of business! We can’t have sex here!” She peered over the edge of the high bed, seeing her slacks below but not exactly sure how to reach them without revealing herself to James once again.
He was already standing beside the bed, completely naked and unashamed. “It’s your place of business, Jules. This isn’t something to be concerned about. No one else is here so there’s no problem.”
“I’m not Jules,” she replied, distracted as she pulled the comforter off the bed in order to grab her clothes.
He didn’t laugh at her modesty but it was a challenge. She just looked so cute wrapped up in that huge, down comforter that he wanted to kiss her. He pulled her into his arms and looked down at her, forcing her to be still for a moment. “I’ve seen every part of you,” he said. “And I liked it all so there’s no need to be shy after the fact. And just fair warning, next time, I’m going to see much, much more of you.”
Julianna knew what he was referring to and blushed, unable to hold his gaze. She looked at his chest, her mouth watering with the desire to kiss him there, to taste his skin just as he’d done to her.
She shook her head and closed her eyes pushing all thoughts of kissing James on the chest, or anywhere for that matter, out of her mind so she could concentrate on getting her clothes back on and leaving her gallery before anyone realized what they had done. “Please, we need to get out of here. Everyone has left already, but I don’t know if someone might come back for some reason. It isn’t unheard of for employees to forget something from their place of work and come back after hours to find it.”
She had a point so he released her and picked up her slacks, handing them to her before he found his own and slipped them on as well. He retrieved her bra and sweater as well while he was grabbing his own shirt which had been tossed onto the concrete floor and now looked wrinkled in various places. He didn’t care. He didn’t care about much of anything right at the moment, feeling too good for stress to enter his mind. He slipped his arms into the sleeves, his mind already working on how he could get her home and back into bed for another round. He definitely wasn’t finished with the lovely Julianna. Not by a long shot.
How had she ended up in James’ arms? How had she allowed this to happen? And in her store no less! She slipped her bra into the pocket of her slacks and pulled the sweater over her head, just wanting to be covered up as soon as possible.
Her fingers shook as she tried to put her hair back into some semblance of order but she suspected that it was a lost cause.
James was already dressed and coming around to the other side of the bed where she was standing. He realized that she was shaking with reaction and he felt both protective and confused. “Julianna, we didn’t do anything wrong.”
Instinctively, she let him hold her, feeling better with his arms around her and she even allowed herself to lay her head on his chest, absorbing his strength and confidence, a small little luxury in the biggest crisis of her life to date. “Except that we’re in my store,” she sighed and buried her face in the soft fabric of his shirt.
James looked around and chuckled. “Well, there is that. And you don’t have to worry about anyone coming inside. I locked the door.”
She pulled back and looked up at him. “Were you planning this?” she demanded.
He wasn’t going to let her trap him like that. “No, I was only planning to kiss you,” he told her honestly. “Things just….went a bit further. But I don’t regret what happened.” He watched her eyes carefully. “Do you?”
Julianna didn’t know how to answer him. Her whole body was still humming, vibrating with the intensity of the experience. But the guilt and shame was almost as overwhelming. “I’m not exactly sure what I’m feeling right now.”
He nodded, seeming to accept her answer. “Fair
He was already standing beside the bed, completely naked and unashamed. “It’s your place of business, Jules. This isn’t something to be concerned about. No one else is here so there’s no problem.”
“I’m not Jules,” she replied, distracted as she pulled the comforter off the bed in order to grab her clothes.
He didn’t laugh at her modesty but it was a challenge. She just looked so cute wrapped up in that huge, down comforter that he wanted to kiss her. He pulled her into his arms and looked down at her, forcing her to be still for a moment. “I’ve seen every part of you,” he said. “And I liked it all so there’s no need to be shy after the fact. And just fair warning, next time, I’m going to see much, much more of you.”
Julianna knew what he was referring to and blushed, unable to hold his gaze. She looked at his chest, her mouth watering with the desire to kiss him there, to taste his skin just as he’d done to her.
She shook her head and closed her eyes pushing all thoughts of kissing James on the chest, or anywhere for that matter, out of her mind so she could concentrate on getting her clothes back on and leaving her gallery before anyone realized what they had done. “Please, we need to get out of here. Everyone has left already, but I don’t know if someone might come back for some reason. It isn’t unheard of for employees to forget something from their place of work and come back after hours to find it.”
She had a point so he released her and picked up her slacks, handing them to her before he found his own and slipped them on as well. He retrieved her bra and sweater as well while he was grabbing his own shirt which had been tossed onto the concrete floor and now looked wrinkled in various places. He didn’t care. He didn’t care about much of anything right at the moment, feeling too good for stress to enter his mind. He slipped his arms into the sleeves, his mind already working on how he could get her home and back into bed for another round. He definitely wasn’t finished with the lovely Julianna. Not by a long shot.
How had she ended up in James’ arms? How had she allowed this to happen? And in her store no less! She slipped her bra into the pocket of her slacks and pulled the sweater over her head, just wanting to be covered up as soon as possible.
Her fingers shook as she tried to put her hair back into some semblance of order but she suspected that it was a lost cause.
James was already dressed and coming around to the other side of the bed where she was standing. He realized that she was shaking with reaction and he felt both protective and confused. “Julianna, we didn’t do anything wrong.”
Instinctively, she let him hold her, feeling better with his arms around her and she even allowed herself to lay her head on his chest, absorbing his strength and confidence, a small little luxury in the biggest crisis of her life to date. “Except that we’re in my store,” she sighed and buried her face in the soft fabric of his shirt.
James looked around and chuckled. “Well, there is that. And you don’t have to worry about anyone coming inside. I locked the door.”
She pulled back and looked up at him. “Were you planning this?” she demanded.
He wasn’t going to let her trap him like that. “No, I was only planning to kiss you,” he told her honestly. “Things just….went a bit further. But I don’t regret what happened.” He watched her eyes carefully. “Do you?”
Julianna didn’t know how to answer him. Her whole body was still humming, vibrating with the intensity of the experience. But the guilt and shame was almost as overwhelming. “I’m not exactly sure what I’m feeling right now.”
He nodded, seeming to accept her answer. “Fair
Similar Books
