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Elena offered a sympathetic sound. “I know. You’re working on it.”
“I’ll let you get back to your evening, then. Thank you, Elena. I’m sorry I keep relying on you for these things.”
“Relying on me? You’re asking a friend for advice, and I know that side of you. I’ll tell you there’s nothing to be ashamed of for as long as I live. I’d have no room to talk about shame, anyway.”
They hung up shortly after. Simone placed both palms on the table and drew a deep breath. Once she hid her phone in the pocket of her cardigan, she got up from her seat and glanced at herself in the mirror beside the TV.
That was a woman who knew what she wanted, whether Simone liked it or not.
Chapter 12
Petrahadshakenthewater droplets from her head when she glanced out the frosted glass door and saw a womanly figure leaning against the sink.
Did she jump?Justenough to make her lose some of her cool points.
“Well, well.” She regathered her mental fortitude before sliding open the door, allowing shower steam to billow out and obscure the woman who had helped herself into the bathroom. “What do we have here? Don’t suppose you came in to use the toilet and nothing else.”
“Trust me. I could have held it.”
“Are you feeling dirty and want to conserve water by joining me?”
“I understood that to be the standing invitation you left me.”
“Of course. That’s why I left the door unlocked.” Petra slid the door open all the way. “Why are you still in your clothes?” She slammed her hand against the shower wall and posed as if she were in some mechanic’s outdated calendar. “Come on. Drink it all in. You missed seeing most of it last night.”
“It was dark last night.”
“Oh, yes, and you were under the covers for half of it.” Petra’s fingers danced upon the shower tiling.Like I’ll ever forget.Simone’s tongue packed a powerful punch. Much more than Petra anticipated.Like a vibrator right against my best spots.Petra had almost forgotten how sweet it was to be pleasured in bed. Let alone by a woman who didthingsto her.
As the bathroom mirror continued to fog and little of the steam escaped out the ajar door, Simone tugged on the collar of her sweater.Take off your clothes and join me already.Petra didn’tactuallythink Simone would come in here. Had she hoped? Naturally. Like she hoped for a million dollars to change her life. She assumed one was more likely than the other, and it wasn’t the shower sex.
Then again, it seemed like Simone was here to tease her and nothing more.
“Wouldn’t mind seeing what you’ve got under that sexy sweater,” Petra goaded. When Simone remained restrained, Petra continued, “Hey, if you don’t like me outwardly flirting with you, say so. Although I can’t imagine another reason you’re in here after my magnanimous invitation.” She gestured to her breasts, which were quickly drying now that she was no longer under the showerhead. “Look. A two for one deal.”
“Wasn’t under the impression I was paying for one or the other.”
Petra’s smile almost faltered.That was supposed to be a cheesy pickup line…It would be her luck if Simone didn’t respond to the usual seduction. Men, women… it could work on both!No, she went right there, didn’t she?Simone had no idea what buttons she pushed. She also had no idea what therealPetra Kallis was like.
Push those buttons and watch what kind of panther leaps out of the cage, sweetheart.
“You’re right.” Petra turned away before Simone saw the spicy glare through the thickening steam. “Everything you see is free. Come and get your helping, Ms. Simone.”
Simone remained leaned up against the counter, albeit with such a downturned chin cleverly glancing in Petra’s direction. That was it for Petra’s come-ons, though. Simone was a big girl – with a big attitude in bed. She could make her own decisions. Meanwhile, Petra would treat herself to another rinse beneath the showerhead.
Steam fogged the frosty glass of the shower door too much for Petra to see Simone undress, but she caught the blue sweater landing on the tiles and a pair of underwear on top of those.Ooh, boy.Petra couldn’t deny that she anticipated what Simone looked like in nothing but her bare skin. As great as it had been to rub all over it the night before, Petra didn’t exactly have super night vision. So much of what she “saw” had been suggestions of her overactive imagination.Then she spent half the time with her head under the covers.Worked for Petra, who was still reeling from that orgasm.
But she could handle another one anytime soon. She was young, dumb, and full of…
The door slid open. Petra spun around, water shaking from her hair and splattering Simone right in the face.
“Wow.” Petra wiped the water from her eyes and drank in the sight before her. “Aren’t you a tall goddess?”
Slender – and bare, very bare – arms dared to cover the breasts Petra barely had the chance to see. “Am I tall, or is it you who is very short?”
“I’m 5’1, which is a respectable height for a woman in this country.”
“Never really thought of myself as that tall.” Simone’s shoulder slid down the tiled wall. She instantly lost two inches off her height. “I’m only 5’9.”
