on,” I said.
“They work on the areas with the densest populations first.” He looked down at me. “I think King’s Road will be last on their list.”
“So I guess we’ll have to cuddle under a blanket on the couch in the dark,” I said.
“Sounds rough, but it looks that way.”
I took hold of the flashlight. “I’ll lead you to the bathroom so you can change.”
We got down the hall, and I looked longingly at the light in my hand.
“Keep it,” he said, “I can change in the dark.”
“I’ll get the blanket from my bed.” I followed the yellow stream of light airily into my room to grab my quilt as if the night had gone along swimmingly and I had not just spent the last half hour paralyzed in fright.
Nico and I met in the hallway. He’d changed into jeans but his chest was bare. I used the flashlight like a spotlight and shined it at his great physique.
“I’ve got to say, you’ve filled out astonishingly well, my friend,” I said.
Without warning he grabbed my arms and pulled me against him. The flashlight dropped to the ground and rolled against the wall, lighting the small hallway with a warm yellow glow. The blanket puddled around our feet. The storm outside had quieted, and the only sound in the powerless cabin was the sound of our breathing.
He gazed down at me. “Funny, I was thinking the same thing about you, my friend .” He circled his arms around my back and pulled me even closer. I could feel the coolness of his skin through my shirt. Then his mouth came down hard over mind and he kissed me long and deep. My hands reached up behind his head, and I held him tightly not wanting the kiss to end. Suddenly the lights popped back on, the refrigerator whirred again, and the heater fired up.
I smiled up at Nico, who peered down at me through his dark lashes. “Of course, now they come back on,” I said.
He bent down and picked up the blanket and flashlight. “That can easily be resolved.” We walked out to the couch, and he reached up with his elbow and flicked off the light switch as we passed it.
Nico drew the blanket around us as we sat down. He kissed me again, and I pressed tightly against him, reveling in the heat between us.
“I guess you found the right moment for the kiss right over there in the dark hallway.” I pressed my lips against the skin of his shoulder. He tasted clean and fresh like rainwater.
“I don’t know if it was the right time or not, but I couldn’t wait any longer. It’s all I’ve been thinking about, and tonight, after you threw yourself into my arms, my willpower shattered and I knew I had to kiss you.”
“Thank goodness because if you hadn’t kissed me soon I was going to have to take matters into my own hands.”
A cocky grin appeared. “Well, don’t let me stop you.”
I climbed into his lap and wrapped my arms around his neck. It seemed now that we’d started kissing it was going to be impossible to stop.
The sound of a throat clearing woke me. Sleep cleared from my head and I lowered the cover from my head. “Mom?”
Nico moaned in his sleep as he stretched out the arm that I’d been sleeping on.
The yellow beam of the flashlight highlighted our faces and Nico opened his heavy lids. Forgetting that I was sitting in his lap, he jumped up from the couch and dumped me on the ground in front of his feet. “Oh crap, Jessa, I’m sorry.” He gave me his hand and pulled me to my feet. Mom dragged the light of the flashlight over his bare chest. Even in the dim light I could see her brow crease in annoyance. “I guess I should be glad that he has his pants on,” she said derisively.
“The lights had gone out so Nico knew I’d be afraid but he was wet--”
While I rambled, Mom sauntered over to the light switch and flicked it on. “I guess the power is back on now.” She looked over at Nico. “It’s late. You should probably head home.”
He scrubbed his hair with his fingers and searched quickly for his shoes. He
“They work on the areas with the densest populations first.” He looked down at me. “I think King’s Road will be last on their list.”
“So I guess we’ll have to cuddle under a blanket on the couch in the dark,” I said.
“Sounds rough, but it looks that way.”
I took hold of the flashlight. “I’ll lead you to the bathroom so you can change.”
We got down the hall, and I looked longingly at the light in my hand.
“Keep it,” he said, “I can change in the dark.”
“I’ll get the blanket from my bed.” I followed the yellow stream of light airily into my room to grab my quilt as if the night had gone along swimmingly and I had not just spent the last half hour paralyzed in fright.
Nico and I met in the hallway. He’d changed into jeans but his chest was bare. I used the flashlight like a spotlight and shined it at his great physique.
“I’ve got to say, you’ve filled out astonishingly well, my friend,” I said.
Without warning he grabbed my arms and pulled me against him. The flashlight dropped to the ground and rolled against the wall, lighting the small hallway with a warm yellow glow. The blanket puddled around our feet. The storm outside had quieted, and the only sound in the powerless cabin was the sound of our breathing.
He gazed down at me. “Funny, I was thinking the same thing about you, my friend .” He circled his arms around my back and pulled me even closer. I could feel the coolness of his skin through my shirt. Then his mouth came down hard over mind and he kissed me long and deep. My hands reached up behind his head, and I held him tightly not wanting the kiss to end. Suddenly the lights popped back on, the refrigerator whirred again, and the heater fired up.
I smiled up at Nico, who peered down at me through his dark lashes. “Of course, now they come back on,” I said.
He bent down and picked up the blanket and flashlight. “That can easily be resolved.” We walked out to the couch, and he reached up with his elbow and flicked off the light switch as we passed it.
Nico drew the blanket around us as we sat down. He kissed me again, and I pressed tightly against him, reveling in the heat between us.
“I guess you found the right moment for the kiss right over there in the dark hallway.” I pressed my lips against the skin of his shoulder. He tasted clean and fresh like rainwater.
“I don’t know if it was the right time or not, but I couldn’t wait any longer. It’s all I’ve been thinking about, and tonight, after you threw yourself into my arms, my willpower shattered and I knew I had to kiss you.”
“Thank goodness because if you hadn’t kissed me soon I was going to have to take matters into my own hands.”
A cocky grin appeared. “Well, don’t let me stop you.”
I climbed into his lap and wrapped my arms around his neck. It seemed now that we’d started kissing it was going to be impossible to stop.
The sound of a throat clearing woke me. Sleep cleared from my head and I lowered the cover from my head. “Mom?”
Nico moaned in his sleep as he stretched out the arm that I’d been sleeping on.
The yellow beam of the flashlight highlighted our faces and Nico opened his heavy lids. Forgetting that I was sitting in his lap, he jumped up from the couch and dumped me on the ground in front of his feet. “Oh crap, Jessa, I’m sorry.” He gave me his hand and pulled me to my feet. Mom dragged the light of the flashlight over his bare chest. Even in the dim light I could see her brow crease in annoyance. “I guess I should be glad that he has his pants on,” she said derisively.
“The lights had gone out so Nico knew I’d be afraid but he was wet--”
While I rambled, Mom sauntered over to the light switch and flicked it on. “I guess the power is back on now.” She looked over at Nico. “It’s late. You should probably head home.”
He scrubbed his hair with his fingers and searched quickly for his shoes. He
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