“You got me a pizza. If I never see the kitchen again, it’ll be too soon.”
He rubbed his hand along her hip. “I told you I’d help you cook everything. You know I don’t mind being in the kitchen, and I like to cook.”
“I know you do, but this is my thing, and I volunteered to do it, so I’m going to suck it up and do it by myself.”
“But you’re not by yourself anymore. You have a partner to help. So you should let me be there for you. I can toss a turkey in the oven and peel and mash potatoes and do anything else you need me to do.”
She finally nodded. “You’re right. I guess I’ve bitten off more than I can chew, and I need some help.”
“I’ll be happy to be your bitch tomorrow.”
She laughed. “I’m going to remember you said that.”
They started another movie, and Gavin continued to move his hand along Liz’s hip. She kneaded his leg, which made his dick hard. Hell, anytime she touched him, he got hard.
“Your erection is poking my head,” she said, not turning away from the TV.
“Is it bothering you?”
“Immensely.”
“I guess you could do something about that.”
“I could, couldn’t I?” She shifted, using her hand to lazily rub his shaft through his jeans.
Gavin spread his legs, in no hurry to get to the action. He enjoyed watching Liz touch him, even if it was through denim. He couldn’t concentrate on the movie, though, because her head in his lap gave him definite ideas.
“If you unzipped me, you could put your mouth on me.”
She didn’t answer. In fact, she’d stopped touching him, too.
“Okay, how about if I do you first.”
No reply.
“Liz?”
Her breaths had become deep and even, and when he leaned forward he realized she’d fallen asleep.
He smiled and shook his head. His poor, exhausted wife had finally given in and passed out.
He threaded his fingers through her hair. He’d always loved her hair. That beautiful natural red hair of hers had always been a turn on for him, even when he’d been her client and she’d been his agent. She’d been a brilliant smart-ass with great legs and he’d admired the hell out her, both for her talent and intelligence as well as her beauty.
They’d had one hell of a wild ride getting together. She’d pissed him off and challenged the hell out of him, doing everything in her power to drive him away. But he’d wanted her, and he’d been damned determined to have her.
Now he couldn’t imagine a day of his life without her by his side. She was his rock of fortitude when things got rough for him, could always be counted on to calm the raging waters of his life.
He loved her like he never thought he could love a woman.
She sighed and curled her body up tighter, like she was cold. He dragged the blanket off the back of the sofa and covered her.
And while she might project a tough exterior, there was a vulnerability to her that never failed to bring out his protective instincts. He’d do anything to give her everything she wanted, including the baby she was convinced he wanted, when he knew damn well she was the one who wanted one with every part of her body.
He looked down at her and brushed a curl behind her ear. She looked pale, and he wondered if she was still secretly fighting that flu bug. Or maybe she was just tired.
She’d been working way too hard lately. And even though it wasn’t even ten o’clock yet, there was no way in hell he was going to wake her. He settled in against the sofa and decided he’d finish watching the movie, and then he’d carry his wife up to bed.
She needed the rest, because tomorrow was going to be a long day.
Chapter Eleven
Something hard poked against Liz’s butt. She blinked her eyes open, smiling as she recognized immediately what it was.
She vaguely remembered Gavin waking her up last night as he carried her to bed. She had practically sleep-walked through brushing her teeth and taking off her clothes before falling into bed and right back to sleep.
She did, however, remember that before she’d utterly passed out, she’d been rubbing his cock, making promises that her worn-out body had obviously been unable to keep.
This morning, however, was another matter entirely.
She wriggled against him. “Is this my early morning Christmas present?”
“Yes. How do you like it?”
“Mmm, I love it.” Her breasts tingled and her * quivered as she anticipated him sliding his cock inside her.
And when he did, she was wet and ready for him, her body quaking as he entered her.
They made love slowly, Gavin easing in and partially withdrawing. It was a perfect way to wake up. And when he reached around to strum her clit with his fingers, she arched into his hand, letting him coax a delicious response from her. Tension coiled all too easily and she climaxed with an unabandoned cry, Gavin coming at the same time.
He held her, kissing her shoulder and stroking her hip as they settled.