YURI (Her Russian Protector #3) by Roxie Rivera

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    "Only a shower," he whispered and kissed me. Gathered in his strong arms, I surrendered to the sensual press of his lips. When his tongue touched mine, I tasted the fruity sweetness of the cereal. He didn't try to take the kiss any deeper and left me throbbing with arousal and wanting so much more when he dragged his mouth away.
    Only a shower . The thought circled round and round in my head as I slipped out of my ratty yoga pants and top. I felt the slightest bit of embarrassment at coming out of my bedroom wearing them but I'd been so annoyed by Vivian's interruption and his arrival that I hadn't much cared. Now I cringed a little at the idea that he'd seen me in such an awful outfit with my hair a mess and the reek of my long night clinging to me.
    "What are you thinking about now?" Yuri tilted his head to study me. "Your expression looks almost panicked."
    I shook my head. "I'm sort of annoyed with myself for letting you see me like this."
    "Like what?" He slid his arms around me from behind and engulfed me in his warm embrace. "Naked? Sexy? Hot?"
    My toes curled against the tile as the hard length of his cock brushed against my bottom. When I felt the tip of it touch my lower back, my eyes widened. He was big . I had suspected he would measure up, so to speak, but this was so much more than I'd expected. I squeezed my knees together as the ache between my thighs begged to be assuaged.
    Remembering his question, I finally managed to answer him. "I meant in that terrible outfit."
    "I didn't notice."
    I smacked his hip. "Liar."
    "Okay," he said with a laugh. "Maybe a little bit."
    "I promise I'm not usually such a mess in the mornings."
    "I would be perfectly happy to wake up to find you wearing absolutely nothing in the mornings. Think of all the laundry it would save."
    I stepped out of his embrace and into the shower. Yuri shadowed my moves. I didn't dare glance over my shoulder to get a look at what I was sure would be quite an impressive package. I worried that what little resolve I had would snap the moment I spied it. Instead I shoved my face in the shower spray and let the hot water spill over me.
    Yuri's hands caressed my naked curves. I'd showered before with a boyfriend but this felt different. For one, we hadn't gotten busy under the covers yet. I felt like we were doing everything out of order. We hadn't even had one official date but I was pretty sure that drunken phone call last night qualified as a breakup. This morning felt like we were dancing around makeup sex without, you know, the actual sex part.
    When I reached for my shampoo, he brushed my hand out of the way and took the bottle from me. "Let me."
    I glanced back at him and nodded. No man had ever washed my hair. He took his time massaging the fragrant suds into my scalp. Eyes closed, I relaxed back against Yuri. Somehow he made the simplest thing so incredibly sexy and intimate. By the time he finished washing my long tresses, my tummy wobbled and my clit pulsed incessantly. I kept my trembling fingers interlaced in front of me and tried to get a grip on my wild emotions.
    With gentle pressure, he coaxed me to turn around and face him. Carefully, he guided me under the spray. He threaded his long fingers through my wet hair as he rinsed it. When he cupped my nape and tugged me forward, I moved without hesitation. His lips found mine in a shockingly tender kiss.
    I couldn't understand the way Yuri affected me. All the weeks of tension and sneaked glances came to a head there under the warm rush of water. I wasn't sure where this was going or what would become of our relationship but I had to see it through. I had to know if it was possible for me to be in a normal, loving, long-term relationship—and Yuri was the only man in the world brave enough to walk along that path with me.
    "The things you do to me, Lena," he whispered against my lips. "You threaten my control like no other woman."
    "Maybe control is over-rated," I daringly