Page 49 of Resisting Her Playboy Boss

He broke off as her scream rose high, echoing round the unforgiving peaks of the mountains.

A long time later all she heard was his rough, rapid panting. His groan as he tried to control the frantic beat of his heart. Their sweat mingled. He was too heavy for her to push against. She didn’t care. It was a heavenly way to suffocate.

With a pained moan he shifted slightly to the side. ‘Can you breathe?’

‘Just about.’ Her throat was sore, she’d screamed so loud. Heat flooded her cheeks—not the lust kind. She’d been soabandoned.

He turned his head sharply. ‘Don’t regret a thing about it,’ he said. ‘Most awesome experience of my life.’

She nodded.

‘It was even better than before,’ he whispered. He shook his head hopelessly. ‘All I want now is to do it all again. Again. Again.’ He rolled right onto his back and growled up at the ceiling. ‘But I have to catch my breath.’

And scratchy-voiced she reminded them both. ‘Only tonight.’

TEN

Hewasfitter than she,because he recovered far more quickly than she’d thought possible. But he was oh-so-kind, and let her just lie back while he explored. Deeply.

And then he leaned over her. ‘Are you hungry?’

‘Youcan’tbe serious.’ She was aghast.

He roared with laughter. ‘No, I mean your stomach.’

‘Oh, that. Yes.’

He disappeared down the ladder and came back with long-life food. Yeah, muesli bars had never tasted so good.

‘High energy.’ He handed her a can. ‘Drink that and have some chocolate. Not exactly gourmet but perfect given all that’s required of you in the next ten hours.’

All that was required of her? Oh, she liked these demands. ‘Aren’t you planning to sleep at all?’ She’d thought he’d been teasing about that, but now she wasn’t so sure.

‘Not a wink.’

Two hours later Ellie wasconvincedhe’d want to sleep now. But the crazy thing was, although she was physically exhausted, the last thing she felt like was sleeping. ‘Can we turn the lantern out?’ she asked.

‘No.’ Ruben refused to let that happen. He didn’t want to lose an hour of this to sleep.

‘What if I promise to say your name, repeatedly, so you know I know who I’m with.’

He chuckled. ‘Why do you want it out? You know we’re not actually going to sleep any tonight.’

‘I want to see the stars.’

He glanced at the big window. Okay, he could see how that would be good.

‘I’ll say your name lots.’ She batted her eyelashes at him.

He knelt up and flicked the switch off. The moon wasn’t big or terribly bright, but the white mass of stars was incredible.

She commando crawled to the end of the bed and leaned closer to the window. ‘Ruben, this place is amazing.’

‘I’m glad you like it.’ He liked how she made him feel.

‘Ruben, I don’t justlikeit, up here we’re practically in heaven. Ruben, thisisheaven.’

Yeah, it was as close as he’d come to that.

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