Sean decided to look through his emails while he waited, so he sat in one of the chairs on the other side of the room and opened up his laptop.
Several minutes later, he looked up and almost groaned when the bathroom door opened.
He didn’t think she realized he could see about everything through the thin fabric of the nightgown, especially with the light behind her.
Fuck. “Are—” He cleared his throat. “Are you done, baby?”
“Yes.”
After closing down his computer, he set it on the table next to the chair, stood, and walked to her. He grasped her shoulders. “Go ahead and get in bed. I’ll be out in a few minutes.”
“Okay.” Ava pulled the comforter down and climbed in. She moved over to the far side and pulled the blanket up to her chest.
After a quick shower, he brushed his teeth and wrapped a towel around his waist before he opened the door and turned off the light.
He could feel her gaze on him as he walked into the closet to pull on some boxers.
When he came out, he had to bite his lip to keep from smiling at the picture she made. The only part of her he saw was the top of her head and eyes. Everything else was covered.
He pulled back the covers, climbed in, turned off the light before he lay down facing her.
“Do you want a kiss goodnight?” he asked. He was struggling to keep his expression bland.
“I … yes.”
“Okay, come here.”
She scooted over, held herself up on her elbow, leaned into him, and pressed her lips to his.
He kept his hands on his chest and let her make the moves.
“Thank you, baby.”
****
Ava studied him. Why in the heck wasn’t he trying to touch her? She expected they’d touch each other, but he looked like he was going to go to sleep.
“Are you tired?” she asked.
He shrugged. “Not especially.”
Maybe he just didn’t want her anymore? If that was it, he probably felt uncomfortable being in bed with her.
She cleared her throat. “Hey, I think I’ll go out to the living room and read for a bit.”
He shook his head.
“Why?” she asked. “I don’t think you want me close like this. I understand. Let me go so you can get some sleep.”
He slid an arm around her shoulders and pulled her down on top of him.
“You’re not going anywhere.”
“But—”
“No. I want you with me.”
“You don’t act like it, and I don’t want to push you.”