“I said that because I wanted you to know, not because I’m trying to pressure you.”

“I want you to know… I feel so much for you, and I’m trying to process it all and to figure out what to do about it.”

“That’s more than enough for me. Take all the time you need. I’m not going anywhere.”

“Except Florida.”

“And you’re welcome to visit any time you want, or better yet, move there to live with me for the rest of the winter.” He nudged her ass with his erection. “Then we could do this any time we wanted.” Cupping her breast, he punctuated his point by lightly pinching her nipple.

She pushed back against him, which he took as a green light for more.

Slim released her hand and began kissing his way down her back, intending to kiss every soft inch of her. He’d do whatever it took to make her see that they were meant to be.

Erin was completely sex drunk by the time they walked hand in hand back to the hospital later that afternoon. She’d done what she could with the small amount of makeup she carried in her purse to hide the razor burn on her chin and on her neck. The swollen lips, however, were impossible to hide.

“I bet I look like a well-used floozy,” she muttered under her breath as they waited for the elevator.

He tugged her in closer to him with his arm tight around her shoulder. “You look beautiful.”

“Said the man who had sex four times in three hours.”

“Shhh, don’t tell everyone.”

Since there was no one around to hear them, she elbowed his ribs, making him grunt with laughter.

“And PS, that was all because of you. I’ve never done anything like what we just did with anyone else.”

“Neither have I,” she said, looking up at him and noticing his lips were rather swollen, too. “I’ve never once, in my entire life, checked into a hotel without luggage.”

“What do you think of it?”

“I think it’s something everyone should do at least once.”

“Or at least four times.”

Erin was still laughing when the elevator deposited them on her dad’s floor.

Slim gave her a light tap on the ass. “Get yourself together before we have to face your parents.”

She managed to find some composure but was still wearing a happy, dopey grin when they walked into the room where her dad was napping and her mom was knitting. Mary Beth’s eyes lit up with pleasure at the sight of Slim. She put down her knitting needles and got up to hug him.

“What a nice surprise! I didn’t think we’d see you again for a while.”