Page 106 of Forbidden Billionaires: Vol. 10

I shrugged. "I haven't been in one for a while.

It's a lot smaller than mine was." I looked at the collage of pictures on her bulletin board.

She looked younger in several of them, probably pictures of her in high school with old friends.

There were also some pictures of her and Melissa around campus.

"You're quite popular." I smiled at her.

She laughed. "No, not really."

"Why do you always put yourself down like that?" I reached for her hand. "Don't you see how wonderful you are?"

"No one else sees me the way that you do."

"All I see is you."

Her throat made that adorable squeaking noise.

I looked over her shoulder. My sweater was on her bed. "Do you always make a habit of sleeping with clothing that you've stolen from people?" I lifted my sweater.

Her face flushed. "Just you."

"Just me." I traced my index finger along her jaw line. I wanted to kiss her again, but I wasn’t sure that’s what we needed. We just needed a moment of peace. Quiet. "This past week has been exhausting.”

"Then maybe we should take a nap."

I smiled. That actually sounded perfect.

"As you wish." I pulled my tie loose, unbuttoned my dress shirt, and laid both on top of my suit jacket. I slowly unhinged my belt and pulled it free, very aware of Penny’s eyes on me.

I sat down in her chair and leaned over to unlace my shoes.

I kicked them off, along with my socks, and stepped out of my dress pants.

I was standing in a dorm room in just my boxers.

When was the last time that had happened?

I folded my pants and draped them on the back of the chair.

She just stared.

"Are you going to join me?" I asked with a smile.

She quickly undid her pants, slid them down her legs, and pulled off her black t-shirt. She was left in a simple pair of panties and a bra. And she looked seductive as hell.

I picked up the pint of ice cream from her desk and took a bite as my eyes grazed over her body. "Delicious.” But I wasn’t talking about the ice cream. I was talking about her. “Get in bed." I popped the lid on the ice cream and put it back into the freezer.

She climbed into bed and I joined her. The twin bed was barely long enough for me and definitely too small for both of us together.

But I didn’t care. I just wanted to be wrapped up in her.

I rested my head on the pillow and stared at her in silence for a few minutes.

Her lying beside me felt so normal and so comforting.

I took a long, slow breath. If she wasn’t tired, I could think of a million different things I’d rather do with her than sleep.

"What are you thinking?" I whispered.

"That I'm not that tired." She moved closer and wrapped her legs around me.

"I thought you wanted to nap." I ran my fingers through her hair, pushing it away from her face.

"Not anymore."

"Thank God." I pulled her to me and placed a kiss on her lips.

***

I blinked and slowly opened my eyes. I must have fallen asleep with Penny in my arms. I hadn’t slept this well since she’d been in my bed with me. I hadn’t really slept at all since then.

She was smiling down at me, her fingers tracing the side of my neck.

I was glad I wasn’t the only one having trouble keeping my hands to myself. "Hey,” I said and smiled.

"Hey, yourself."

"Were you watching me sleep?" I wasn’t sure why, but the idea made me so happy. She was as infatuated with me as I was with her.

"Mhm. Not in a creepy way, though."

I laughed. "I didn't think it was creepy until you said that it wasn't. Now I'm not so sure." I reached out and tucked a strand of hair behind her ear.

"Did you sleep well?"

"Your bed is extremely uncomfortable." She needed to spend more time in mine. I was pretty sure I could find a way to rectify this situation.

"You get used to it."

I raised my left eyebrow. Yeah right. "But I do find it easy to fall asleep next to you. You're the only person that seems to be able to make me relax." My hand lazily wandered down her back and landed on her perfect ass.

She laughed. "Melissa is going to be back soon."

"Did you want me to stay and introduce myself?"

"I don't really want you to leave, but I think it's better if I tell Melissa alone."

"Are you kicking me out?" I smiled at her.

"It's nothing personal."

I kissed the tip of her nose and got up.

As much as I didn’t want to leave, telling her friend in private was the better move.

This situation was complicated. Penny wrapped the covers around her as I started to get dressed.

When I put on my shirt, she got up and slowly buttoned it for me.

God she was sexy. After buttoning one of the last buttons, she pulled my collar and brought my mouth to hers.

"You're making it hard for me to leave," I whispered against her lips.

She laughed and let go of my collar. I finished getting dressed as she pulled on her clothes too. As I knotted my tie, I looked around her room again. I spotted the roses I’d sent her in the trash. "Not a fan of roses?"

"Oh I am. It was just that a domineering professor gave them to me. Or else I would have loved them."

I laughed. She loved that I was domineering. "Before I leave, let me see your phone."

She grabbed it off her desk and handed it to me. I changed my contact information to James in her phone and handed it back to her. Professor Hunter in her phone? It had been a ridiculous thing for her to do. But it was also kinky as hell, and I couldn’t be mad about that.

"I thought I wasn't supposed to call you James in private?"

No, you’re not, baby. "Apparently your phone isn't private."

She bit her lip. If she kept doing that, I’d be on top of her again in a few minutes. I rubbed my thumb along her lower lip to stop her from biting it and gave her a small smile.

"My girlfriends usually call me James."

"That makes it sound like you have more than one girlfriend right now. Am I one of several?"

"Dozens."

She lightly nudged my shoulder.

"No, just you, Penny." Only you. I grabbed my suit jacket and draped it over my shoulder. "Let me know how your conversation with Melissa goes."

"I will." She wrapped her arms around my neck and kissed me again. "I'll text you later, James."

My name sounded almost as good as Professor Hunter on her lips. Almost.