She boldly gazed at his hard-muscled body from head to toe, desire smoldering within her. He stepped into the shower, affording her a glimpse
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of his sculpted ass, and held out his hand for her so she wouldn’t slip as she followed him in. He doused himself under the spray and moved aside so she could do the same while he reached for the bottle of shampoo.
She enjoyed his heated gaze even more than the hot water sluicing down her body. The water collected and ran in rivulets over and between her breasts. She reached up to squeeze the hot water through her hair, which caused her breasts to lift up to him in a playful invitation. She gasped softly when she felt his warm mouth close over one of her nipples. His tongue played with the tight peak, drawing on it before releasing it with a soft pop from his lips and moving to the other one and giving it similar teasing attention. He released it only because he needed to rinse the shampoo from his hair and to allow her to finish bathing. She lathered her hair and rinsed then took his washcloth and poured bodywash on it.
After they had both lathered and scrubbed, Eli poured more bodywash in his hand and murmured, “I think you may have missed a spot, Rachel.”
“Where?” she asked softly, and she lifted her arms helpfully, clasping her hands in her hair. “I don’t see it.” She looked at his hands as he rubbed them together, getting them slippery with the soapy gel. “Maybe you could help me?”
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Eli’s cock twitched hungrily as he smoothed his wet hands over the upper swells of her breasts, evoking a soft moan from her at his questing touch. He cupped her full, round breasts tenderly, smoothing his hands down her ribs to her abdomen, delighting in her panting gasps, before sweeping over the gentle swell of her hips to her ass and her thighs. He kissed the pulse in her neck and laved her silky skin with his tongue and could feel how quickly her heart was beating. She took bodywash in her own hands and paid him similar attention before he pressed her body to the cool tile wall with his own. The hot water sprayed down on them, rinsing the soap away as they kissed under the shower head.
He wanted to lift her to him and lower her onto his cock right now, but he wanted a slower buildup to their lovemaking and didn’t want to take a chance on waking the sleeping baby. After the soap was all gone, he shut off the water and reached for a towel to wrap her in. He squeezed the water
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from her hair with a towel then dried himself off. As she combed her hair and used the blow dryer, he noticed a blush on her cheeks as his cock grew harder and thicker. She licked her lips, and his cock bobbed enthusiastically at the thought of her going down on him.
Eli wrapped a towel around his waist and held his robe out for her as she hung the towel up to dry. She slipped her arms into the robe and closed the front as he opened the bathroom door. He switched off the light and then turned to her in the dark. He lifted her from her feet and gently carried her into his bedroom, softly closing the door behind them. She snuggled to him as he stood there by the bed with her, enjoying the sensation of her cuddled in his arms.
“I love you.” He climbed onto the bed with her in his arms. Her warm hand swept along his cheek, and her fingers slipped slowly into his hair. Eli recalled Jack telling him earlier that he knew a good jeweler, and he squeezed Rachel to him gently. He’d never be able to sleep in this cold room alone without thinking of her. He wasn’t sure why he hadn’t noticed how minimalist it was before now. Maybe it was because his life was so full now that she was a part of it. He noticed the chilliness because her warmth was in his life now.
“Eli, I love you. I–I adore you,” she said, her voice husky with the depth of her feelings, sounding like she was holding back tears.
He’d known how he felt about her for weeks, and it was dawning on her, as well, how right for each other they were. He could count on the fact that Rachel would be practical and knew that was the reason for her moving next door. It was the reason why she wouldn’t consider moving in with him, even though she knew she was in love with him. She needed a little more time, and he’d gladly give her whatever she wanted. He’d use that time wisely and work on increasing that good impression he’d made on her folks.
Being on their good side could only help his cause. He’d get that phone number from Jack tomorrow. A good craftsman would need time, too.
Kneeling in the center of the bed, he held her, unwilling to let her go even for a moment. She tilted her head up to him, and he kissed her sweetly, reverently. He nuzzled along her throat and kissed and licked her, sucking on her earlobe. Wanting his hands free to roam over her warm silky body, he laid her down on his pillow, fanning her long mahogany locks across it.