I grin. “That’s more of an alias than a hacker name.”
“As is Lark. In most situations, anyway,” she points out.
“Touché, Ms. White.” That’s the last name she uses as Lark. Not all that clever, given what her real last name means in Italian.
“SaysJohn,” she tosses back, teasing me about the first name I use with my alias.
“It’s easy to remember.”
“So is White,” she returns as she slips out of the bed.
Any response I may have had to that disappears as she stands before me. Naked. Beautiful.Covered in slick.
I swallow, my throat dry.
All I want to do is lift her into the air and toss her right back onto the mattress.
Cover her with my body.
Slide into that wet pussy.
And rut her for fucking days.
“You’re stunning,” I whisper, feeling the need to say something. Compliment her somehow. Worship her.
My words feel… dull. Not powerful enough.
“The most gorgeous woman I’ve ever seen,” I add, striving to make it better. Striving andfailing. “You’re like a goddess.” Which sounds like a really stupid pickup line.
I wince.
“I’m fucking all this up,” I mutter and run my fingers through my hair. “Let’s just go shower.”
I turn toward the door, then spin around in the direction of her bathroom because we should probably go there. Although, I have no idea what soap is in there.
Actually, no, I do know what’s in there since I ordered it.
What the fuck is wrong with me?
I’m thirty-seven fucking years old. I know how to talk to women. Especially naked ones.
Granted, it’s been a while.
But still.
I kissed her not even fifteen minutes ago.
And now I’m basically running to a distraction so I can hide from the mortification inspired by my ridiculous commentary.
“Johan,” she calls after me, causing me to pause on the threshold.
I take a deep breath—which fills my senses with the delicious scent of brown sugar and honey—and look at her over my shoulder. “Yeah?”
“You’re stunning, too.” Her eyes roam over me with interest. “And also one of the most gorgeous men I’ve ever met.”
Fuck, I love her.A thought that sounds more like Noah than me. But fuck it.
I rotate to move toward her, no longer giving a shit about the shower, and pull her into my arms to kiss her.
