A Mate for Gideon(24)

It made things happen between her legs. Clenching, puckering, an ache began to resonate.

He sniffed the air and a low rumble sounded from deep inside his chest. It was the most manly thing she had ever heard in her whole entire life. It only made her wetter. Then he turned and strode from the room. Although he pulled the bathroom door closed, he didn’t fully shut it.

She let herself fall back onto the mattress and pulled the sheet up around her armpits. It had obviously been far too long since she’d had sex. She was perving over a complete stranger. Granted he was hot but he could also be an axe murderer for all she knew. Gideon didn’t have a strange accent but he did speak funny. He used terms such as male, female…she’d have to ask him what that was all about when he came back.

The shower spluttered to life and she could just picture his big, muscular body under a jet of water all lathered up with soap. All that hard muscle would look good wet.

She groaned. “I really need to have sex again and soon,” Jenna whispered. Off the charts attractive with a huge member, there was no way Gideon would be good in the sack as well. It was just too much to ask. No! Maybe it was time to take off her wedding ring and actually go out on a date.

Wrapping the sheet around herself, she got up and made her way to the closet. He didn’t have much in the way of clothes. She grabbed a shirt and pulled it over her head. It came to just above her knees. The sleeves went over her elbows. At least it covered her.

There was a knock at the door. Jenna glanced down. She might be covered, but she still felt half naked. Her nipples were a little hard and clearly visible against the pale blue fabric of the T-shirt. Anyone could tell that she wasn’t wearing a bra.

“I’ll get that.” Gideon strode into the room and Jenna had to swallow hard. Unfortunately, she had been completely on the money when it came to him looking good wet. He used the towel to dry his hair before wrapping it and fixing it around his hips. Droplets of water still clung to his skin. If she was thirsty before, she was positively desperate for a drink now. Jenna watched as a rivulet of water ran down over his shoulder, over his pecks…down…down…over the ridges and troughs of his tight abs. She could barely breathe.

The word mesmerized took on a whole new meaning.

He chuckled softly and she snapped her eyes away from him. Damn, he’d caught her perving yet again. Served him right for walking around naked and practically naked. Normal people didn’t do things like that.

Jenna pulled the sheet around herself, and moved out of the line of sight. There would be no more gaping, staring and drooling at Gideon. She needed to get the hell out of there before she did something stupid.

“Hi there.” It was a woman’s voice. Husky and low. She knew the sound of a come on when she heard it. “I was beginning to wonder if you ever ate.”

Gideon put his hand up, grabbing ahold of the top of the doorjamb. “Thank you. It smells delicious.”

A soft giggle. Whoever the girl was at the door was definitely more than interested and Jenna couldn’t blame her.

“I’ll take that,” Gideon said.

“No, I’ll bring it in for you. It would be my pleasure.” The woman practically purred the word pleasure and Jenna had to roll her eyes.

“Thanks, but I got it.” Gideon spoke more sharply and either he didn’t want the woman at the door to know about Jenna or he was being sweet and protecting her modesty. For whatever reason, she hoped that it was the latter.

“Do you still have my number?” A serious come on, of that there was no doubt in her mind.

“Yes, you programmed it into my phone,” Gideon said. Jenna felt a stab of what she could only describe as jealousy, which was crazy since she didn’t even know the guy.

“Good. Are you going to use it?”

Jenna could make out Gideon’s silhouette and could see that he was shaking his head. “I am grateful for your interest and thankful for all of your help. I’m not looking for a female but thank you for your interest.”

Again with that strange way of talking. It certainly piqued her interest. Who was this guy?

The woman at the door giggled. It was breathy and seductive. It irritated the hell out of Jenna.

“Look, I’m not looking for a boyfriend or anything. If you’re feeling a little lonely and want to hook up…call me.”

“Let me get that tray.” Jenna noted with satisfaction how Gideon ignored the invitation to hook up.

“I’ll bring it in for you.” Silky smooth. Gideon was pretty much shoved aside as the large tray was wheeled in. The woman looked to be in her early twenties, so a couple years younger than Jenna. Dressed in a stylish suit, she was tall and athletically built. Her rich auburn hair was pulled into a ponytail. Her large brown eyes rounded in surprise as they landed on Jenna. They instantly narrowed as they took in Jenna’s barely dressed attire. She resisted the urge to push out her chest. The woman’s full, glossy lips pursed together for a few seconds. “I can see that you’re busy. I’ll come back another time and we can finish this conversation.” She threw Jenna a dirty look before smiling at Gideon.