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feeling.
    ‘Please, Kira.’
    I let go of her wrist and slide an arm around her, pulling her against me, kissing her long and slow. I want to kiss her like this all night; no sleep, just sex and kissing. And she can charge me what the hell she likes, I don’t care, I just want her to stay. I want to know she’s there, should we happen to fall asleep, and if we do, I want to wake up and know she’s still with me.
    She pulls back from me, but her eyes are still locked with mine. ‘It’s a thousand pounds for overnight.’
    I reach out to brush a strand of hair from her eyes. ‘Only if you’re sure…’
    ‘A thousand pounds, Neal. You’re the one who needs to be sure.’
    She’s reverted back to that businesslike manner, but I know that’ll pass, or she wouldn’t be agreeing to stay. ‘I heard. And that’s fine, but I really don’t want to talk about the money anymore.’
    ‘If it wasn’t for the money I wouldn’t be staying.’
    And I know she doesn’t mean that. She doesn’t. She’s trying to put up barriers but I can see past them.
    ‘Take the dress off, Kira.’
    I keep my mouth close to hers as I murmur the words, and I feel her shiver as I say them. She wants this as much as I do, but she’s frightened. So am I. More frightened than I’m ever gonna admit.
    ‘Let’s get back to work, baby. OK?’
    I smile a slow smile, and she’s back. She’s smiling too. Kira Blu, the woman I’m going to spend the night with. The first woman I’ve spent an entire night with in a long time; the first woman I’ve wanted to spend an entire night with.
    I watch as she slips the dress back off, but still leaves her boots on, and I’m ready again. All over again. I’m gonna play with this girl until she begs for mercy. And then I’m gonna play with her some more.
    And I know I’m in trouble.
    I just don’t fucking care.
     
     
    Kira
     
    I’ve broken the most important rule in my own book. I don’t do overnights. I never have done. I’ve never wanted to. My stance on those is the same as kissing – it’s too personal, too intimate. But I’ve already crossed that line with Neal. I just panicked, when I heard him say the words; words I think, deep down, I wanted to hear him say. I panicked. Everything about tonight has made me panic. But I want to stay. I do. I want to stay here, in this dangerous bubble of confusion and lust and… I want to stay.
    Tomorrow’s another day.
    I’m going to enjoy tonight.

Four
     
    Kira
     
    My whole body aches, every muscle feels like it’s been used over and over again until it’s been worn down to nothing. I can barely find the energy to turn my head, but I want to look at him. I want to see if he’s still as ridiculously handsome this morning as he was last night.
    I carefully move onto my side so I face him, and he’s still asleep, which makes me smile. Those beautiful eyes of his are closed, his dark hair all messed-up and falling down over his forehead. Yeah. He still looks so fucking good.
    I want to reach out and touch him, but I don’t want to wake him, not yet. I have so little time left with him now, and I just want to take him in; live every last moment of this fantasy before reality takes over, and both our lives carry on as they were before last night.
    Slipping quietly out of bed I head into the bathroom, quickly pee and brush my teeth, and run a brush through my tangled hair. I don’t look too bad, considering everything that went on over the course of a crazy night of sex and, well, more sex. So much sex. No wonder my body aches. I might have to take a few days off to recover from this.
    ‘You still look incredible, even after everything I did to you.’
    I turn around and smile at him. He’s standing in the doorway, leaning against the doorpost, naked and gorgeous and I want him. One last time.
    ‘You don’t look so bad yourself,’ I whisper as I walk over to him. I haven’t bothered to put any clothes on either. I don’t see the point.