Page 91 of Timeless

“You calling me fat, Johnston?” She had her back to me.

“No, just saying my Amber doesn’t wear fucking pink.” I looked at the section of her wardrobe that was pink. It was color organized. I wonder if that was her doing or his?

She groaned and dropped another top on the floor.

“Amber, come on, just sleep naked. You need to sleep.” I watched her throw another top on the ground. Looks like she wasn’t giving up but also wasn’t finding something to wear. Though I really did want her to sleep topless.

I rolled my eyes. She was always so fucking stubborn. I walked in to her closet. “Arms up.” I gripped the hem of her top and pulled it off her.

“What the heck, Jax?” She flung around, ready to yell at me.

But I was already taking my top off.

“Okay, why are you stripping?” Amber asked.

“Arms up, sweetheart.”

“No. No. No.” She shook her head and crossed her arms, backing away from me, like I was about to give her the devil’s mark. “I am not going from Will’s shirt to yours. Nope. We are not a couple.” She was making a stand and pointing a finger at me.

“Amber, you wearing my shirt doesn’t mean we are getting married.”

“No, I’m no shirt whore.” She grabbed a random top. “I’ll um just wear this.”

I looked at the tank top she was holding. I knew her. She hated sleeping in tight clothes.

I sighed. “Fine. Whatever you want.”

I watched her take her jeans off. And then heard her sigh. Her hands went to her back and she unclipped her bra. “Jax?”

“Yeah, Amber?”

She put her hand out behind her. “I want to be a shirt whore.”

“Well, you did used to wear mine before his.” I walked to her. “So, really, I gave you the habit.” I went to put my shirt on her and then she spun around.

Fucking hell, why would she do that?

It was natural for my eyes to drop but I realized immediately I couldn’t stare at her. My eyes snapped up.Okay. Don’t gawk at her. I had imagined seeing her naked for six fucking years but I knew right now wasn’t the right time to take advantage of the situation.

Since when did I do the right fucking thing?

Not take advantage of the situation?

Who was I kidding? Amber might never let me see her naked again. I needed to take advantage of the situation.

Just as I went to gawk at her, she crossed her arms, covering my view.

I looked back up at her, couldn’t stop the disappointment on my face.

“You were totally going to perv on me.” Amber grinned. “I caught you.”

She always knew me better than I expected. “What! I’ve been wanting to see you naked for a long time.” I wasn’t ashamed of it. But I was slightly embarrassed she caught me and disappointed I didn’t get a good look.

She arched her eyebrows at the top in my hand.

I lifted it up. “Okay, come on, let’s cover you up. So, I won’t gawk at you.”

She took a step toward me, and I hadn’t seen that grin in a very fucking long time but it usually came when she was teasing me or pissing me off.

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