not sick. But you’re not sick,
are you Lily?” His voice sounded rough, even to him. He took a step closer to
her. She flinched and made a lunge for a door across the hall. She was quick
and was through the door before he could reach it and turned to slam it in his
face. He stuck his boot in the door and gently forced it open not wanting to
hurt her.
She backed quickly to the center of the room clutching the
sides of her robe together. Her holding her robe so tightly together brought
to his attention she was naked underneath. He watched her in silence as the
towel in her hair slowly slid down to the floor. She didn't try to stop it.
He doubted she would ease the death grip on her robe to hide her hair.
She looked scared and he just pushed his way into her room
with an obvious hard on. Shit, he gritted his teeth and took a deep breath
trying to calm his body. He felt like he was burning alive. All he wanted was
to lay her down and taste every inch of her body before sinking into her so
deep she would never get out. Damn he wanted her, but she didn't seem to
realize this was attraction between them, not anger.
“I'm not going to hurt you, Lily. I just want to talk,” he
said taking another step.
She licked her lips nervously. “Please don't come any
closer,” she whispered.
He took another step closer and she took another step back.
The tension between them grew and he felt the hair on his neck stand up. If he
didn't say something to calm her down soon, she would lose it. He could
practically hear her nerves crackle. Words were not his strong suit. He knew
many other creative ways to get her to relax but he doubted she would be open
to that. Yet.
Lily wouldn't believe Sam just forced his way into her
room. And why wasn't she screaming bloody murder? His eyes changed to a darker
blue and he seemed to watch her like she was prey. His aggression had an
embarrassing effect on her body. Her breasts grew heavy and she felt a
slickness and throbbing between her thighs. Her stomach clenched and she
couldn't hold back a tiny moan. Oh God, what was wrong with her? She squeezed
her eyes shut and dropped her head forward.
“I promise I'm not going to hurt you, but I just can't leave
you alone,” his deep voice was strangely.... calming.
“Why?” she asked a desperately.
“Damned if I know,” he let out a rough breath and she
brought her head up in time to see him run a frustrated hand through his short
hair.
It made her feel a little better to know he was feeling out
of sorts too. Lily tried to reason with him. “Why don't you go home, Sam, I
don't need you to stay.”
His gaze sharpened on her face and her breath hitched when
he took another step closer. “I want to stay.”
She could feel his body heat from a few feet away. She kept
wondering what it would be like to press her body against him to ease the ache
she seemed to have lately. She pressed her thighs together and shuddered. She
turned her face away trying to shut him out.
“Lily,” he reached out and touched her cheek with strong,
calloused fingers. “So soft. I knew it would be.” His voice seemed to
vibrate through her body and she shivered again.
Would she be betraying herself if she rubbed her cheek
against his palm? She just wanted a little touch or caress. He stepped even
closer and touched his body to hers. The brush of his hard body made her
breathing speed up. Stepping away from him she groped behind her for the bed.
Needing to sit down before she fell since her legs turned to jelly. She rubbed
a hand over her face and then looked up at him from the foot of the bed. It took
about a second before she was aware she was eye level with his thick arousal.
Heat climbed from her toes to the roots of her hair. She scrambled up the bed
to put some space between them.
Sam’s hand snaked out and wrapped around her ankle. Her body
went liquid and