I internally groaned. I’d quite literally scared him out of the shower with that kiss, one that didn’t need to happen. No one was around to witness it. It wasn’t a show for anyone. And we were done with tonight’s… lesson.

I’d done it just because I wanted to.

Embarrassment licked at my neck, but panic rose on its heels at the thought of Clay leaving while I was in the shower. I didn’t know why, but I didn’t want him to go. Not yet.

“Clay!”

I grabbed the curtain and fisted it back just in time to see him wrapping his lower half in a towel. He turned, running a hand through his damp hair, the vision like a book cover and a Ralph Lauren ad all at once.

“Yeah?”

I swallowed. “Stay?”

A soft smile spread on his lips as he exhaled. “Yeah.”

I smiled back, hoping he saw the relief that brought me before I closed the curtain again. I slathered myself with body wash, careful as I cleansed between my legs, and cringing a bit at the red that rinsed down the drain when I did.

But once I was clean, the hot water running down my back, my body completely sated and sore… I covered my mouth with my hand, shaking my head as another smile bloomed like a rose on my swollen lips.

I had my first orgasm.

And all I could think was that I couldn’t wait for the next one.

Chapter Fifteen

Giana

The next morning, I hummed quietly to myself as I peeled up the edges of an omelet with my spatula, the first bit of the morning sun streaming through my apartment.

Clay was still asleep, his body comically too large for my bed. I snuck another look over my shoulder at his hair-dusted calf sticking out from under the covers and over the end of the mattress, one arm under his pillow, and bare back golden in the morning light. He was frowning even in his sleep, like he was studying game film.

I smiled to myself as I turned back to the stove, folding the omelet in the skillet.

He’d stayed the night.

We were both exhausted after the rainy game and our lesson, so not too long after our shower, we passed out. It was more comforting than I expected, having him there beside me as we both tried to stay awake through another episode of the documentary, but failed miserably. I watched him doze before giving myself permission to do the same.

I was happy he stayed.