Her mouth slid into a grin despite the heavy reading.She lifted a shoulder.“Take what you can from it.Or don’t.”She smiled again.“It’s just the Universe’s way of helping you acknowledge your position.”
He reached forward and picked up the morganite.Turning it over in his hand, he studied the crystal.“I think I might need one like this.”
“You’re talking to the right person.I’m placing an order next week and I’ll be sure to get one for you.If—if you’re still around.”
His gaze sharpened.“Why wouldn’t I be?”
Not wanting to explore the reasons for Quin’s comings and goings, she shifted her gaze to the window and yawned, hoping to make it clear she wasn’t in the mood to talk about it.Although the darkness prevented her from seeing the rain, she could still hear its pitter-patter.It was just after 8:30 p.m., but at this time of year it still got dark early.Her body ached for bed.
“It was just a thought.I think I’m going to have that bath now.”
She peeled her ankle—now wrapped in a Tensor bandage—off the floor then stood.Her muscles coiled in protest.
“Let me help you.”Quin reached for her, but she hobbled away.
“I’ve got it.”She flashed him a smile that was about as pathetic as her attempt to forget the kiss.“Thanks.”
Josie made her way to the bathroom, closed the door, and flicked on the light.She turned on the taps and let the water run full blast, mostly hot, and then shed her clothes.Holding on to the edge of the tub, she lowered herself into the almost-too-hot water and then leaned back and closed her eyes as the water continued to run.The memory of Quin’s hands on her feet and shoulders assaulted her, making her throb for his touch in other places.
That’s what her problem was.She was just turned on and needed to get off.It had been more than a year since she had sex.Hell, it’d been a year since someone of the opposite sex touched her.No wonder she was going through a hormonal frenzy.
She brought her middle and index fingers to the apex between her legs and slowly started to stroke her folds.Arousal came fast and hard.Her flesh turned slippery as she brought herself closer and closer to a climax.Quin’s touch replayed in her mind, and she let herself envision his mouth on her breasts, licking her nipples and then dipping his fingers to replace hers.
The lights flickered.
She popped open her eyes and sat up as the bathroom was plunged into darkness.
CHAPTER 9
Quin walked towardthe living room, doing everything in his power to not picture Josie naked in the tub less than twenty feet away.
He should be awarded a medal for self-control.
The lights flickered and went out, making the room as dark as it was outside.Josie’s scream reverberated through the cabin.He sprinted toward the bathroom.
Whack!
His toe hit the leg of the coffee table and he cursed a blue streak.Pain coursed up and down his foot.
Splashing reached his ears as he stumbled to the hallway.“Stay put,” he bellowed toward the bathroom as he hobbled.“You’ll break your neck getting out in the dark.”
Not that he was doing much better.His eyes started to adjust, but Josie didn’t have a window in the bathroom to let in even the smallest amount of illumination.
“I can’t see a thing,” she called, her voice only slightly elevated.
He fished his cell phone out of his pocket and switched on its flashlight.Turning the knob of the bathroom door, he angled the light inside.“Does that help?”He kept his gaze on the hallway, the door open only far enough to allow room for his wrist.
“Uh, yeah.”Water splashed and seconds later she pulled the door open farther.She had a light-blue towel wrapped snuggly around her, the material knotted between her breasts.The beam of light bounced off the water droplets on her shoulders and arms.
“I should check the fuse box,” she said, her voice raspy.She cleared her throat.
“I’ll do that.Just wanted to make sure you got out okay.”He handed her his device.“Here.Take my phone so you can get dressed.”
She accepted it and shut the door.He blinked in the darkness.The wind howled around the cabin and rain pelted the metal roof, the sounds so much more prominent without the hum of electricity.
Moments later, Josie popped open the door wearing the same shirt and sweats she’d had on before.
“Where’s the box?”
