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"Get into bed. I'll be right back." He sauntered back to the adjoining bathroom while I did as I was told.
When he slipped under the covers next to me, he gently turned me on my side and with his chest pressed against my back, he held me close. I felt him snuggle into my hair before his sleepy voice reached my ears. "Close your eyes and go to sleep, Mia."
I let out a slow, steady breath and did exactly that.
Chapter 18
SEBASTIAN
Heart pounding, I jerked awake only to find Teddy sitting on my chest. With his tail lazily flicking left and right, he didn't look happy at all. And when I took in the semi-dark room, neither was I.
I didn't want to start the day. Didn't want to slip out of bed when Mia was still there. I'd much rather have pulled her in my arms and just held her for a few moments longer. And that thought alone should've scared the shit out of me. But it simply had me craving more.
For all the talking we had done, I had no clue where to go from there. I knew what I wanted. Had known the instant I'd opened my door, probably even before that. Everything about her intrigued me and I wanted more. So much more. But I wasn't sure if she felt the same.
Teddy let out a low, annoyed meow, effectively stopping my thoughts in their tracks. Narrowing my eyes, I glared at him. "You couldn't have given me a few more minutes?"
Preow.
"Yeah, yeah I know. You want food."
At the sound of the f-word, Teddy leaped from my chest and trotted out of the room. With a sigh, I longingly looked at Mia's sleeping form before sliding from the bed and grabbing a pair of boxer briefs from my closet.
As I walked to the kitchen, the night's events started replaying in my head. The feel of her skin against my palm. The way her body moved with mine. The unbelievably sexy sounds she made in the throes of passion. All of it came rushing back, and I knew once with this woman would never be enough.
Hell, I didn't think there was a number high enough.
And it wasn't just about the sex, although that had been fan-freakin-tastic, it was… everything. I could honestly say that this was the first time a woman had this kind of effect on me. And as unnerving as it was, I couldn't bring myself to care too much.
Not when being with Mia felt so damn good.
As I went through the motions of feeding the annoyed, hungry cat and setting up the coffee machine, my thoughts never strayed from the woman sleeping in my bed. Or more specifically, getting back to her.
Which is exactly what I did the instant I was able to. Ambling into the room, I paused halfway to the bed. Mia had turned on her front. Both of her arms were pushed under her pillow with her tangled mass of hair hiding most of her face. Her creamy back was on display too, courtesy of the sheet only covering her ass.
I had to take a moment to get my hormones in check because as much as I would have loved to climb on top of Mia and have her in that position, there simply wasn't time. It was a working day for us both. But shit, if it wouldn't have been a fantastic way to wake her up.
Shelving the idea for a later time, I padded toward the bed and dropped to my haunches at her side. As I brushed the hair from her face, I was once again struck by her beauty. Gone was the makeup that covered her skin, in its place tiny freckles splattered across her cheeks and nose. After last night, I knew that she had them on her shoulders and chest too.
My touch was feather-light as I dragged my forefinger along her nose and down to trace her lips.
"Hey, beautiful girl. Time to wake up."
A tiny groan of protest sounded from her throat before she started to stir, slowly parting her lids a second later. Eyes locked onto mine, her mouth stretched into a dreamy smile.
"Hi."
I smiled right back. "Hi."
She blinked, her thick lashes slowly moving up and down. "Is it morning already?"
"Afraid so." I covered her cheek with my palm, loving the way she closed her eyes and pressed into my touch. "I wanted to wake you up with breakfast, but I didn't know what, if anything, you have in the mornings."
Mia looked at me again, reminding me how easy it was to get lost in her eyes. "I'm not big on breakfast. I usually just have a bagel or toast."
"Toast I can do."
Her answering smile was absolutely brilliant. Pressing both my hands on the bed, I leaned forward and dropped a soft kiss to her lips before pushing to my feet and taking a step back. What I wanted to do was dip my tongue into her mouth and kiss her long and hard until she was completely breathless.
