pointed down the hall. He was getting really heavy and I was already done carrying him. “ Thanks. Here you go… let me take off your shoes.” He plopped down on the edge of his bed. Max got one shoe off and I the other. I wrapped the comforter around his body so he wouldn’t get cold. I frickin hate taking care of drunk people. I clicked his lamp, and closed his door. Max headed down to the second bedroom. He turned the knob and it opened right up. The maids must have locked it during the party. He checked it and the room was empty, the bed was turned down and inviting. I closed the door behind me and pressed the lock. Max furrowed his eyebrows. “ I don’t want you to leave. It’s too late. Just sleep here tonight.” I swallowed the huge anxious ball of nerves. I just hope we’ll be able to fall asleep. “ I don’t know if that’s the best idea with Cindy in the next room.” I pointed across the room to an oversized floral patterned sofa. “ Sleep on the sofa then. We’ll keep everything innocent enough.” He paused for a moment then reached across the bed and grabbed one of the pillows. I took the wool throw at the foot and handed it to him. My hands tangled in the blanket, he pulled me close. I lost my breath, endorphins electrified my body and I wanted him to kiss me again. He let out a low growl as his lips found the space below my ear. “ I don’t know if I can stay on the couch,” he whispered tickling my neck. Chills chased rapid down my spine. He was making it hard to justify my need to wait. “ I’ll wake you up early so you can leave without being seen.” I wanted him to stay so bad I could come up with any plan better than his excuses. “ It’s not that. I don’t know if I can stay on this couch with you in that bed.” He pressed his lips to mine and tasted my desires that spoke louder than words. I felt his hands slide up my back and pull me closer to him; my hands released the blanket and wrapped up around his head. I felt my feet leave the ground as he kissed me and carried me across the room. Like a feather, he set me tenderly on the bed and pulled away. I didn’t want him to stop. All sense of self preservation, moral values, and fears of the unknown disappeared in the flash of his eyes. I wanted him forever. I caught him around the neck and pulled him down on top of me. He was comfortably heavy in all the right places. I pulled his shirt from his pants and slid my hands up under across the skin on his back. He was scorching hot. Urges stronger than any addiction rushed my body. I tried to pull his shirt over his head. I wanted to see him. The hair on his chest, the muscles forced under his tight skin, the trail below his navel, I wanted to see all of it. He pulled away from my lips and lifted his body off mine. “ I think I better go to the couch.” He bounced up off the bed. His shirt fell back over his stomach. I didn’t argue, I was steaming and if I didn’t cool down, I wasn’t going to be able to sleep. Odds were already stacked against me that I wasn’t going to wake up early tomorrow to go skiing. He grabbed the blanket from the floor and shook it out before falling onto the enormous floral sofa. I lift my head from the bed and watched him curl up, by himself, before I got up to change into my pajamas. “ Where are you going?” “ Get my PJ’s out of my bag and change.” “ You can change here. I’ll close my eyes.” He adjusted his body under the blanket and squeezed his eyes shut. “ I want to brush my teeth too. I’ll be right back.” I grabbed my stuff and snuck out the door. Before he missed me I was back. Fresh breath, and comfortably dressed in my flannel PJ’s. Not the most attractive outfit, but I really didn’t plan on sleeping in the same room with him when I packed. I shut the door, ran and jumped onto the bed. I turned to say goodnight and my heart dropped into my stomach. He wasn’t on the sofa. His blanket was pushed