Total pages in book: 41
Estimated words: 38048 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 190(@200wpm)___ 152(@250wpm)___ 127(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 38048 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 190(@200wpm)___ 152(@250wpm)___ 127(@300wpm)
Klaus shrugged.
“Guess it can’t hurt. Come on—let’s see.”
16
KELLI
Kelli followed him out of the bathroom, making sure the towel she had on was wrapped securely around her. Now that their intimate encounter was over, she found she was rather embarrassed by how she’d acted. She had always been loud when she orgasmed—a fact that irritated her ex to no end. Of course, it hadn’t been much of a problem while they were married because Mitch hardly ever made her come.
Well, Klaus certainly made you come, whispered a little voice in her head. He really seemed to love it, too.
The thought gave her a naughty little thrill, even though she was still kind of embarrassed about the way she’d acted. It really had been a long time since she’d touched herself so she’d had a lot of pent-up sexual frustration to deal with. And then the orgasm had been so intense she’d nearly fainted afterward—which had certainly never happened before.
But Klaus had taken it in stride, and he hadn’t gotten mad at her for being loud either, which was nice. Nothing spoiled sex like someone hissing, “Shhhh!” in your ear at the moment of climax, Kelli thought.
The bedroom, with its enormous bed, seemed nice and cozy. There was a fireplace in here too and the flickering flames were filling the room with a golden glow. It exuded a warm, sweet scent almost like cinnamon and some other spice she couldn’t name, though she liked it a lot.
“Hmm, it’s nice in here,” Kelli remarked, going to the closet at the far end of the room. “Let’s see if there’s anything in here for us…”
Inside she noticed that the closet smelled sweetly of cedar wood, which she loved. And sure enough, hanging on the rack were two sets of clothing that were clearly meant for herself and Klaus.
“I think these are yours,” she said, handing him the hanger with a pair of long, satin pajama pants. “And I guess these are mine.”
She frowned as she looked at what the cabin had provided. It was a lacy black silk negligee and a silk robe to go with it. Both of them were really short though—Kelli estimated they wouldn’t go past mid-thigh on her. And the lacy top of the negligee was practically see-through. Still, after what she and Klaus had just done in the shower, she supposed it didn’t matter if he could see her nipples peaking through the lace.
They changed quickly and left the damp towels in a hamper Kelli found in the corner—which she could have sworn wasn’t there a minute ago.
“Mmm, you look good in that little outfit,” Klaus murmured, looking her up and down.
Kelli felt a glow of satisfaction as she brushed her damp hair over one shoulder.
“You don’t look half bad yourself,” she remarked. In fact, he looked mouthwatering. The satin sleep trousers rode low on his hips, showing his muscular abs and broad, bare chest to perfection. Kelli still couldn’t believe that she’d touched him there—washed him there and everywhere else for that matter. Her nipples felt tight just thinking about it—almost as though she hadn’t come at all.
It was on the tip of her tongue to suggest that they just go to bed together…but she wasn’t sure how Klaus would feel about that. After all, he had mentioned earlier that they really shouldn’t be getting together because they were coworkers. And they had only done what they had in the bathroom so the cabin would let them out of the shower stall.
So she swallowed the impulse. Maybe something would happen later. For now, it was important to keep things light.
“Hey, how about a movie night?” she asked him. “There’s a screen in the living room—I wonder if they have anything decent to watch?”
“Depends on if the Questarions have entertainment vids or not, I guess,” Klaus said. “But sure, if they have some, I’m in.”
“Good! But first, we should look in the kitchen for a snack,” Kelli said.
He laughed.
“Hey—didn’t we just have gingerbread and ice cream and hot chocolate not that long ago?”
“Yes, but that was a while ago,” Kelli pointed out. “Besides, sexy times in the shower make me hungry.”
His golden eyes were suddenly half-lidded and a rumble of desire rose in his deep chest.
“Mmm, baby. You and me both,” he growled.
Kelli was almost sure he was going to kiss her again—and she wouldn’t have tried to stop him. But instead, he took her by the hand and drew her out of the bedroom.
“Come on—let’s see what they have,” he said.
17
KLAUS
Klaus couldn’t believe how comfortable he still felt around the diminutive little human. He had expected to feel guilty and awkward after their sexual encounter was over. Instead, he felt warm and relaxed and happy, truly happy for the first time in…how long?
Years, he thought. It’s been years since I felt this good. Not since Miranda died.