hoped," I said
smirking.
Edwin hooked an arm around my waist and pulled me toward him
possessively, our bodies colliding. Standing there, behind the open trunk,
Maddie couldn’t see a thing. "I'm here with you. That's enough for
me," he said, in a low sexy growl, then covered my mouth with his.
When I came up for breath, I fluttered my dainty eyelashes
hoping it would help my situation. "I just wish that we could share a
cabin."
"We'll be together. Don't you worry about that."
When I pulled out of his arms he gave my rear a swat, then
grabbed my bags from the trunk. He flashed me a dangerous smile as he carried
my bags behind me, leaving all the others at the car.
"I think I'm starting to have fun with this secret lover
thing,” Edwin said. “It's so…"
"Stimulating?" I finished.
"I was going to say arousing, but I could definitely do
stimulating." His lips curled into a devious smile.
I liked it. Unable to stop myself, I spun around and linked
my arms around his waist for another lingering kiss.
"I'm definitely going along with the secret scheming, if
it turns you on that much,” Edwin said against my lips. His fingers skimmed
over my nipples, straining against my shirt. "You have no idea how hard I
am right now," he breathed in my ear.
I squeezed my eyes shut, imagining him in all his naked glory.
Then on a sharp breath, I turned on my heel and continued up the sandy
flagstone path. When I walked in the cabin, any chance at intimate
conversation vanished in an instant.
"You snooze you lose! I get this room," Maddie
boasted. She jumped into the doorway of the corner room, blocking my entry
like a child.
I approached her casually and shoved her aside to peek inside
the room. It was smallish, but tidy, with a queen-sized bed and an amazing,
picturesque lake-view. Brushing quickly past Maddie, I headed for the other
room. "I'll deal." I didn't plan to spend a whole lot of time
indoors anyway. My room was a bit smaller than the first, but otherwise it was
the same. One queen bed was pushed up against the front wall of the cabin, and
covered in clean blankets of soft blues and white. The room smelled
surprisingly fresh and felt like an airy ocean-like oasis.
Edwin took one step into the room and plunked my bags to the
floor, snapping my attention from the bed. A sexual charge heated the room and
with him blocking the door, it suddenly felt like especially tight quarters. He
turned away from me and leaned out the door. "Your bags are in
the trunk. Close it when you’re finished," he said to Maddie. He swung
back around to face me, brandishing a wickedly sexy smile. He slammed the door
shut and locked it securely behind his back, not removing his eyes from mine.
After glancing out the side window at the lush, green forest,
I dropped myself backward onto the fresh, fluffy bed, eyes closed to hide from
Edwin’s heated stare. Reveling in the relaxed atmosphere, in the confines of
my temporarily private room, I stretched my arms over my head and took a deep
breath.
At last, I found one downfall of the place. The walls were
paper thin. I heard every angry slur Maddie made about Edwin's rudeness. I
giggled softly, in my uninterrupted oasis. "So, what do you think?"
I asked.
Edwin made his stealthy approach. "I think it's
perfect," he said, his voice deep and serious. "I think you’re
perfect.” He drew his knee onto the bed and locked his darkened blue eyes on mine.
“And I think this is the perfect time to see if this bed can hold up to our
high standards." He raised his arched eyebrows, his eyes full of promise,
and crawled onto the bed like a savage animal, aggressive and hungry.
Frozen on the bed beneath him, my emotions swayed between
exhilaration and anxiety. He hovered over me, waiting for me to give in. I
locked my eyes shut, but his body continued to call my name. When Edwin’s lips
hooked onto mine, wild
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