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Don’t tell me you’re going to take the sofa. It’s barely long enough to accommodate me, never mind
you.’ She waved a hand at me.
I shrugged again. ‘There’s an air mattress around here somewhere. Or I can use the sleeping bag.
I’ll be fine.’
She didn’t answer, but her gaze swung to the bed and she approached it. A smile playing over full,
sensual lips, she sat down and dragged her fingers over the comforter. I bit back a groan, locked my knees as a punch of lust knocked the breath out of me. I wanted those fingers on my body, caressing me.
Before things got out of control, I waved at the door. ‘You want to continue the tour?’
‘It’s more or less a two-room cabin, isn’t it?’
‘Yep. The bathroom’s next door, and I have a darkroom downstairs next to the pantry, but yes, that’s about it.’
Her eyes stayed on mine. ‘That’s all I need to know, thanks.’
‘Okay.’ I turned towards the door.
Her voice, firm, sexy, minus the icy disdain, stopped me. ‘Jensen?’
I looked over my shoulder. ‘Yes?’
‘Apology accepted.’
Another knot unravelled inside me, disconcerting me as much as the smile that took me by surprise.
I wasn’t going to examine either right now. ‘Great,’ I said. ‘Coffee will be ready in five minutes.’
Before I did something else insane, like beg her for another kiss, I hurried down the stairs and
crossed the living room into the kitchen. I busied myself measuring coffee beans into the coffee-maker
—another perk I’d allowed myself—while ignoring the noises from the bathroom and thoughts of a
wet, naked Graciela. The coffee was brewing when I heard her footsteps behind me. I turned, unable
to help myself.
My breath flattened in my lungs.
Dammit. She was fucking gorgeous.
Black leggings showcased long, shapely legs and feminine hips. Above that, a waist-skimming grey
cashmere sweater, designed in a wide-necked sexy way to reveal one shoulder, left a creamy expanse
of flesh I couldn’t help but devour with my eyes as she moved towards me. ‘Why the bedroom
upstairs?’
‘What?’ I forced my brain to track.
‘Why not attach a bedroom to the living room downstairs?’ she elaborated.
‘To conserve space. The initial plan was to make it one big room, get a big sofa that converts to a bed to use when I needed it, but I realised I’d need to make room for a bathroom down here too. I