Bishop's Endgame by Katie Reus

Author:Katie Reus
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: KR Press, LLC
Published: 2019-12-29T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15

“Thank you for cooking dinner,” Ellis said as he picked up his plate and took it to the sink.

Arianna snorted slightly. “It’s four in the morning. I think this is considered an early breakfast.”

He paused before turning on the faucet. “My time frame is messed up. I thought it was still Friday night.”

She could understand that. They’d had an insane day yesterday, taking a yacht down to the islands then getting on multiple private planes, and now they were back in Miami. Her sense of time was screwed up too because normally she’d be fast asleep at four in the morning. Curled up and dreaming about coffee. Now? She was edgy, and even though she was tired, she couldn’t seem to turn her brain off.

She also couldn’t help but notice Ellis had that freshly showered scent, and she liked whatever it was he was using. Very likely the Irish Spring soap from the bathroom. He was using one bar of soap and some off-brand shampoo that probably cost less than a dollar. And he smelled delicious.

“Omelets are easy, and you had everything.” She stood and went to pick up her own plate but he plucked it from her hands.

“You cooked. I’ll do the dishes.”

She laughed lightly and realized she could probably sleep if she lay down. “I think since you originally kidnapped me, you get to do the dishes for all time.”

He laughed again, a deep sound that rolled through her. It sent tingles of awareness and warmth spiraling throughout her in a slow, sensuous wave. He had a great laugh and he didn’t do it enough. Of course she understood why but still, she wanted to hear more of it.

“I’m probably going to head upstairs and get some sleep.” She knew he had people looking into things for him and would likely stay up and work more, even if he should be sleeping. The man had been working around the clock—because obviously he wanted to clear his name. But he wasn’t a robot, and at a certain point he would end up burning out.

“I’m going to grab a few hours too. I’ll sleep on the cot in the office.”

She paused on her way out. “We shared a bed before. Feel free to sleep in the room with me.” She was surprised by herself but screw it, she didn’t care. Her life was a complete train wreck right now and his was far worse than hers. She wasn’t going to outright invite him to do anything sexual, but there was no way she was letting him sleep on that sad little cot. It was too small for her, let alone him.

He shot her a surprised look over his shoulder.

“I’m just saying, the bed is big. You can sleep on top of the covers if it makes you feel better. Or I’ll sleep on the cot,” she added, hoping he didn’t take her up on that.

He shook his head. “I would never let you sleep on that thing.”

Yeah, after sitting on it before, she knew that it was lumpy and uncomfortable.

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