Page 81 of Sunkissed Colorado
Niko’s eyes widened. “Oooh. I get it now. Hi, Zandra. Nice to finally meet you. Niko.”
She waved. “Hey. Glad you’re all safe after the fire.”
Darius shrugged. “It wasn’t a bad one.”
“We were just heading to bed.” I pulled Z toward my room. She gave me a skeptical look, and I smiled sweetly at her. “You didn’t think you were leaving tonight, did you?”
Zandra had been to my room once before, on her last visit here. I brought her inside and flipped on the light. Shut the door.
Opening a drawer in my dresser, I handed her a soft T-shirt and a pair of sweats. “Change into these. I need to shower.”
“I don’t know if…”
I leaned in to kiss her forehead. “We’re just going to sleep. We can talk more in the morning.”
She exhaled, taking the clothes from my hand. “Okay.”
Then I headed for the bathroom, ready to wash away the grime and smoke of the day. And even more ready to get into bed with Z. This was about to be a cuddle fest.
After the quickest shower possible, given how dirty I was, I stepped back into my bedroom wrapped in a towel. “You can brush your teeth with my toothbrush.” I dug into my dresser drawer.
“I amnotusing your toothbrush.”
“Alright, if you want to be wasteful, I guess you can use the new toothbrush I set out on the counter.” With a flick of my wrist, my towel fell to the rug.
Zandra made a small, choked sound. And when I glanced over my shoulder at her, I was gratified to find her gaze glued to my bare ass. As my grin spread, I wiggled my hips.
“Like what you see?”
“I’ve stared at your butt plenty of times before. You know that. This is just a clearer view.”
“Shocking, Z. Sounds like workplace harassment to me.”
“Please. You’d pay a hundred bucks for me to harass you. On top of the hundred you already owe me.”
“Truth.”
“I’ll add it to your tab.” Her gaze moved down again, and her tongue darted over her lips.
Warmth spread through me, briefly chasing away the exhaustion as my cock swelled. But I really was too worn down to get fully hard.
Felt good to be admired, though. Andsogood to hear that sexy sarcasm back in her voice.
I pulled on a pair of pajama pants, going commando, and crossed toward her. “You tired?” I asked, thinking I could get her off, if she wanted. Lay back and let her ride my tongue. I could just imagine her breasts swaying under that T-shirt. It was obvious she’d taken off her bra in preparation for bed. She’d braided her long hair too.
But she responded with a nod and a yawn. “Caffeine didn’t even make a dent. I’m wiped.”
Maybe tomorrow then.
After we’d both brushed our teeth, we crawled under the covers. I pulled her close. She fit perfectly against my side, her head on my chest, one hand resting over my heart.
“Love when you wear my clothes,” I murmured. Sometimes women tried to steal my T-shirts or hoodies, and I’d let it slide, even though it had annoyed me. Not with Z, though. I wanted her to shop from my closet.
Wondered how she’d look in my underwear. Probably hot.Definitelyhot.
“I like it too. It’s weird.” She rubbed her face against me. “I like you,” she added, quieter.
“I know, Sunflower. I like you too.” I kissed the top of her head, savoring the sweetness of the moment. There was no way I could’ve predicted any of this. But I loved it.
