“Hey.” Dante’s voice startles me.
I sit up and wipe my eyes, giving him a smile. “Hey.”
“I take it one of your guys has found you?” Madison asks.
“Yes.” My gaze never leaves him as he crosses the room to sit beside me on the bed.
“We’ll talk later. I’ll text you some times. Take care. Don’t forget the Epsom salt.”
“Thanks.” I put the phone down as the call disconnects.
Dante reaches out and brushes a tear from my cheek. “How are you, pip?”
“Good.” I brush away the other tears and glance over at him. “I guess you drew the short straw.”
“We wrestled for the honor.”
My mouth drops open and closes. My eyes narrow on him. “Really?”
He chuckles. “No, pip. We talked it over. You and me, pip. We can sleep in here or in my room if you want.”
Madison said she goes to their rooms. Maybe that makes sense to keep things separate. Even if it’s a new bed, this still feels like Tom’s room. And there’s something wrong about fucking his best friends in his room. Drew, though, I don’t have an issue with fucking in Tom’s bed. Pretty sure Tom fucked at least one of his girlfriends in my room.
“Can we go to yours?”
Dante smiles and cups my cheek. “Of course. Do you want pajamas?”
“Do I need pajamas?” I arch an eyebrow.
“Purely your comfort level, pip.” He stands and reaches his hand out for me.
When I take it, something slips into place inside me and all the questioning I did falls away. At least for tonight. I know exactly where I’m sleeping and who I’m sleeping with. I’ve slept with Dante before. Practically on top of him. My cheeks heat.
Peabody watches us from the pillows as I quickly grab clean panties and a nightgown.
Dante snaps his fingers and Peabody stands and trots to the end of the bed. “Let’s go, Peabody.”
Peabody jumps down and follows Dante out the door and across to his room. When Dante opens his door, Peabody wanders in and settles on a doggie bed.
“You didn’t have a doggie bed before.” It spills out of my mouth before I can think it through.
Dante chuckles and ushers me into the bathroom. “Spied on me?”
“I took a peek.” I shrug and glance around. “What are we doing?”
He reaches into the shower and turns on the water. “Taking a shower, pip. We don’t have to do hair, but we should clean up a little.”
He opens a drawer. “You can use any of these.”
Hair ties and clips fill the drawer, but that makes sense for Dante. He pulls his hair into a quick bun and I do the same. While I’m winding my hair up, he undresses. My insides heat with every inch of skin he reveals.
Every inch of him is sculpted muscles. There’s some small scars here and there, but overall he’s perfect. And so fucking large.
I just got fucked on the couch. I should not be this horny. Right? This can’t be normal.
When he finishes, he closes in on me. My breath stalls as he helps me take off my shirt and jeans. Then he strips me of my bra and panties.
“We need to get some sleep for work tomorrow.” He pulls me into the shower and hands me a shower pouf. Then he puts soap on it. I just stare at it for a moment like I’ve completely forgotten how to shower.