He was used to working on the fly in business, making split second decisions, deciding what would be bought and sold.
But this wasn’t business. It was something else.
“I’m going to have a long hot shower now, or perhaps a bath,” Bree said.
Their bags were following by road and should arrive in an hour or two.
“You’ll find everything you need in the bathroom,” he said. “I’ll get going and see to some refreshments.”
She walked towards the en suite bathroom and closed the door behind her. He heard the shower running and closed his eyes briefly as he thought of her in the bathroom. She’d be peeling off her clothes, slipping her tee shirt off, unfastening her bra.
He knew exactly what her breasts would look like even though he’d never seen them. Full and shapely, they would fit into the palm of his hand perfectly, overflowing his hands ever so slightly. It wasn’t so much that her breasts were large as her frame was petite, making her breasts seem larger than they were.
Then she’ d unzip her pants and hook her thumbs into the waistband to pull them down.
Meanwhile she probably had no idea he was still standing in her room imagining her naked.
Conrad turned abruptly and headed into the lounge for a long cold drink, determined to shake that woman off, if only for a while. He had a coupl e of phone calls to make and decided to get them out of the way first, using one of the satellite phones. Mobile phones were useless in such a remote location.
Fifteen minutes or so passed and he grabbed a refreshments tray from an attendant, taking it into Bree’s room himself. He bent over to place it on the coffee table, then turned as he heard the bathroom door open. The patter of Bree’s footsteps followed.
A look of surprise washed over her face. “Have you been here all this time?”
“No, but I thought you’d want something to eat after the trip. Not to mention a cold drink.”
Stunned by the vision in front of him, Conrad was amazed that words could come out of his mouth.
He’d told the staff to make sure the bathroom was stocked with toiletries and whatever else a woman would require but he’d expected her to come out in a large shapeless towelling gown. He was sure that was all he’d seen in the bathrooms the last time he’d been here.
Instead Bree looked sumptuous in an ivory satin gown with a matching sash. The gown hung from her petite shoulders, following the contours of her breasts, their gentle sway accentuated by the shine of the satin.
Having just come out of a hot shower into the humid tropical air of the room, there was no way she could be cold yet there was no denying what he saw, her nipples clearly protruding through the gown.
The sash clinched her slender waist while the robe slipped over the curve of her hips, falling full length down to the ground. Yet having so much of her body covered only made her more alluring. The soft satin slipped over her thighs, clinging to them as she glided closer to him, her painted pink toes reaching towards him.
His eyes slowly travelled the length of her legs and back over the curve of her waist and he was painfully aware that beneath the gown she was naked.
Magnificently, wonderfully naked.
One little tug on the sash and the gown would be easily parted, her most intimate secrets exposed. Then he had only to slide it from her shoulders and it would slip down into a pool at her legs.
His erection strained against his pants. He was fully clothed but Bree was one step away from being completely naked.
He couldn’t remember the last time he’d felt this way. Not with Sophie. At least he didn’t think so. They’d gone out for a couple of years and had even become engaged though that’d been more her idea than his. He didn’t know what he’d been thinking. Had she driven him wild like this while standing fully covered before him? Never.
As if to snap him out of his reverie, Bree planted her hands on her hips.
“Do you always stare