Page 37 of Puck with Karma
“Will the bed be cramped up enough where I’ll have to be all over you?”
She’s finally laughing, and this time at something that I said.
“Most definitely.”
I drop my carryon bag to the floor. That’s followed by my heavy coat, which lands with a thud. My cell phone is in one of the pockets.
“That’s all I need then, babe. Lead me to it.”
She lets out an adorable little snort. “To the bed?”
“Yeah, to the bed. What else?”
I am about to grab her and find the damn thing myself when she sneezes.
“Ah fuck.”
I look around, trying to locate the bathroom. That’s not hard to find. Her apartment really is just a fraction of the size of mine. I didn’t even know they had apartments this small in the building.
“We need to warm you back up, baby. Your clothes are wet. You’re gonna end up with pneumonia.”
“What about you?” she eyes me up and down. “Your clothes are wetter than mine.”
I grab her by the hand and march us to the bathroom. There is no tub in here, just a small shower stall. Not that I’d want us to get back into a tub any time soon.
“Xander Hamilton,” she teases when I start messing with the button on her jacket. “Is this your way of wanting to get me naked again?”
I give her a devilish grin. “What gave it away?”
She places both hands over mine and squeezes softly. I look into her eyes and all amusement dies.
“Despite the fact that we about flooded the entire building earlier,” she starts talking. “I never had a better time in my life.”
“Good,” I wink at her. “How about a repeat?”
“A repeat sounds amazing,” she agrees. “However…”
“Fuck thehowever,” I wave her worries away.
“However,” she insists. “If you don’t get naked with me this time, I will tease you without mercy. And then I’ll send you on your way.”
The atmosphere in the room suddenly changes.
“What do you want, baby?”
She takes a deep and fortifying breath in.
“I want you to make love to me, Xander Hamilton.”
Chapter 13
Abby
“Make love to me?” Hannah’s disgust is obvious when she repeats what I just told her.
“What else was I gonna say?” I throw myself against the back of the kitchen chair.
Seconds after I said that to Xander, his cell phone rang. He had a very animated conversation with whoever it was that called him. Then, he informed me, in a pretty cool tone might I add, that he had to leave for a couple of hours. He asked where the bathroom was, then marched in there to change out of his wet clothes.
