Truth & Temptation by Riley Edgewood

Author:Riley Edgewood [Edgewood, Riley]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Goodreads: 24735740
Published: 2015-07-23T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE

WHEN I OPEN my eyes, dazzled by sunlight streaming across the bed, Alec is watching me.

"That's creepy," I say, but a wave of pleasure washes over me anyway.

He taps my nose. "I missed these freckles last night."

"I had a lot of makeup on," I admit. Then, horrified, I see half of it's smeared across his pillowcase. "Shit—it'll come out, I promise."

He watches me, puzzled until he glances down at the orange-looking stripes across the otherwise stark white. Then, he laughs. "Who cares? I have more than one pillowcase."

"I care," I protest. "Your house is nice. Your stuff is nice. I don't want to make it all dirty."

Annoyingly, he laughs harder. "I like you here. With makeup. No makeup. In my bed. Out of it… Any which way you're here, you make my place a million times better."

Oh God. My brain's not awake enough to respond. My body is, though, trembling in all the right places. Who knew you could be so happy, so turned on, so soon after waking up. I sigh—and then I cover my mouth. "I need to brush my teeth."

"There's an extra toothbrush already out in the bathroom for you."

A blush warms my cheeks. "I brought my own."

"How presumptuous," he says. "I brought your bag up earlier." He points to it on my nightstand and rolls out of bed. Still in boxers. Still with abs formed from ridges and valleys.

Still mouth-wettingly appealing.

I scoff. "Like we both didn't know I'd be staying over." I reach out to him. "Come to bed."

He kneels on the mattress, letting me pull him toward me. "Thought you wanted to brush your teeth?"

"I do," I say, deciding in the instant to go for what I actually want. "But you stay right here."

"I was going to make us coffee."

"I have a different method of waking you up in mind," I say, forcing the words out so I can't back down, and slipping out of bed. I tug his undershirt down to cover my thighs.

He watches me. "What is this method you speak of?"

"Use your imagination," I say, "and picture my mouth on your body…" I smile and grab my bag, closing myself into his bathroom.

I'd love to study myself in the mirror, have a truth talk with my reflection. But his serious lack of mirrors issue makes it hard. Still, I brush my teeth. Splash some water on my face. Take a few deep breaths.

Remind myself of the ways he teased my body into bliss last night.

He deserves a turn now, too. And not because of some quid pro quo balance restoration thing, either. I want to start his day with a smile. I want to be the girl he thinks of, the flashbacks he gets when he closes his eyes all day.

I can do this.

I can.

Literally, I've done this before. Still. Everything's different when it's with Alec, more nerve-wracking. More significant.

One last deep breath, one last stern glance in the imaginary mirror, and I let myself out into his room. Where he's waiting.

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