One Night(8)

“I leave you alone for five minutes,” William scolded me. I hadn’t heard him return, but I didn’t apologize.

“A stuffed alligator? Is there something you should tell me? Do you have a furry fetish?” I smiled sweetly at him and he returned my smile easily.

“After last night, I think you would know if I had a fetish.” William gestured to the bag while I blushed. “My niece has a thing for alligators.”

“Your niece?” I shook my head in disbelief. The man not only knew what his niece was into, but he also took the time to buy her a gift. “Figures.”

William was lost. “I’m sorry?”

“Never mind.” I waved away his confusion. “I just haven’t had enough coffee yet.”

“You drank half a pot in about fifteen minutes.” William titled his head at me. “Is there something you should tell me? Are you an addict?”

“I am, actually.” I frowned. “I tend to indulge in things that aren’t good for me.”

“Is that what happened last night?” William moved closer to me and I responded in kind.

I waited until we were only inches apart before answering. “That depends. Are you bad for me?” I placed a hand on his chest and felt his heart jump beneath my touch.

William took a deep breath and let it out slowly. “I could never be bad for you,” he said, closing his eyes. “But I think you could be very bad for me.”

“Should I go then?” I asked, already knowing what his answer would be.

William kept his eyes closed and shook his head slowly. He was attempting to restrain himself, but I could tell he was about to fail. When he finally opened his eyes, the defeat was obvious. “Stay,” he whispered.

“I have some time before I have to catch my flight,” I said, letting my hand trail from William’s chest down his ripped abdominal muscles. “What did you have in mind for us?”

William had recomposed himself and the familiar teasing smile had returned. “I thought maybe I could show you the shower.”

“The shower? Sounds promising.”

His smile grew. “I think you’ll be quite impressed.”

Yet again, William was right. This wasn’t a normal shower.

“This isn’t a shower,” I said, after taking it in. “This is a sex room.”

“A what?” William laughed.

“This is a room designed for sex. And it just happens to have water.” I pointed to the crisp, glass shower door that left nothing to the imagination, and the many different showerheads. It was big enough for at least six people to shower at the same time.

William laughed again and stepped behind me, sliding one arm around my waist, not so differently from what I had pictured doing to him earlier. His chin nestled into the crook of my neck as he said, “There’s only one way to find out if you’re right.”

I could feel his warm breath on my skin, and his hand had already slipped inside my- rather, his- shirt. He spun me around and pressed his lips to mine. “Get in. I’ll join you in a second.”

His hands slipped away and I wanted to pull him back to me. “Where are you going?”

“To gather essentials,” he said with a wink.

“Oh. Good call.” William didn’t leave anything to chance, which I appreciated. I quickly removed my clothes. After stepping into the shower, it took several seconds to figure out how to turn on the water but when I did, it was glorious. Water poured from every conceivable corner of the shower. Some of it was gentle, while other areas of water pulsed with force. I moaned with pleasure. A girl could get used to a shower like this.

William was gone longer than I had expected, so I helped myself to some shampoo and began to lather my hair. I had an old Led Zeppelin song stuck in my head for some reason, and I began to sing it softly as I rinsed the shampoo from my hair.

“I wouldn’t have taken you for a Zeppelin girl,” William said.

My eyes had been closed to keep from getting shampoo in them but they flew open at the sound of his voice. He was standing before me in the shower in all his naked glory, and I drank it in.

“I’m full of surprises,” I said. I turned my back to him to adjust the water temperature. It had gotten significantly hotter in the shower since William’s arrival. “You were gone a while. You didn’t run into any problems gathering essentials, did you?”

William pressed behind me again, and this time when his arm circled me, his hand moved lower. “No problems. I just had to take another quick call.”

“You’re very popular. People can’t get enough of you.” I clenched in surprise as William’s hand slid between my legs. I could feel him responding in return as he pushed against my back.