dragged myself up. I turned the shower on and steam bellowed
from the stall.
I stood under the water for what seemed like hours, wondering if Ethan
would appear and jolt me out of this cloud I was in. It was so hot it almost
burned, but it felt good. Eventually, I got out, pulled on my jeans and a
t-shirt, and started to pack my stuff while my hair dried in the air.
“Hey.” Ethan appeared at the doorway in shorts and a bare chest, sweaty
and god-like, as usual.
“Hey,” I said.
“You were sound asleep and I didn’t want to wake you. I went for a run.”
“I never mind you waking me.” I meant it to sound flirtatious, but it
came out sounding melancholy.
“Are you packing?”
“No, I’m churning butter,” I snapped. I was in a horrible mood.
He ignored my bitchiness. “What do you want to do today?” he asked,
passing beside me and into the bathroom. “Anna?”
“I don’t know. I guess we have to head back to the city. You have to work
tomorrow and I need to pack properly.”
I didn’t know if he heard me, but he didn’t respond. I heard him step
into the shower. I finished my packing and took my case downstairs and placed
it by the door.
Only a few minutes later, he came into the kitchen looking so handsome I
thought my heart would stop. His hair was wet and his white shirt made his skin
shimmer slightly. I sighed.
“So, first things first,” he said, wrapping his arms around me as I sat
at the breakfast bar, and then placing my arms around his waist when I didn’t
respond. He took my face in his hands and brushed his lips against mine. Then
he placed small, feather-light kisses at the corner of my mouth before running
his tongue along the seam of my lips. I heard myself sigh and he took it as a
sign to continue and pushed through my lips, his tongue meeting mine. I
squirmed in my seat. My reaction was to want to be closer to him. My knees
parted and he took half a step forward, opening them still wider. His tongue
grew more insistent and passionate. His hands dropped to my back, pressing me
against him. I reached around for the button to his jeans, but he pulled away
and our kiss finished, two hours too early.
I was left a little shaken. That wasn’t his normal reaction to me.
Ethan
“So has that kiss knocked you out of your bad mood?” I asked. The two
words she’d spoken to me this morning had been a little bitchy. It was a side
to her I hadn’t seen. It was funny, but I guessed she wouldn’t want me to tell
her that.
“Maybe,” she said, but her smile told me that it had.
“So, we could head back to the city after lunch if you like.” I moved
around the counter to pour myself some coffee.
“Ok. Could we go to the beach this morning? It’s just we’ve not seen it
since we’ve been here, and it’d be nice. You know. Before we go.”
“Sure. Anything you want, beautiful.”
“I should probably call Leah and tell her I’ll be back this afternoon.”
“But you won’t be back with Leah this afternoon,” I said. Tonight would
be her last night. Was she thinking she wouldn’t spend it with me? There was no
fucking way I was letting that happen.
“Huh?”
“Tonight, when we get back to the city. You’ll spend it with me.”
“Ethan, I’ve spent every night with you. Leah will think I’m the worst
friend in the world.”
“So another one won’t matter. Give me your phone.”
“Why?”
“I’m going to call Leah and tell her you’re staying with me tonight.”
She grinned at me. “I’ll tell her. You’re such a bully.”
“You eat it up,” I winked at her. “And go and change into a bikini while
you’re at it.” The sight of her in a bikini gave my hard-on a hard-on. How
could wearing clothes actually be more of a turn on than not wearing clothes?
I was finishing my oatmeal and coffee when she came back into the kitchen
wearing some cut off shorts and a vest top. Fucking perfect.
“Come on, we’re off to frighten the wildlife on the
from the stall.
I stood under the water for what seemed like hours, wondering if Ethan
would appear and jolt me out of this cloud I was in. It was so hot it almost
burned, but it felt good. Eventually, I got out, pulled on my jeans and a
t-shirt, and started to pack my stuff while my hair dried in the air.
“Hey.” Ethan appeared at the doorway in shorts and a bare chest, sweaty
and god-like, as usual.
“Hey,” I said.
“You were sound asleep and I didn’t want to wake you. I went for a run.”
“I never mind you waking me.” I meant it to sound flirtatious, but it
came out sounding melancholy.
“Are you packing?”
“No, I’m churning butter,” I snapped. I was in a horrible mood.
He ignored my bitchiness. “What do you want to do today?” he asked,
passing beside me and into the bathroom. “Anna?”
“I don’t know. I guess we have to head back to the city. You have to work
tomorrow and I need to pack properly.”
I didn’t know if he heard me, but he didn’t respond. I heard him step
into the shower. I finished my packing and took my case downstairs and placed
it by the door.
Only a few minutes later, he came into the kitchen looking so handsome I
thought my heart would stop. His hair was wet and his white shirt made his skin
shimmer slightly. I sighed.
“So, first things first,” he said, wrapping his arms around me as I sat
at the breakfast bar, and then placing my arms around his waist when I didn’t
respond. He took my face in his hands and brushed his lips against mine. Then
he placed small, feather-light kisses at the corner of my mouth before running
his tongue along the seam of my lips. I heard myself sigh and he took it as a
sign to continue and pushed through my lips, his tongue meeting mine. I
squirmed in my seat. My reaction was to want to be closer to him. My knees
parted and he took half a step forward, opening them still wider. His tongue
grew more insistent and passionate. His hands dropped to my back, pressing me
against him. I reached around for the button to his jeans, but he pulled away
and our kiss finished, two hours too early.
I was left a little shaken. That wasn’t his normal reaction to me.
Ethan
“So has that kiss knocked you out of your bad mood?” I asked. The two
words she’d spoken to me this morning had been a little bitchy. It was a side
to her I hadn’t seen. It was funny, but I guessed she wouldn’t want me to tell
her that.
“Maybe,” she said, but her smile told me that it had.
“So, we could head back to the city after lunch if you like.” I moved
around the counter to pour myself some coffee.
“Ok. Could we go to the beach this morning? It’s just we’ve not seen it
since we’ve been here, and it’d be nice. You know. Before we go.”
“Sure. Anything you want, beautiful.”
“I should probably call Leah and tell her I’ll be back this afternoon.”
“But you won’t be back with Leah this afternoon,” I said. Tonight would
be her last night. Was she thinking she wouldn’t spend it with me? There was no
fucking way I was letting that happen.
“Huh?”
“Tonight, when we get back to the city. You’ll spend it with me.”
“Ethan, I’ve spent every night with you. Leah will think I’m the worst
friend in the world.”
“So another one won’t matter. Give me your phone.”
“Why?”
“I’m going to call Leah and tell her you’re staying with me tonight.”
She grinned at me. “I’ll tell her. You’re such a bully.”
“You eat it up,” I winked at her. “And go and change into a bikini while
you’re at it.” The sight of her in a bikini gave my hard-on a hard-on. How
could wearing clothes actually be more of a turn on than not wearing clothes?
I was finishing my oatmeal and coffee when she came back into the kitchen
wearing some cut off shorts and a vest top. Fucking perfect.
“Come on, we’re off to frighten the wildlife on the
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