Maybe he should get laid and then see if he slept as well with Haley in his arms. Part of him was scared that it wouldn’t make a damn bit of difference what he did. Haley was quickly becoming his world and for some strange reason, that was fine with him, hence the reason that he was scared shitless.
They didn’t say anything as they walked into his house. He could tell she was nervous. Hell, he was nervous. He’d never had a woman in his bed before. It didn’t matter that there wouldn’t be any sex involved. This was a big step for him. He didn’t even know if he could tolerate having Haley in his bed. Every time the panic started to surface, he shoved it back down. He already knew that if he couldn’t handle it that he could make up some excuse and they’d go back to her bed. With that in mind, he led her into his room.
Still, neither spoke as he handed her one of his favorite tee-shirts. She gave him a shy smile and disappeared into his bathroom. He pulled his shoes off and waited for her to come out. He heard his shower turn on and he gritted his teeth as a wave of lust poured over him.
He frowned down at the rather uncomfortable tent in his pants. “Stop causing problems.” It didn’t listen, of course. It never did where Haley was concerned. He kept telling himself that eventually, his body would come to accept that Haley was just a friend.
“All yours,” Haley said softly as she stepped out of the bathroom ten minutes later wearing his tee-shirt. The hem of the shirt ended just above the knee, giving the illusion that she wasn’t wearing anything underneath. He swallowed.
Hard.
He nodded woodenly as he walked past her to the bathroom, where he proceeded to take an ice-cold shower. As he was drying off, he spotted her glasses folded on his sink counter. He picked them up and smiled as he put them back. They looked like they belonged there.
The bedroom light was already out by the time he’d stepped out of the bathroom. Light streaming in from the street illuminated Haley. She laid on her back on the right side of the bed. He walked over to her side of the bed and raised the covers. Without a word, he climbed onto the bed and slowly laid down on top of her so that his lower stomach rested between her legs, keeping his errant erection away from her as best he could. She opened her legs wider to cradle him.
Jason laid his head between her breasts and closed his eyes, releasing a sigh of pleasure. She felt so good, so right. After a slight hesitation, he felt her move. He wasn’t sure if she was about to shove him off or hit him. He was taking liberties in their sleeping arrangement, but he couldn’t help it. He needed her so badly.
Instead of shoving him away, she wrapped one arm around his shoulders while she gently ran her fingers through his hair. That’s how he fell asleep, in the cradle of the woman he trusted and cared about most in the world. It was absolutely perfect.
Chapter 10
“No! I’m not going and you can’t make me!” Haley said as she tightened her grip around the edge of the kitchen sink.
“Haley-”
“I’m not going!”
Jason tried not to smile as he placed his hand on Haley’s round bottom but failed miserably.
She went completely still.
“What the hell are you doing?” she demanded as she tried to shift away from his hand.
“If you don’t let go of the sink and get your ass in the car in thirty seconds, you’ll leave me with no choice but to spank you,” Jason said, probably enjoying having his hand on her ass more than he should, but clearly, she’d left him with no choice in the matter.
Sure, he could have easily picked her up and thrown her over his shoulder, but where was the fun in that?
“You wouldn’t,” she said through clenched teeth, glaring over her shoulder at him.
He squeezed her ass.
She gasped, jumping away from him and running towards the front door. “Bastard!” she yelled over her shoulder before throwing the door open and leaving.
Jason followed her at a leisurely pace, whistling happily, half-hoping that she’d refuse to go a half-dozen more times before he got her in the car. He stepped out of her house, locking the door behind him, and nearly groaned in disappointment when he spotted her waiting for him in his car.
Damn.
There went his plans for her ass.
He climbed into the driver’s side and sent her a huge grin, knowing that it would piss her off. Her eyes narrowed on him before she looked away, mumbling all sorts of unpleasant things about his manhood that he simply chose to ignore.
“You’ll pay for this,” she promised.
“Haley-”
“Rot in hell, you betraying bastard!” she hissed.
He couldn’t help but chuckle. “It’s just a family dinner. I really don’t understand why that has my little grasshopper all riled up.”
