lf at him with reckless determinatio

eiress? Well, now this

Hepburn tonight-but who knew he'd get k

nt... yeah, this was

didn't resist at all. His arms reached out

heat and hormones instantly

zily, a heat rising t

d been more PG than a drama on public TV. A few casual han

ext between a

clothe

ed at Lancelot's shirt like her life depended on it, climbed o

es darkened, stormy and unreadable. He i

clumsily, glancing up fr

ore intense now-deep,

nded him so much of a li

above a whisper. Her cheeks were flushed, her breathing uneven

umbling, her nerves were frayed

d fell steadily in the dim light, sculpted like something out of a dream. T

s for her already-frazzled state. Reaching out, he gently covered her eyes

ke silk over steel, "you just stirr

fought it with sheer willpower. Until now. Until she, trembling and bold,

stopped

. The air shifted with them. The half-spoken question on her lips was

said something. But all she could do was cling to him, arms instinctively wrapping around h

skin against warm skin-s

hand finding her waist with quiet posses

e he had all the time in the world

d between them-it w

soft rustle of sheets. A slow, dangerous heat smoldered in the

of them was

*

ext m

aring at the still-sleeping Lancelot on the bed, her p

She was going to find those peo

p brutal. Zero gentlene

n't the time to

atched a nearby cup and splashe

awake im

ed slightly as they locked onto her face-still h

gaze, but she quickly straightened her nec

he hell did you do

unhurriedly. Pulling on his clothes with a casual grace, he grab

thi

ou can get away with it just because we slept toget

ghtly. With a cough and arms clutching her cl

nna just walk

and looking down with obvious a

me here, and jumped me. Should I be calling the c

turned an ugly

dad since when is he such a jerk

she clenched her fi

after sleeping with me, you actually have the guts to blame me for it? S

ously close to his face, h

shimmered with

do you sug

e and walk away? No way. I'm not one of those

t didn't even blin

froze on

hreatening to release fake footage, blackmailing him i

.. just agree

y. Let's register now. You pick th

Lucas's. I'm still waiting for them to knee

ould stop herself. The moment they did, s

ell did sh

t heard the outburst at all.

essed-let's go get tha

, got

ng her shirt as if afraid he'd suddenly change his mind. Sh

o himself watching

eally reminded

y he went along w