“So, you agree that I should get ice cream every day. I mean, ideally I should get it for breakfast cause that way I’ll start off the day happy, see?”
“Oh, I see.”
By now all she had on was a soft pair of yoga pants. She was half-naked in front of him. Not that he hadn’t seen her fully naked, but now that she knew what he could do to her body it felt like she wanted him constantly.
A small shiver worked through her.
“Cold?” He narrowed his gaze. How did he notice so much? She’d always felt the cold more than most others. Not that her shiver was entirely about the outside temperature. It had more to do with her reaction to him.
He moved away and turned up the thermostat.
“Don’t want my little one getting cold. You tell Daddy if you need the heat up more.”
She knew he didn’t need it as warm as she did. “You’ll get hot, Daddy.”
He raised an eyebrow. “Then I’ll just have to start stripping off some clothes, won’t I?”
Okay, she was not averse to that idea.
“Your comfort comes first, princess.” He pulled off her pants, leaving her completely naked before grabbing the nightie and pulling it over her head.
He blew another raspberry on her tummy.
“Daddy!” she screeched with laughter. “Stop!”
A wicked glint filled his eyes. “Hmm, I don’t really feel like stopping. I like hearing you beg me.”
Those words sent more heat through her body. She could see herself begging him to touch her, taste her, make her his.
Before she could rein that feeling in, he had her nightie on. Covering her. And a surge of disappointment filled her.
“Zeke?” she asked, moving back into adult mode.
“Yes, princess?”
“Don’t you want to have sex with me?”
Well, okay. She hadn’t meant to just blurt it out like that. But now that she had she really had to know the answer. Because, he’d brought her to orgasm several times and hadn’t once made any move beyond that. Did he want her to reciprocate? Did he want to have sex with her?
He pulled her up so she sat on the bed then he crouched in front of her and took her hands in his. She swallowed heavily. Okay, maybe she didn’t want to hear this.
“I want to be inside you so badly, sometimes it’s all I can think of. I swear every time I’m around you, I’m hard. I’m starting to worry I’m going to do myself damage.” He winked to let her know he was joking. “But I’m waiting, because I’m going to make love to you when you are completely mine.”
Her eyes widened. Seriously? But that was never going to happen. A sharp pang of regret and sadness filled her. What would it be like to have Zeke all the time?
To be worthy of his love?
She moved her gaze from his. “But what about you? I mean, I’ve felt your, umm. . .”
“My erection?”
She went bright red. “Yep.” She closed her eyes in mortification.
“Eden, look at me. Look at me.”
She knew he wouldn’t move until she did what he said, so she opened her eyes and stared at him.
“Have you ever had sex, princess?”