His eyes brightened. “Great idea. Let’s take a shower.”
He withdrew, yanked her to her feet, and hustled them into the shower. He got the water nice and hot, then held the curtain for her to precede him.
She did and found her back pressed against the tile wall while Gavin made love to her mouth. When he pulled away, she felt unsteady on her feet.
“Man, coming in you is like nothing else. It’s seriously nirvana.”
She took a deep breath in, filled her lungs again, then let it out. “I like it too.” She hugged him, feeling the water sluice down her body, cool in contrast to his heat. “I like you wet.”
His wide smile turned into a laugh. “Isn’t that my line?”
“Ha.”
“Yeah, well, it’s true. Shower wet, or sex wet.” He kissed her again, cupped her breasts, and groaned. “You were so great tonight. And I’m not talking about you coming over my cock either.”
“Gavin.”
“And still, she blushes. You’re so beautiful.” He quieted. “But those issues we need to talk about. I want to sleep with you. As in sleep in bed, at rest. I mean, I have from the first. But I didn’t want to be pushy, make you feel like I was moving too fast. This is your place. I respect that.”
She smiled and stroked his hair. “I know, baby.”
He swallowed, closed his eyes, then opened them. “Shit. You are making this really hard to say.”
“What’s wrong?”
“What’s wrong is that I want to make love to you all over again, but we need to talk.”
“So talk.”
He looked uncomfortable, and she stopped teasing. “Gavin, you can tell me.”
“I, ah, well, sometimes I have nightmares. I wake up yelling, sometimes screaming. And I didn’t want to freak you out.”
“Oh.” And how that must have hurt to admit. “That’s okay.”
“Well, the thing is, I don’t want to hurt you.”
She froze. “Huh?”
“If I wake you up, and I’m moving around or something, just let me thrash. Don’t try to wake me. One time I woke up swinging and nearly hit Landon. But that was when I first got back. Since seeing this counselor guy, I actually don’t have a lot of nightmares anymore. When I do, I normally wake up on my own. Nothing violent or anything, but it freaks Theo out.” He made a face. “We share a room since he can’t handle living with Mom and Dad anymore.”
“Oh.” She thought about it. “I’m game. Let’s try it.”
“You sure? It’s okay if you want me to go. I won’t be upset or anything.”
“No.” She kissed his warm mouth. “I like being in your arms. Or is that bad to admit?”
He eased against her. “Hell no. That’s exactly what I wanted to hear. So let’s finish getting clean, then go to bed.”
“Sounds good.” A big turning point in their relationship. The sleepover.
She let him wash her hair because his big hands felt awesome massaging her scalp. But Gavin didn’t stop there. He took a long time washing her breasts, making sure not to miss a spot with all that soap. And her belly, her legs, her ass.
“This is the best ass I’ve ever seen,” he said, standing chest to chest against her as he cupped her butt in his hands. He kissed her, then lifted her against the wall.
“The water’s getting cool,” she managed in between kisses.
“Better get you warmed up. Wrap those ankles behind my back. Yeah, like that.”
