Page 77 of Dark Obsession

Keira steadied herself with her hands against Daniel’s hips.“No.It feels really good.”

He started again.“How bad is your headache?”

Keira’s eyes flew to his.“How did you know I had a headache?”

Daniel’s eyes pierced hers.“Because I know you.”

Keira shook her head.“You can’t know me that well.We haven’t known each other long enough.”

Daniel hid a smile at the confused look she tried to hide.“Take a step back so I can rinse you.Close your eyes tight.”Daniel gently washed the suds from her hair, leaving it squeaky clean.“Let’s get some conditioner in and then I’ll wash your body.”

Keira kept her eyes closed.She didn’t want to see the loving expression in his eyes or the muscle definition in his chest and shoulders that had always turned her on.It was bad enough she had to feel his heat and smell his musky masculine smell so close to her.

“Easy,” he said when she jerked at the sponge against her stomach.He crouched in front of her.“Hold onto my shoulders, Baby.I don’t want to go over your cuts because I know they’re still tender, but I’ll get the rest of you clean.Okay?”

Keira nodded and braced herself.Her body heated and softened.Oh, dear Lord.An embarrassed flush covered her chest and face.How was she going to hide her arousal from him?Most importantly, how could she even have the energy to get aroused?She was practically asleep, standing there.She wasn’t able to bite back the whimper of need when his hand slipped between her legs to wash her.

Daniel froze and looked up at her.Keira could tell he noticed the signs of her arousal.

“If you weren’t exhausted and sore, I’d have my mouth on you.You like my mouth and tongue on you?Don’t you, Sweetheart?”

She couldn’t keep her eyes from lowering to his and bit her bottom lip against the need that tore through her.Keira clutched her hands on his shoulders.She tried to close her legs, but she didn’t know if it was to keep his hand where it was or to block him from going farther.

He waited until the stiffness in her legs eased, then finished washing her before rinsing the conditioner out of her hair.Daniel pulled her out of the shower spray, opened the shower door, and grabbed one of the white bath towels to wrap around her.

“I’m going to sit you on the toilet seat while I bathe quickly, and then I’ll take care of you.”His hand rose when she opened her mouth to argue.“Not a word, Keira.”

She watched through the shower’s mottled glass as he pulled his boxers off and quickly washed.The water turned off, and the shower door opened.Her eyes widened when he stepped out and dried off before wrapping the towel around his hips.

Daniel chuckled at the wide-eyed look on her scarlet-stained cheeks.“Honey, you’ve seen me naked before.”

Yeah, she had, many times, and it always made her body ache for his so strongly it took her breath, just like now.The fact that he was hard made it worse.All she could think about was how he felt inside her and how good it made her feel.

“If you don’t quit looking at me like that, it’s going to drive me crazy.”Daniel squeezed the water out of her hair with a towel, glad and disappointed that she looked away.“You’re definitely not up for what I have in mind.Besides, there’s a lot we have to talk about before we make love again.”

“You meanif.”

Daniel stopped with the towel and bent down.“No, I meanwhen.”

Keira shook her head.“You don’t know that.”

There was a moment of silence as Daniel went back to drying her hair.“Tell me this.Do you still love me?”

Keira bowed her head and drew in a shaky breath.“I never told you I loved you.”

His fingers under her chin tilted her head up.“Keira, the truth.”

Her shoulders sagged after a long moment.“Yes,” she said as she nodded.

Daniel made sure her eyes were steady on him.“I’ve never stopped loving you, and I never will.”

Hot tears gathered and burned Keira’s eyes.She opened her mouth but didn’t know what to say, so she kept quiet.This was the first time he’d ever spoken those words to her.

He nodded and went back to drying her hair.“Do you want me to blow-dry your hair, Baby?”

Keira reached up to touch her hair.“No, you’ve dried most of it.The rest should dry quickly.”

Daniel picked her up and placed her gently on his bed.“Okay, let’s check over your cuts and bandage the ones that need it and get you dressed.”

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