I reach for him, for any part of him to cling to like a lifeline as the second wave slams into me. I pull at his glorious hair and his ears, his shoulders. I’m not sure I’ve ever maimed a guy while he went down on me before.

I roll away from him as my body quivers and I try to catch my breath. Heath chuckles and lets me loose this time. He lies beside me and wraps his arm around my waist.

I shiver at the contact. “Even that feels like I might get off another time.”

“Cuddle orgasms. I don’t think that’s a thing.”

“There’s nothing cuddly about you. Even your cuddles feel like foreplay.”

“Oh, it’s foreplay. It’s all foreplay.”

“I need like two minutes for my soul to float back inside of me and then it’s your turn.”

“Your soul floated away? Damn, girl, can I get that in a Yelp review?”

“Five orgasmic stars,” I mumble as I wiggle back against him and his thick erection. I must doze off because when I wake up it’s to Heath pulling on his T-shirt and answering the bedroom door. He talks so quietly I can’t make out who he is talking to or what they’re saying. He shuts the door and locks it and returns to bed.

“Who was that?”

“Rauthruss. They’re playing Xbox, asked if I wanted to join.”

“I haven’t made good on my end of the bargain yet.” I yawn again as I reach for him, which makes Heath chuckle.

He wraps me in his arms, and I tip my head up to look at him. “It’s okay. I’m getting used to you leaving me with blue balls.”

My jaw drops and he shakes his head. “I’m kidding, baby doll. Come on, I’ll distract them while you make a getaway.”

As I get to my feet, Mav’s deep voice shouts from the living room. I can’t make out his words, but it’s his presence that makes me pause. “Oh, crap. I totally forgot about helping Maverick with his literature class.”

“I’ll help him.”

“You’re gonna read aloud to him in that sexy British accent?” Swoon. Maybe I can stay for that.

“Don’t look at me like that Genevieve or I’ll never let you out of here.”

He goes first while I hide in his room, peeking out the crack of his mostly closed door. He calls for Rhett and then walks into the bathroom.

Rauthruss’s tone sounds confused as he asks why he’s going into the bathroom, but I don’t stick around to figure out what Heath says to keep him in there while I hurry out of the apartment.