Stranded in the Snow by Noelle Adams

Author:Noelle Adams
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: snowed in, enemies to lovers
Publisher: Noelle Adams
Published: 2019-01-30T16:00:00+00:00

THE WARMISH WATER LASTED the ten minutes it took for him to get under the spray, jerk off as quickly and silently as possible, and then soap up and rinse off. The bathroom was eerie with just the light of the flashlight, but it didn’t bother him. He dried off, pulled on his white T-shirt and gray boxer briefs, and saw that Olivia had found a little sample tube of toothpaste.

There wasn’t a toothbrush, but he squeezed some out and used his finger before rinsing out his mouth the way she must have done.

It was better than nothing.

When he came out into the bedroom, Olivia was already in bed, lying on her side, facing the fire which was blazing nicely now.

Her eyes were open, and she’d taken the braids out of her hair.

“Was the water still warm?” she asked.

“Yeah. It was fine.”

He went to the other side of the bed and climbed under the covers beside her. “Did you want to use pillows?”

She rolled over to face him. “No. I don’t really care. I know you’re not going to make a move on me uninvited.”

“Okay. Good.” He rolled onto his side the way she was so he could see her.

They stared at each other for a minute.

“I feel weird,” she said at last.

“About what?”

“I don’t know. Just weird. Like my stomach is... uptight about something. But I don’t know what about.”

Her eyes were wide open. She was telling him the truth. She was a lot more honest about her feelings with him than he’d ever been with her.

“I feel kind of weird too,” he admitted.

“I don’t like the sound of the wind out there. And I don’t like that it’s so dark and quiet in here. It feels like we’re alone in the world right now.”

“I know. I feel that way too.”

“I don’t like it. It makes me feel... weird.”

He wished she’d use a more specific word than weird. He was getting excited again—not physically but that pulsing in his chest he’d felt before.

She took a deep inhale and then let it out. “Do you mind if I...”

He frowned when she trailed off. “If you what?”

“If I get... closer to you? I don’t like feeling like this.”

The pulsing in his chest was totally out of control now. His voice was hoarse when he replied, “Sure. Sure you can. Get as close as you want. I promise not to make a move on you.”

He moved toward her, and she scooted even closer until she was up against him. He wrapped his arms around her since there was no other way to make the position work. “Thank you,” she murmured, nestling against him the way she had on the couch.

“Is this okay?” he asked, reminding his body that he’d just given it release in the shower earlier and it wasn’t to get excited about the feel of Olivia against him.

“Yes. It’s good.” She took another deep breath. “I feel a little better.”

“Good. Me too.”

He was speaking the truth. His heart was still

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