesn't matter.”

“You're nervous." I touched her cheek with my left hand. She nodded once. I’d never seen her like this. I’d seen her sassy, annoyed, pissed off, sick, but not vulnerable and not nervous. Not because of me.

"I'm here," I said. "And I'm staying today as well."

I pressed my thumb under her lower lip. She smiled, wiggling her hips.

"So, first you invite yourself in my shower, and then you’re crashing my day. What if I have plans already?" she said teasingly as she turned off the water. She stepped out of the shower first. I followed immediately and hugged her from behind.

I looked at her in the mirror. She cast her glance at it too. "Last night I was fighting to stay up."

She laughed nervously. "You were. I didn’t even try, not after that amazing workout."

"So, we have a lot to catch up on today," I said.

I didn't care what happened outside of this house right now. I was here with her, and that was where I wanted to stay. I needed to be here.

"And that is music to my ears," she replied. "I just have to check on Larissa first, see if she needs anything. She was so tired last night that she fell asleep in her clothes. I woke up earlier than usual this morning because I was worrying about her.”

I like that she cared so deeply about her friend.

"We can even drive out to her place if she needs anything,” I told her.

"Who are you, and what have you done with the broody Mr. Whitley? Wait, don't answer that. I don't want to accidentally summon the dark side of you."

I burst out laughing, "Damn, woman, the things you say."

She smiled, and this time it was sheepish. "Word of warning, you might have seen different sides to me, but now that I know you don't bite, I might be even more goofy. That side of me comes out sometimes."

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