The Man I Want to Be (Under Covers) by Christina Elle

Author:Christina Elle
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Entangled, Amara, contemporary romance, romance, enemies to lovers, reunited lovers, weddings, DEA, suspense, military, romantic comedy, beach
Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC (Amara)
Published: 2018-01-21T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Kenna lay in the barely warm water of the porcelain tub, eyes closed, hand still between her legs. The internal vibrations hadn’t stopped yet, so she let them ride out, trying to relish in the glow of satisfaction. But she wasn’t satisfied. Not even close. She’d just gotten herself off a second time in the bathroom she was sharing with Bear, and she wasn’t any closer to being over him.

After the incident on the balcony—where she was ready to have him right there in the open—and then he’d stopped, she marched in and decided to relax in the bath. Well, relaxing meant not being frustrated. And in order for her not to be frustrated, she needed to relieve some stress.

Her stomach cramped at the thought of how many times she’d done this over the past decade. How many times she’d imagined his hands on her. His mouth. It’s the only way she could get herself off.

Thinking about Bear doing to her what he pleased.

She was out of her mind for him. She needed him. And he’d stopped her. Turned down sex with her. The embarrassment was harsh enough, but it was the shot to her ego that really hurt. What was wrong with her that he’d not only left her all those years ago, but now he didn’t want to sleep with her, either?

They used to have such hot sex back in the day. Wild, crazy, uninhibited sex. There wasn’t anything they hadn’t tried. She was comfortable with Bear, and he was comfortable with her.

And yet he must not have been as comfortable as she thought. Or there was something about her he didn’t want.

She sank down into the water, immersing her whole head. When she came back up, wiping the soapy water from her eyes, she decided she wasn’t going to let it bother her anymore. She wasn’t going to hold onto something that wasn’t there. She thought she’d seen a glimmer of hope that there was something between them. A spark of what used to be. He was fighting so hard to help her solve the thefts. She could’ve sworn he was doing it because he still cared for her. Might even want her back. This could be his way to prove he was a changed man.

Of course, it would be in her worst interest to think they could give it another go. But that didn’t stop her heart from hoping.

But if he could turn away from her that easily, then she was wrong.

A loud knock sounded on the other side of the door.

“You didn’t drown, did you?” Bryan said from the other side. “How long you gonna be? I gotta get in there.”

She didn’t respond.

“Kenna?”

Still nothing.

“Seriously,” he said. “Answer me.”

“Give me a minute.” Kenna flipped the faucet to turn the hot water on and pulled the plug to drain the water. Standing, she lifted the nob on the wall so water rained down from the showerhead.

She tilted her head back, letting the hot water flow down her hair and back.

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