Beautifully Unexpected by Lily Morton

Author:Lily Morton [Morton, Lily]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2021-06-26T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Laurie

Standing outside Mags’s door, I inhale deeply through my nose and then slowly exhale through my mouth. Feeling slightly calmer, I raise my hand and knock on his door.

I bite my lip as I wait. I haven’t seen him since the sauna, which was two days ago. I’ve been painting, but honesty compels me to admit I’ve been avoiding him mostly due to the sheer hotness of our encounter in the shower. I’d reacted like a scared roadrunner, zipping a hundred miles in the opposite direction.

I’ve had a lot of sex over the years, but nothing quite rivalled that. I’m not sure why. Maybe it’s because Mags is one of the most attractive men I’ve ever met. Being in his presence is like standing at the top of a ski run and inhaling pure oxygen. He’s scarily intelligent and challenges me every second I’m with him—a rarity, as my mind usually drifts to my work at the slightest opportunity.

Maybe one of the reasons why I find Mags so hot is that I came to know him as a friend before sex got involved. That makes him a unique fixture in my life. I tease Mags about his twinks, but I’ve hardly got any room to talk. All my relationships—even the ones that lasted a few months—have been casual in every sense of the word. Sometimes I’d tried harder, wanting to convince myself I could hold down a relationship, but every failure cemented my decision to be alone.

I like being alone. I like the freedom to paint all day without someone sulking and huffing. I like being able to eat dinner at one in the morning if I want to and to hear nothing but silent peace around me. Sex has been a release for me—and nothing else—until two days ago.

I hear footsteps and straighten up. Get over it, I remind myself. I don’t need a bad dose of feelings at this precise point in my life. That would be excruciatingly lousy timing.

The door opens, and my heart beats heavily as Mags appears. It’s a Saturday, so he’s dressed casually in olive-coloured shorts and a white T-shirt that clings to his broad shoulders. Being Magnus, his outfit is probably worth more than my entire wardrobe. The ever-present expensive running shoes on his feet—this time a lime green—make me smile. It seems to be a theme with him.

“Ah,” he says, leaning against the door with his arms folded. He looks me up and down, taking in my outfit of old shorts, Blondie T-shirt, and Converse that were white a few years ago. “My partner in crime.”

I wink at him. “Makes us sound like Bonnie and Clyde.”

“Did they break public indecency laws in a spa too?”

“No. But bagsy me being Bonnie, because Clyde was impotent in the film.”

He rolls his eyes. “Can I help you?”

I nod emphatically. “Yes. We’re late. Come on.”

A smile plays over his mouth, curling it in a wicked fashion that makes his clear brown eyes glow. My fingers itch with the desire to paint him.

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