“You could check on me in the morning,” I finally said, though my gut already told me that Solo was going nowhere.
He turned his head on the pillow. “But what if something happens between now and then?”
“I could bang on the wall.”
“What if you can’t reach the wall?”
His immediate dismissal of every suggestion made me laugh. “I could throw something at it.”
“Nah. You might be unconscious, then what?”
I nodded. “You’re right. Maybe you should stay.”
“Yeah.” Solo ran his eyes down over me. “I think that’s smart.”
“And we’re nothing if not smart.”
Solo reached for the sheet and tugged it down a little, revealing our naked torsos.
“Verysmart. I mean, I somehow wound up lying in bed with you half-naked. I’d say that makes me practically a genius.”
I reached for Solo’s hand and drew it up over my heart. “Mateo?”
“Hmm?”
“I don’t do this either.” When Solo held my stare, I added, “Ever. This thing between us, I never thought it would be more than sex.”
Solo scrunched his nose up. “Um, how about extremely hot fucking sex.”
I chuckled, and my chest vibrated under our hands. “Well, that goes without saying.”
“No, you should always feel free to say it.”
“Okay, let me try again. I never thought this thing between us would be anything other than hot fucking sex.”
“And here I didn’t even think that would ever be on the agenda. You were pretty adamant you hated my guts.”
“Hate’s a strong word. More like frustration that I couldn’t have you.”
“Ahh. So you think you can have me now?”
With his hand still firmly planted on my chest, I grinned. “I think I already do.”
Surprise briefly flitted through Solo’s eyes before he twisted his lips. “Who’s cocky and reckless now?” When I laughed, he said, “Don’t try to deny it. You’ve said this was a bad idea from the beginning.”
“Itisa bad idea.”
“But you still wanna play with fire, huh?”
I brought our hands up to my mouth and sucked his index finger between my lips, teasing just enough that embers smoldered in Solo’s eyes. “I want to play with you.”
Solo dropped his face into the pillow. “Fuck yooou.”
“I can’t. Doctor’s orders.”
“Fuck your doctor.”
“Can’t do that either.”
