Page 78 of Forbidden Billionaires: Vol. 10
"Understudies are essential for the success of a show. You two will not jeopardize the integrity of everything we've worked for. Do you know how hard it's been to arrange this whole thing?"
"Tim's right," Bryce said.
What?
He leaned in closer to me. "Besides, the longer we wait, the more explosive it's going to be," he whispered in my ear. "I promise it'll be worth the wait." He lightly bit my earlobe.
Oh my God.I pressed my thighs together. I wished I was still wearing underwear.
"Now, ladies, please make your way to room 17 for your spray tans," Tim said.
"Fine." Kristen linked her arm in mine. "Later, boys." As soon as we were out of their earshot, she said, "What did he say to you? Your face is so red."
I smiled. "That it would be worth the wait."
"Swoon worthy much?"
I pressed my lips together. Definitely swoon worthy. I looked over my shoulder before we entered the room. Bryce was staring so intently at me that it made me gulp. Tomorrow night was certainly going to be explosive.
The lady at the spray tan counter greeted us and described how everything worked. Before I knew it, I was putting on goggles and a little thing that pinched my nose. I got in and closed my eyes. After a few minutes a buzzer went off and I stepped back out. My body didn't seem to look any different.
"Is it supposed to show up right away?" I asked Kristen.
"I think it might take a few hours or something," she called from behind her door. "We can ask Tim when we're done."
Of course Tim will know.
***
My back was pressed against the wall outside my room and I was panting embarrassingly loud. Bryce kept his hands on the wall on either side of my face as he caught his breath. That kiss was just...wow. I knew our sexual chemistry was out of this world. But it wasn't just that. He understood me. He respected me.
"I really, really like you, Bryce."
"I really, really like you, Alina." His smile made my knees feel weak.
"Thank you for today. I can't even explain how much that meant to me...you being there."
"There was nowhere else in the world I'd rather be."
I looked up into his blue eyes. We hadn't even known each other for a week. But it felt like I had known him for years. "I want you to come inside."
He leaned forward and pressed his forehead against mine. "Ask me again tomorrow night."
I sighed. "I'm making it seem like all I care about is sex, but that's not it. I just feel so close to you already. It's more than just physical for me."
"It's more for me too." He put his hand on the side of my face and placed a soft kiss on my lips. "I'm..." he shook his head and pressed his lips together. "Alina, you've completely consumed me."
That was exactly what I was feeling. He was all I could think about. Like I lived and dreamed Bryce. I wasn't even sure if I was falling in love with him, or if I had already crossed the line into love. But I couldn't tell him that. It was way too soon. I didn't want to freak him out. Instead I stood up on my tiptoes and kissed him.
He immediately pushed my back against the wall, pressing himself against me again. When he pulled back I was completely out of breath.
"You should get some sleep," he said. "We have a big day tomorrow."
I wasn't even sure if he was talking about the dance against Brazil or all the sex we were going to have afterwards. All I knew was that I didn't want to say goodnight like this, with me not saying anything back to him after he had just opened up to me. "If you do have a layover in Philly, I don't think I'm going to be able to let you get back on that plane," I blurted out. It was the first thing I could think of that wasn't, "I'm in love with you, Bryce."
He smiled. "That's good, because I'm not going to want to get on it anyway."
Going For Gold - Chapter 32
