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propped on his knee. There was no easy way to do this. It was obvious he was taunting me. Well then, we could both play this game.
    I took one last deep breath as I hung the damp towel back on the rack and finger combed my hair. I stepped into his line of sight and watched his reaction. A flare heated his gaze before he was able to school his expression back to neutral. At least I wasn’t the only one suffering this morning.
    “Feeling better?”
    I smiled as I answered, “You have no idea. What’s for breakfast?”
    As I turned and made my way across to the island, he did indeed have breakfast all laid out. My shower must have taken longer than I realized because he’d found the time to make French toast, slice apples and oranges from the fridge and lay the table. The aroma of the food made my stomach grumble reminding me it had already been several hours since I’d last eaten anything.
    Cade came up behind me and pulled out one of the stools that surrounded the island and offered me the seat, then sat himself next to me.
    “I must say Pay, you smell delicious.”
    His fingers reached for my damp hair, and he ran them through my lengths, ending at the middle of my back. Tingles chased the trail his fingers left raising goose bumps on my skin. The air crackled with electricity... Supercharged.
    “Can we talk?”
    His voice was much deeper than I’d ever heard it. Both of us were under the strain of the pull between us. As I turned to face him and nodded, there was no doubt in my mind that all of my well-thought out arguments as to why I should not test my friendship with Cade were useless. Before this day ended, I knew I would be much more intimately acquainted with Cade.

Chapter 6

    The deep chocolate brown of his eyes pierced me. My heart beat stuttered before beating even more quickly, my pulse throbbed in my neck. I swallowed the anxiety bubbling up inside me, whatever was going to happen this was Cade. Not some stranger.
    “Pay, do you remember what happened last night?”
    I lowered my eyes to the table unable to meet his gaze while he asked me questions. After all, he thought I was drunk. This could be the perfect chance to pretend nothing happened. One tiny word and everything could go back to the way things were. But the smoldering heat in his eyes would still be there, as well as the breakfast he’d cooked and me in my silk robe. No. No more lying.
    “Yes Cade. I remember everything.”
    I peeked at him from the side to gauge his reaction. A hint of a smile curved his lips.
    “Why didn’t you answer my texts?”
    “Isn’t it obvious? I was trying to avoid this.”
    “Why Pay? Didn’t you feel something last night? Because if you don’t feel for me the way I feel for you, I will stop right now. This will be the last time I mention anything more than friendship between us.”
    He urged his chair closer in my direction and leaned against the island. His large body hovered next to me sucking out all the air in my lungs. When his fingers touched my chin to turn my face towards him, energy coursed through me settling at the apex of my thighs. His hand trailed lower until he covered my throat with his palm.
    “Are you scared or aroused Pay? Because I think you’re aroused, and I would love nothing more than to spend the rest of today discovering every delectable inch of your body and making you scream for me. Starting now.”
    The words seared my brain and caused my body to clench with desire. In all of the wildest dreams, I offered myself I didn’t imagine this. His hand released my throat, and his fingers followed the path of the collar of my robe. With painful slowness, he edged lower teasing the skin beneath his touch.
    “You’re not talking Pay.”
    “I can’t…can’t think like this Cade.”
    “Stop thinking Pay. Thinking had you run from me last night. I want you to feel. Can you feel the connection between us? Believe me; I know exactly what to do with you. I’ve had a very long time