A laugh forced it’s way out of her throat as well. She couldn’t help it. “You’re too much, you know that? A baby huh?”

Torrent nodded. He bobbed his eyebrows.

Candy laughed some more. “Next, you’ll be telling me that you are wearing a diaper under there and that you wet your bed.”

“No diaper but there is a wet spot”—he narrowed his eyes at her— “it’s not pee though.” He winked at her.

Heat suffused her cheeks and she looked back down at what she was doing.

“I’m only joking,” he said. Candy could hear him move and when she glanced up, he was in a sitting position.

“Would you like some coffee?”

Torrent nodded. “That would be nice. Two sugars, no milk.”

Candy nodded. This was so damned weird. Her hands shook a little and she spilled the milk trying to open it. “Shit!” She set the carton down and went to grab a cloth.

“Are you nervous, Candy?”

She cleaned up the mess and, after taking a deep breath, poured some milk into her cup and then into his. “Shit!” She growled as she poured the milk from his cup down the drain and rinsed the mug. Candy put her hands on her hips. “I guess I am.”

“Why?” he leaned against the back of the couch and folded both hands behind his head. His chest was a thing of utter beauty. Sculpted. Wide shoulders, pecs made for biting and abs of the likes she’d never seen before. The blanket was still bunched over his lap. Thank god!

“Um…” she realized she was staring and got to work finishing making their coffee. “I’ve never spent the night with a guy before, that’s all.”

He sat forward and folded his arms across his legs, clasping his hands somewhere in the middle. “You mean you’ve never spent the night with a male you haven’t had sex with before?”

“No.” She picked up his mug, and walked over and handed it to Torrent. “I’ve never spent the night with a guy before… ever.”

His eyes narrowed. “Never?”

She nodded. “I’ve had sex with quite a few guys so I’m not a virgin or anything… far from it,” she added. “But I’ve only ever had one boyfriend. I was still in school so sleepovers would’ve been frowned upon. We broke up when Evan went to college. He received a scholarship out of state. Long distance relationships don’t work and we were really young.” She paused. “It didn’t suit my lifestyle to have a boyfriend after that.” No sleep-overs were a part of her rules so she’d never stayed over with any of them either.

“Why not? You are a highly desirable female.”

“It’s a long story,” she mumbled.

“We have time. I need to meet with my pinnacle warriors but not until later this morning.”