Page 60 of Lips On My Heart

Exhaustion takes me, but I wake when I feel something lay across my chest. On instinct my arms go up in defense, but I stop short when I see it’s my pixie sprawled over me.

My heart squeezes knowing she woke up and purposely crawled out of bed to be with me on the hard floor. Loving how she molds against me, I wrap my arms around her. She snuggles up to my chin and a moment later, she’s out. I lay in the dark holding her to me, listening to the soft sounds of her breathing, lulling me back to sleep.

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Five in the morning rolls up fast when you’ve only had two hours of sleep. I’ve been awake for maybe ten minutes, rubbing my hands up and down Josephine’s body.

Holding her last night was one of the single most wonderful moments of my existence. I’ve had plenty of sex in my life, but I’ve never once slept with a woman. I’ve always fucked them good and went on my merry way. Waking up to Josephine lying across me was more pleasurable than I would have guessed.

Josephine stirs against me. This would please me, since I want her to get up and run with me, but the way she’s moving is waking up more of me than I’m comfortable with—in a room full of people and a dog.

My cock was already teased enough from having her warm body close by, but now it feels as if it’s going through torture. I wouldn’t be the first of my roommates to fuck a girl in the room while others were in it, but damn if I’m going to have any of my men watch, best friends or not, as I ravish her sweet little body.

Groaning, I move her to the crook of my arm, my cock cursing me out for moving the sensation of her body away. She snuggles in deeper and her eyes flutter open to look at me. She smiles sweetly at me and I grin wide at her.

“Good morning, beautiful.” I lean in to kiss her soft lips.

She rubs her eyes. “Good morning? It can’t be morning yet?”

My arms tighten around her. “Sorry, but it is. Want to run with me?”

“Mmm,” is her only response. She leans over to kiss my heart over my chest and rubs her tight little body against mine.

“We could visit a certain boulder, if you want,” I purr suggestively.

She swats at my chest but otherwise giggles. “I’m going to be a crap running partner today. All the emotional flooding from yesterday is catching up to me. I’ll be happy to sleep in a bed tonight.”

I rub my own eyes then. She’s probably right. Working out today isn’t going to do us any favors. Might as well make this my one day off this week. “Let’s get dressed and grab breakfast instead. We’ll find a café where we can sit outside and have Hades with us.”

“Will we be able to go back to my place after?” She yawns. My poor pixie. She could use more sleep. We both could, actually.

“The new doors should be in by noon. We can go there after they’re installed. I actually have an errand which is overdue, and you can both escort me.” I give her a chaste kiss before sitting up with her in my lap.

I look over at my bunk and see Hades sleeping belly side up, dead to the world. He’s not going to be fun to wake up.

Josephine stands and reaches for her bag, yanking out some cute denim shorts and a billowy floral top. I quickly look around the room to make sure the guys are still out. She strips and puts on her fresh clothes.

My eyes rake over her petite body. For someone who runs as much she does, she has great curves and a nice full ass. It has to be genetics.

Quickly, I throw on my own ripped up jeans and gray T-shirt.

“I’m gonna go brush my teeth,” she says, heading to the bathroom.

“I’ll be right in to do the same.” I make quick work of putting the extra pillow and blanket away before trying to pull Hades from the bed. While I’m playing tug of war with him, I hear a scream. I practically trip over Hades as we both race toward the bathroom where Josephine went.

She’s by the sink, staring in the bathtub, clutching her toothbrush. She turns when she hears me rush in and points to the bathtub. I look in and find Red completely naked and passed out.

“Is she a-alive?” Josephine stutters.

Shit will hit the fan when Josephine finds out Red being naked in the rental is a normal occurrence. I don’t say anything to my pixie and pick up Red’s clothes from the ground, shaking her awake. “Red. Come on. Let’s get you dressed, okay?” I slide her tank top over her head before helping her into her underwear and mini skirt. She’s barely able to hang on when I stand her up.

“Is she sick?” Josephine asks, worry in her voice.

I help Red out of the tub. “Self-induced. She thinks she can drink as much as the guys because she’s tall. Apparently, she hasn’t figured out weight has something to do with it. Come on, Red. You can crash on my bunk.”

I tuck her in and grab a bucket in case she gets sick. Josephine hands me a bottle of water she retrieved from the kitchen and I place it next to Red in the bed.

“Thank you,” Red murmurs before falling asleep again.

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