Rolling her eyes, she pushed on his shoulder. “Let me up.”

“Only if you come right back.”

“I’ll come right back.”

“Because you want another stupendous orgasm.”

She pinched his rear—hard—and got him to move, groaning as he withdrew from her. That was when she realized he was hard again.

His sheepish grin made her smile. “I can’t help if he thinks you’re ridiculously sexy.”

Trying not to think about his eyes on her ass, Erin went into the bathroom and closed the door, needing a moment alone to contend with the emotional firestorm unfolding inside her. It had been a stupendous orgasm, but more than that, the connection she’d shared with him had been unlike anything she’d experienced before, not to mention the laughter afterward. She laughed more with him than with any guy she’d ever known, except her brother.

Toby would’ve liked him. She had no doubt whatsoever about that. Her brother had disliked most of the guys she’d dated, including Mitch, whom he’d declared not good enough for her. That comment had led to one of the few really heated fights she and Toby had ever had, the last time she ever saw him, no less. He and Slim… They would’ve been the best of friends.

After using the facilities, she washed her face and brushed her hair before putting on the robe that hung on the back of the bathroom door. She tied it tight around her waist and opened the door. He was lying on his side, watching for her. At some point, he’d disposed of the condom, and her eyes were immediately drawn to the fact that he was still hard.

She went to her side of the bed to stretch out next to him.

“What’s up with this?” he asked, tugging at the knot at her waist.

“I was cold.”

“I can warm you up a lot faster than a robe can.” He untied the knot and pushed open the front of the robe. “Sit up.”

Erin did as he asked and let him slide the robe from her shoulders and then draw her into his warm embrace under the comforter.

“There. Isn’t that better?”

It felt so damned good to be held by him, to breathe in his alluring scent, to feel his chest hair under her cheek, his whiskers rubbing against her forehead and his hard cock against her belly. She loved it all.

“You okay?”

“Uh-huh.”

“Don’t be shy around me, Erin. I love the way you look, and I love looking at you. You’ve got nothing at all to be shy about. You’re gorgeous and sexy, and I want to see you.”