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CHAPTER 14
Regrets
Adam
I woke up before Chloe did, and it gave me time to prop myself on my elbow and study the sexiest woman on earth.
The duvet wasn’t covering all of her; my eyes trailed over every part of her body that was visible, from the little scar on her wrist and the perfectly polished nails to her sweet nose and pouting lips. Her hair was entangled from our lovemaking, but it only made her sexier to me.
Beautiful.It was the word that kept repeating in my mind. I tilted my head counting her cute freckles, like dots on a treasure map, leading down to her chest with those irresistible pink nipples.
I had been rough on her last night but she hadn’t complained. My lust for her had been irrational and mixed with anger.
Why was I angry with her?
The answers that came to me made me shake my head a little.
Because she flirted all night with those Scots.
Because she made me break my promise to myself about staying away from her.
Because she was making me dream impossible dreams of me and her together.
And because being with her meant letting go of my promise to be with a Native woman.
Chloe stirred in her sleep and rolled over, turning her back to me. Insatiable, I reached for another condom, silently rolled it on, and spooned her.
I was inside of her before she was completely awake.
“Good morning,” I whispered against her neck, my right hand gently kneading and stroking her breast while my left hand was weaving through her tousled blond hair.
“Good morning,” she said drowsily, pushed back against me, and rotated her hips.
Geez,I thought.I could get used to waking up like this.
“Careful, I’m a bit sore,” she whispered.
I kissed her neck and jawline. “Want me to kiss it better?”
“No.” She turned and kissed me. “Just make it a quickie.”
I did as she asked and added the used condom to the ones next to the bed.
“I’m really hungry,” Chloe said and stretched in a long yawn when I got out of bed.
“I just need a shower, then I can go down and get us some breakfast from the bakery,” I said on my way to the bathroom.
“Would you open the door and let Max in?” Chloe asked from the bed and when I did, I watched him run to her for his morning ear scratch.
“Hey, Max, my handsome boy, did you sleep well?” Chloe made her voice soft and cuddly. “Or did we keep you up all night with our huffing and puffing?”
Max wiggled his tail.
“I think I’m gonna ask Faith to go on a hike with me and Max today. She still hasn’t told me what happened between her and Niko.”
“Okay.” I turned the shower on and closed the door to the bathroom. A list of things was already running through my mind. First of all, I needed to call Ona and get an update. If she knew what had happened between me and Chloe she would be extremely disappointed with me, but if I could persuade Chloe not to say a thing, maybe Ona didn’t have to find out about it.
I knew getting involved with Chloe was stupid and unprofessional. Yet, I didn’t regret last night or this morning. It had been perfect.
