“Let me help.”
“You do dishes?”
He laughed. “Why is that so surprising?”
“It’s just you have a cook and a housekeeper. I didn’t think you got your hands dirty.” With a wink, I added, “At least not that way.”
“As a matter of fact, I d-do.”
“You’re just a Renaissance Man, aren’t you?”
“If you say so.”
“Fine. You can dry after I wash.”
With two hands, we made quick work of getting the dishes washed, dried, and put away. When I glanced at my phone, it was a little after ten. “I guess we should get some rest.”
Maksim nodded. “Just p-point me in the direction of the guest room.”
Before I could stop myself, I blurted, “You don’t want to sleep with me?”
At the erotic glint in Maksim’s eyes, heat shot straight to my core. As he closed the distance between us, he practically growled, “There’s never a t-time I wouldn’t want to sleep with you.”
I swallowed hard. “Just in bed with me or…”
When he reached out to grab me by the throat, I gasped and stumbled back into the counter. As he loomed over me, my heartbeat thrummed wildly in my chest. “You can’t imagine how much I want to fuck you in t-this moment.”
“How much?”
“You are p-playing with fire, Doctor.”
“Maybe I want to get burned,” I replied in a breathless tone.
“You like being b-bad, don’t you?”
“Only for you.”
Maksim’s gaze dropped from my eyes to my lips. When I darted my tongue out to wet them, a low groan rumbled through me. At the feel of his erection pressing against my thigh, I leaned in closer to him.
And just as quickly as the storm of desire had rolled in, Maksim jerked away from me. “Fuck,” he muttered as he jerked a hand through his hair.
After glancing back at me, he shook his head. “I’m sorry.”
At his whiplash of emotions, I couldn’t help but ask, “About what?”
“Leading you on just now.”
“I’m pretty sure I’m the one who started it,” I countered.
“We’re in your parents’ house.”
“Yes, I’m aware of that.”
“You’ve had a roller coaster of emotions t-tonight.”
“Once again, I’m aware.”
“It’s t-too damn fast.” Shaking his head, Maksim argued, “It’s t-too fast for fucking.”
