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Yes, I think that’ll work. I use the restroom, turn on the shower and run the cool water until it turns warm, strip off my dress, and step into the steam, letting the water work my back before I lather up in the fancy lavender soap that’s affixed to the wall. The aroma is so nice. I close my eyes and tip my head back, letting the water soak me as I avoid all thoughts of Carson.
I don’t know why I let my head go back to this place so regularly. I know he’s off limits. I know he wants nothing to do with me. But still, I can’t stop myself from wanting him. His big,rough hands. His deep voice in my ear. His weight against my frame.
Damn it!
I sigh as a warm emptiness rumbles through me. My clit has been throbbing all day, and as I wash between my legs, I’m still a sticky mess. I consider rubbing one out to get the urges out of my system, but I don’t trust my balance in this slippery tile shower. Besides that, I should probably get my feet up. They’re getting more swollen the longer I stand.
Twisting off the knob, I step from the shower, wrap myself in the robe hanging behind the door, then towel dry my hair before walking out into the cool room, steam accompanying me as I leave.
Carson sits on the bed with his legs up, the remote in his hand, his jeans hanging on the back of the chair. He took no time getting relaxed.
Why is he hotter like this? Maybe it’s because he has his pants off? That’ll usually do it.
“You okay?” His tone is low and concerned.
“Yeah. Sorry to steal the bathroom. One thing led to another and all of the sudden I was in the shower.”
He laughs. “I think I’ll jump in quick, too. You hungry?”
I glance down at my phone. It’s only seven o’clock. “Yeah, but I don’t feel like getting dressed again. You want to order a pizza?”
“Sounds perfect. I’ll have whatever you’re having.” He disappears behind the bathroom wall, and I glance down at my phone. I missed a call from my friend Kelly. I should let her know I’m okay.
Kelly’s been my rock throughout the pregnancy, and I know she’s worried. I dial her number and pull up the website for the closest pizza shop while it rings.
“Hey,” she answers right away, “what’s up? I figured I’d have heard from you by now.”
“Sorry. It’s been a busy day, and I didn’t want to be on my phone the whole time we were driving. We’re in now, though. How are you?”
I put a large pepperoni pizza in the cart with a dozen wings, extra crispy.
“Ugh… shitty,” she groans. “I’ve got to clean out Mom’s house soon, which means I’m headed out to Rugged Mountain.”
“All roads really do lead back there.” I laugh nervously. “Sorry about your mom. I know it’s not easy.”
She sighs. “It’s time. I’m okay. I just don’t like being back there. Too many ghosts, ya know?”
My brother and I traveled to Rugged Mountain all the time for the rodeo. That’s where I met Kelly. That’s where a lot of out of towners meet. The plan was to meet a cowboy, though Kelly is much better than a rodeo boy ever could’ve been. She listens to me, gives a damn about what I’m saying, and she understands things about me that I’m pretty sure no cowboy could.
“I do know,” I say, adding drinks to the pizza cart. “I’ll be back in a couple of days, and I can help.”
She laughs under her breath. “Yeah, I’m hoping to be done with this in a couple of days. The last thing I want to do is run into people.”
I bite my lip as I press order on the screen. “Who is this man you’re worried about running into? He must be good.”
I swear I can hear her eyes roll. “What makes you think it’s a man?”
“Is it a man?”
She hesitates. “Yes, it’s a man. A man I don’t need to be running into anymore. I’m thirty-two years old. I need to let old flames go and move on, not see them and reignite things thatwould never work.” Her words sound like advice she doesn’t know she’s giving me.
“You are being insanely cryptic about this mystery man.”
“Yup! Life is weird.”
“You have to give me more than that. You know I’m over here crushing on Carson.”
“How’s that going, by the way?”
