We’d better get settled first, before he was too tired to move. The door was equipped with a keypad, and I opened it with the code the owner had provided. The space looked clean, the furniture worn but comfy. “There’s one bed in the bedroom, but the sofa has a pull-out bed,” I said.
Forest quirked an eyebrow as he looked at me. “Were you planning for one of us to sleep on the sofa?”
I scratched my chin. “Planning? No. But I didn’t want to put pressure on you, so you can let me know if you’re willing to share the queen in the bedroom or not. And if not, I’ll be the one sleeping on the couch, obviously.”
He bumped my shoulder. “Always the gentleman.”
As compliments went, that was one I was proud of. “Thank you.”
“But you won’t be sleeping on the couch.”
Joy filled me. “Are you sure? Because I have to warn you: I do snore.”
“I’m well aware.”
He was? Oh crap. “Please don’t tell me I’ve kept you up with my snoring.”
“Nah, it’s not that loud. And when I’m awake, which is more often than I’d like, as we both know, it’s kind of a soothing sound. Like a reminder that I’m not alone.”
“You’re not alone. I’m here. We’re married now, remember?”
He studied me, blinking slowly. “Somehow, I don’t think I’ve quite grasped the meaning of our marriage. We got married so I could be on your insurance, right?”
His words stabbed me like an icicle, and I swallowed. “Yes, but that doesn’t mean that’s all it has to be.”
“No?”
“If that’s all you want, then sure, I’ll respect that. But we are married, and I thought that maybe we could, you know, enjoy more benefits?”
Jesus, why was I starting to sweat, stumbling over my words like a nervous virgin? Would the effect he had on me ever diminish? Would my brain ever fully function when he was around? One could only hope.
Forest half-turned toward me, crossing his arms. He was having a good day today, and I was so grateful. “What benefits are you talking about? You mean like a joint checking account or something? Or you’ll put me on all your insurance?”
“No! I mean, sure, that too, but I was talking about more…physical benefits. Me helping you out again. Like last time.”
“And to help me jack off, we need to share a bed?”
I opened my mouth to respond when I spotted the mirth dancing in his eyes. “You’re fucking with me. You know damn well what I meant.”
He burst out in laughter. “Oh gods, Nash, that was epic. You should’ve seen your face.” He laughed again, slapping his hand over his mouth. “But do tell me more about those physical benefits,” he said, his voice muffled.
The little shit. Oh, he’d had me good. I hadn’t realized he’d been playing with me until the very last moment.
“How about I show you instead?” I asked, then stepped in and kissed him.
I caught his little gasp of surprise as our lips met, and I drank it in greedily, coaxing him to open for me. He did, letting out a soft moan that settled deep and low inside me. Our tongues met, sliding against each other in a sensual stroke that had heat pooling in my belly.
His eyes were closed, a faint blush coloring his cheeks, and he was the most beautiful sight I’d ever seen.
I wanted him. How I wanted this man. I carefully lifted him, and he went along with it, wrapping his legs around my waist as our mouths stayed fused together, our lips locked and our tongues dueling.
“Nash?” He broke off the kiss.
“Mmm?”
“I think I’d like to enjoy those physical benefits now.”
CHAPTER FOURTEEN
