He smiled at her and took a few steps toward her until he stood in front of her. He cupped her chin in one hand. “I know what you meant. I was going to tell you how pretty you looked.”
“Really?” she asked, skeptical.
“One thing you need to learn right now is that I will never lie to you.”
Her neck was starting to get sore from looking up at him so long. “Okay.” She didn’t know what else to say.
“Get into bed. I’m going to take a shower.”
She nodded and watched him walk away.
When he walked out a few minutes later, she hadn’t realized she’d been standing looking out the window in a daze.
“Why aren’t you in bed?”
She turned to look at him, gasped, and froze. “Sweet Mary, mother of God,” she yelled.
He burst out laughing.
All he had on was a pair of black shorts, and when she thought he was muscular with a blue button-down shirt and black dress pants on, seeing him nearly naked was incredible. Every muscle was stark and stood out. The thing called a six-pack was an eight on him. His thighs were big, and one was easily the size of her waist.
“How did you get so big?”
He shrugged. “I work out about every day.”
“You do more than the treadmill. Do you lift weights?”
“Yes, baby. I’m in security. I have to be strong.”
“You don’t have to be hulk strong,” she said dryly.
He snorted. “Get in bed.”
She started pacing instead. Her mind was racing again. “Can I have a pillow and blanket?” she asked as she walked past him.
“Why?”
“To sleep on the sofa.”
“You’re sleeping in the bed,” he told her.
“Where will you sleep?”
“In bed with you.”
She stopped and stared at him. “Like together?” she screeched.
He grunted and turned off the overhead light.
She noticed he had tightly shut the drapes to keep the streetlights out, adjusted the air conditioner, and turned on one of the small lamps on the nightstand.
“Yes. Together.”
“Should we be doing that?”
“Baby, what do you think is going to happen? I’m not going to try anything. I know we just met, and I know it’s a lot to ask, but I want you to feel comfortable with me.”
She started pacing again.