Heaven in Hedonism (The Sinful Series Book 3) by Nichols Emma

Author:Nichols, Emma [Nichols, Emma]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Beau Coup Publishing, LLC
Published: 2014-11-23T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Dinner was just a meal. We gorged ourselves at the buffet. In fact, I ate so much that I introduced Mac to my food baby. “This is Hidalgo,” I told him as I rubbed my tummy.

“Wanna walk it off?” he asked me calmly. “If not, I’d be thrilled with simply relaxing in the hot tub and going to bed early. We have yoga at nine in the morning.”

“Clearly you are a planner,” I commented. “I can work with that.”

So we went back to the room and stripped down before climbing into the hot tub. It was a beautiful night. I was sure someone more romantic than me would have gone on about the starry sky and the sliver of a moon. Instead, I was more interested in the relaxation factor. Tonight I’d be sharing a bed with a man for the first time ever. Some women dreamed about this, I was sure. I just wanted to survive it without humiliating myself. Apparently the plane was good practice. Somehow I just knew that if I could survive this first night, the rest would be gravy, the week would fly by, and the second week when we could relax and do our own thing would be the one we would savor.

“Climbing in with me?” he asked when he noticed me lingering around the edge of the Jacuzzi.

“Yeah, in a minute. I don’t want to cramp.” It was my best effort at deflecting.

“Huh,” he said slyly. “Well, the way you walk around naked, we know you aren’t shy. Must be you are afraid of being alone with me because I’m so hot. I get that a lot.”

Rolling my eyes, I walked over and slipped into the tub. The water was absolutely divine. “Heaven,” I mumbled.

“Hey, that’s my new nickname for you,” he reminded me. “It just…fits.”

Suddenly, I sat up and said, “I’m going to go do a shot, you know, take the edge off.”

“Wait,” he urged with a hand on my shoulder. “What is it?” He studied me for a moment and finally asked, “Are you afraid of sharing a bed with me?”

At last someone had addressed the pink elephant on the patio. My chest was heaving despite my best efforts to remain calm. “Yes.” My voice was barely a whisper. Shame had me looking at my lap.

Without saying another word, Mac stepped out of the tub and walked to where I sat. Scooping me up out of the tub, he carried me through the door into the room. The air conditioning made my skin burst out in goose bumps. Instantly, I was shivering almost uncontrollably, partially from the sudden temperature change, but mostly from fear. Holding me close with one hand, he drew back the bedspread before laying me in the bed.

Without saying a word, he turned off all the lights except the mood lighting. The mirror amplified the effect and dressed the room in soft relaxing colors. Then he returned to the bed and climbed in on his side.

“The best way to overcome a fear is to face it.

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