Page 7 of Lovestruck at Sundown
“She hates strawberries,” William said, dipping a finger in the glaze and bringing it to his mouth. “Mmm … this is good.”
“Oh! I see.” Amy chuckled as she placed the chocolate cakeon the table for me.
“Thank you so much.” I picked up the fork and took a piece of cake to my mouth.
“Try one.” William held a strawberry in front of my face.
“You’re insane!” I sipped my wine and wiped my mouth with my napkin. “And obsessed with this strawberry subject.”
“Very much. Now try it.” He brought the piece of seedy fruit closer to my lips, and I closed my eyes and opened my mouth. I shuddered and chewed as quickly as I could. The glaze was good, though.
“Sorry. Still hate them.”
“You’re just being stubborn.” William sucked the glaze off his fingers. “I’m sure you’ll like them eventually.”
“Don’t get your hopes up.” I leaned in and dropped a sweet peck on his lips.
Once we were done, we kicked off our shoes and moved to the couch behind the seats.
William opened his arms, inviting me to snuggle beside him.
“He’s so mad at me,” I whispered, jerking my chin toward Aaron. “I’ve tried talking to him a few times, but he’s shutting me out. I want to talk to him before arriving in New York. It’s unsettling not knowing what’s going on inside his head. I’m not used to him being upset with me like this.”
“Why don’t you talk to him right now?” William suggested, his fingers teasing my scalp. “I can wait in the bedroom to give you some privacy.”
“There’s a bedroom?”
“It’s tiny, but yeah.”
“I always have so much trouble sleeping during flights. This will be my first time sleeping on an actual bed. Hopefully, I’ll get a few hours of sleep before arriving in London so I don’t look like a zombie.”
“A first, you say?” He pulled my chin up with a finger and kissed me softly. His lips tasted sweet from dessert.
“You can scratch that off your list.” I sat up straight and reached out for my bag from the small coffee table. “I should take my sleeping pill right now so it kicks in right after I’m done talking to Aaron.” I rummaged through my bag, looking for the medication. “That is if he agrees to talk to me in the first place.”
“You’re not taking these,” William said matter-of-factly, snatching the bottle of pills from my grasp. “You’re joining the mile-high club tonight, and I need you to be awake for it. I’ll even make sure you don’t need to take one afterward.”
“Shhh!” I placed a finger over his lips. “William!” I widened my eyes. He had practically shouted that for everyone to hear. William threw his head back against the sofa and laughed a wicked laugh.
“Relax, they’re not listening.”
I leaned in and placed my lips against his ear. “What if I told you I’m already a member?”
“No way.” His tone was serious, and his voice got a little graver.
Nodding, I blinked slowly and said, “Yes, way.”
He considered me for a few long seconds until my face started giving me away. My lips puckered against my will, the corners lifting slightly into a smile. And then, when I couldn’t hold his speculative gaze any longer, I snort-laughed.
“Do I look like a member to you?”
“You look like someone who’s absolutely going to be one.” His hand moved to my ass and squeezed it. He gave me my sleeping pills back. “Don’t you dare take one of these.” He stood and lifted his arms over his head to stretch. His t-shirt pulled up and revealed that delicious and prominent “V” on his lower abdomen, and I couldn’t help but follow it with my eyes.Maybe talking to Aaron could wait.
“Miss Murphy?” Aaron’s voice brought me back to reality.
“Ah … yes, Aaron?” I flicked my gaze from William to him in a split second.
“Could I have a word with you, Miss?”
