But my nerves were on edge. What I needed was a distraction, and the first thing that came to mind was a good tangle in the sheets with Rob. Somehow, that didn’t seem like a wise choice. Not when everything was already so messy between us.
“Want a shower?”
I spun around, surprised when I was no longer alone. I didn’t even know where I had wandered to, but I definitely wasn’t anywhere near where we entered.
Rob was fully dressed, but his hair was still wet. Yet, even fully clothed, I couldn’t stop the internal moan as I remembered what he looked like without a single thing on.
Thick muscles, cheese grater abs, a tiny strip of hair that ran from his belly button to his thick cock…
“Um…yeah, I should probably do that,” I said, swallowing hard.
At least in there I could get off.
“You also might want to call your family.”
Like a dip in the ocean in the middle of winter, all the heat that had built up in just ten seconds fled.
“Um…yeah, I don’t think so.”
“Why not?”
“Well, I don’t want to be yelled at. I don’t want my brothers demanding to know my location.” I pretended to think about it. “Uh…let’s see. Oh, right, I don’t need my dad telling me what a disappointment I am. That’s a pretty big one,” I chuckled.
“Why would you be a disappointment?”
“Well, I’ve been one all my life, so I’m pretty sure the trend will continue.”
His head slowly cocked to the side as he studied me. Those eyes wandered over me curiously, reading me and gathering information.
I hated it.
I knew exactly what he saw. Poor, sad girl who didn’t have daddy’s approval. He probably thought I was a baby, whining over not getting my way. Then again, there were a lot of assumptions that ran rampant through town, each of them with just a kernel of truth to them.
“You seem pretty level-headed to me,” he said, taking me by surprise.
“Um…” I didn’t know what to say to that.
“You had the forethought to fight back when you were attacked.”
“That’s just instinct.”
“You’ve listened to me every step of the way. You have no idea how little that happens.”
“Well, I do value my life.”
“So, tell me what makes you such a disappointment.”
I glanced around, at the wide open space where anyone could walk in and hear this conversation. “Here?”
“Why not?” he shrugged.
“This seems like one of those intimate, very private moments that couples have.”
His eyes crinkled at the corners, and again, I got lost in checking him out. He had this lightness to him, yet he was so sure of himself. It was very attractive.
“Well, we are married.”
“That’s true,” I chuckled.