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“No wait,” I panicked. “I won’t be able to relax if you get in with me.”
He raised an eyebrow. “Really? Do I excite you?”
“No,” I said, but I was lying. I knew I was attracted to him, at least physically. I mean, who wouldn’t be? I had never had such an instant physical attraction to a man like this before. “It’s just, I thought you said I could have a few days to settle in?”
“Fine then, but I will get what I want soon enough.” He turned, grabbed my dirty clothes, and then walked out, closing the door behind him.
I reclined back in the water and could feel my muscles start to relax some. It had been quite a night. Who would have thought that just a few hours ago I was at home working through some paperwork and now I was lying in the bath of one of the richest and most powerful men in Australia?
***
“ROSE, ARE YOU ALRIGHT? You’ve been in there for half an hour.” I heard Nathan call out. Without waiting for an answer, he opened the door and walked straight in.
Most of the bubbles had disappeared, leaving large portions of my body exposed. Nathan’s eyes slowly followed their way from my toes all the way up to the milky whiteness of my chest. I knew he could see the soft curve of my breasts just above the bubbles, which were only just covering my most private parts. I was more than relieved that he still couldn’t get a decent look.
Painfully slow, his eyes travelled upwards to look into my eyes. “I just wanted to see if you were still here.”
I laughed a dry laugh. “I’m not going anywhere, Nathan. I won’t back out of a deal. I have no doubt that you would find me anyway, no matter where I went.”
“I would find you, Rose, no doubt.”
I sighed. “I want to get out. Can you at least turn around?”
I think since it was my first night, he did turn around and give me the privacy to towel off and slip his tee-shirt over my head. His shirt fit me like a nightie, coming to just above my knees. I refused to think about the fact that I had no underwear on.
“Alright, you can turn back around now.”
Nathan turned back to face me and I felt my pulse quicken. Boy, he looked amazing. Nathan must have had a shower in another part of the house, because he was standing there wearing a soft, white terry towel robe, his dark hair wet and slicked back from his face.
“I’m tired. I’m ready to go to sleep,” I said as I walked out of the bathroom and over to the bed. I couldn’t look him in the eyes. I busied myself pulling back the covers and I climbed in, a nervous flutter in my stomach.
Nathan walked over and turned the light off, leaving us in darkness. As he came back, he took off his robe and got into bed. After a few minutes my hand stretched out and accidentally touched him. I could tell by where I’d touched him that he was completely naked. I let out a shocked gasp.
“I can’t sleep with clothes on,” Nathan whispered, his voice husky. I could feel his breath on my face.
“But...” I tried to protest.
“But nothing, Rose. Goodnight.”
Within minutes I could hear his breath slow down and regulate to that of somebody in a comfortable and deep sleep. I only wished I could fall asleep that easily. It had been a big night and I was exhausted, but my body wouldn’t relax.
