Shamelessly Taken: A Den of Sin Vignette by Mel Blue

Author:Mel Blue [Blue, Mel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: contemporary romance, den of sin, vignette, friends to lovers, melissa blue, interracial romance, one night stand, short story, erotic romance, shamelessly taken, italian hero
Publisher: Confessions of a Romance Author
Published: 2013-12-07T05:00:00+00:00

CAN’T LEAVE

They’d promised the morning would be the end, but mid-afternoon there she was, still in the hotel room. She watched folks come and go on the winding drive through the bowing oaks.

They’d ordered room service and hadn’t left the room as though outside was reality and they just weren’t ready for it. Her hair was still wet from the shower they’d taken together. Neither of them made any movements to leave, nor did they speak a word about their goodbye.

It was driving her insane.

She ran a hand through her hair and faced him. He’d sprawled on the white and gold Victorian couch, content in watching her. They could dance around the truth longer, but she’d never learned how to be patient. Might be part of her problem. She liked to know where a road was taking her. Coming here was the first time she let herself go blindly into something. So far, she didn’t regret that choice.

What did she want to happen? Something sappy.

“Why haven’t you left?” she asked.

He straightened. “You haven’t.”

She blinked, shocked at his simple answer. “You’re still here because of me?”

He looked at her as though she shouldn’t be surprised by his answer. “From the moment I walked into the hotel room—you’re the reason why I haven’t left.” He stood, striding forward. “You expected a different answer?”

She blinked again. Okay. Raphael wasn’t the best example when it came to having open and honest conversations, but this was new. And welcomed. “It’s just…”

He smiled and it lit in his hazel eyes. “When you leave, so will I. I’m not looking for this to end anytime soon. So I might have to dig into my savings for the rest of the week here at the hotel. Hell, the month if that’s necessary. We’ll spend that time catching up in and out of bed. But I’m not leaving until you do.”

Okay. Maybe a small part of her believed he was there to get her naked as often as possible. “Why?”

He stopped a foot in front of her, frowning down at her. “Because I’ve learned not to take anyone for granted. Nothing is a coincidence. I was ready to move on. Then I see my old friend, someone who I’ve thought about more than a handful of times throughout the years. I’m not leaving until you do.”

His gaze had turned intense and made her heart pound. “And when I leave?”

“I’m going to talk my way into leaving with you.” He cupped her face with both his hands. “I want to see where this goes.”

“Oh.” She grasped his hands, her own hands trembling. “I hadn’t wanted to hope.”

He grinned. “No need to hope. Know I want to be wherever you are. Take me as a widow or your old friend, but take me either way.”

Never would she have imagined this would happen, but she damn sure wasn’t going to complain or question it. This was better than any fantasy. She grinned back at him. “So, what you’re saying is—”

“Let this be the answer,” he said and kissed her.

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