Rogue Gentleman (The Rourkes, Book 8) by Kylie Gilmore

Author:Kylie Gilmore [Gilmore, Kylie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: contemporary romance, royal romance, romantic comedy, sagas, Royalty, the rourkes series
Publisher: Extra Fancy Books
Published: 2020-01-20T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Josie

Sean blows out a breath, and I can tell he’s about to tell me no.

“Please,” I say. “I feel so much better when you hold me.”

He studies me for a long moment. I must look appropriately worn out and pathetic, because he caves. “All right, come with me.” He tugs me off the couch and pulls me to my feet.

I follow him. He turns off the light on this level, turns on the flashlight on his phone, and heads upstairs to his air mattress. The forbidden zone. I’m normally locked in the tower on the fourth floor on my humble floor bed. He offered to get me an air mattress, but I declined. I know it sounds strange, but it keeps me motivated to rough it, always reaching for my dream. That’s how badly I want it. I’ll sleep on a hard floor as a reminder that I need to persist in the face of rejection. But not tonight.

He sets his phone on the hardwood floor, plugging it into the charger, and turns to me. “Turn around.”

I do. I can hear him rustling in his duffel bag, probably putting on pajamas. I’m in a T-shirt and yoga pants, which is fine for sleeping. Usually I sleep in just the T-shirt or my favorite Smokey the Bear pajamas, but I have a feeling if I go to get them, he’ll change his mind about cuddling me by the time I get back. How many guys would wallow with me so wonderfully and then agree to cuddle me to sleep?

“I’m going in,” I announce before diving under the comforter on his bed. The mattress doesn’t bounce nearly as much as I thought it would. “It feels like a real mattress. I thought it’d be squishy like a waterbed.”

I sneak a peek at him. Unfortunately, he’s already in a T-shirt and gray jogging pants. No muscular display of perfection for me.

His expression is grim. “I got the quality reinforced air mattress.”

“Come on over. You’re part of the cuddle equation.”

He rubs the back of his neck. “I’m really not a cuddler.”

“Okay, then I’ll cuddle you. Come on, I need your body heat. You’re like a giant warm teddy bear.”

He mutters something to himself.

“Don’t be scared,” I tease.

He picks up his phone, taps a few times, and turns it off. The room goes pitch black. His deep voice sounds gravelly. “How tired are ya?”

“Very.” I say that just to get him over here. I was very tired before I considered cuddling possibilities with the man I’ve been secretly lusting over.

Finally, he gets under the blanket, bringing the delicious heat of his body in close range. He rolls to his side away from me, and I plaster myself against his back, wrapping my arm around his waist.

“This is lovely,” I whisper. “Thank you.”

“This sucks.”

“Why?”

“I can’t sleep with ya pressed against me like this.”

“Can you just give me a few minutes of cuddle? You can put me on the floor after I fall asleep.”

“I’m not gonna toss you on the floor,” he grumbles, sounding like the Sean I’m used to.

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