20 JOSIE
The look Ares sent her, filled with simmering lust made her toes curl.
“Hurry back,” she giggled, not believing she just said that.Ares gave her an exaggerated wink, and left.
The man does have a nice ass.
Josie snuggled down in the blankest, basking in the afterglow of their play and the sex...the sex that made her insides quiver, that stole her breath.She’d never experienced a connection like this before and it almost scared her with how easy it was between them.
Noticing how achy her hips were, she needed to move.Throwing off the blankets, she got out of bed and wandered into the bathroom.
Passing the walk-in shower, she started the tabs on the free-standing tub.
While the tub was filling, she sponged herself off.
Seeing the bite mark left by Ares sent blood rushing to her face.She gently traced over the teeth marks left on her skin, it hurt a smidgen but never had a man left his mark on her like that before and she loved it.
“There you are.I brought us red wine and snacks.”Ares proffered her a tray and Josie giggled.
“You’re a very sexy waiter.”
“Thank you,” Ares bowed and took out a folded wooden stool from the closet.
“You eat in your tub?”
“I think it came with my bathroom redesign.”he set the tray and wine down and then reached into a cupboard under the sink.“Here, I have a bunch of bath stuff from my travels.This looks like salts of some kind and this is oil with petals.”
“I’ll get all slippery.”
“You were gushing moments ago.”He placed his hand on her back, caressing her ass.“You’re okay with everything that we did tonight?”The tenderness in which he touched her, the concern in his voice, made her melt.She was halfway in love with Ares Montague and the thought made her throat grow dry.
“I loved what we did tonight.”
“Me too.We’ll have to repeat it.Here let me help you step in,” Ares offered her his hand.Josie took it and sighed as the hot water eased some of her muscle strain.
“You are always offering me help without making it a big deal.”
“Why would it be a big deal?”Ares knelt at the side of the tub.
“Sometimes when people offer me help, it's help I don't need or they do it without considering that I am a person who can make my own decisions.”
“Is that what Carter did?”He tilted his head to the side, giving her a small smile, like he knew he was pushing but was determined to do it.
“Yes.He and his friend wanted to increase my productivity at Josie’s Plates or something.It doesn’t matter.”She didn’t want to think about it.
Ares leaned forward, dropping a kiss behind her ear.“Do you think he’ll drop it?Are you concerned about working there?’
“Yes, I do think he realizes he overstepped.His mom is a friend of my mom and I don't think he’s going to do anything to rock that boat.From what I know, his parents gave him the money upfront for his restaurant.Can we talk about something else?”
“As long as you’re sure he’s not going to bother you.I know the next two weeks are going to be busy.Still on for Club Bandit’s holiday party?”
Her heart gave a leap at how his eyes raked her over.“Yes, I can’t wait.”
Ares chuckled.“Good.Do you know when I saw you in here, getting your bath ready, you took my breath away?”
“Ares…”
“It’s true,” he passed her a glass of wine.“You weren’t just lying there, waiting for me to come back, though you could have.You’re incredible.”’
