Lizzy rose and stretched, completely naked and utterly satisfied. No doubt about it, good sex was the best kind of therapy, especially when her partner was up for several rounds through the course of a night. They’d gone from the floor to the bed to the sofa and back to the bed again with only enough rest in between for her to assure herself that their room was still secure. And she was seriously hoping they’d have time to consider the bathroom counter.
Kyle sat in the bed, looking rumpled and equally as satisfied. His eyelids heavy over his dark eyes. “Don’t tell me you’re getting back to work already?”
His tone was light but there was an underlying hesitation there. Maybe she imagined it but she knew better. It was a worry she’d experienced herself.
She turned to him, smiling. “I’m hungry. And I figure this might be a long day, so I was going to get us something to eat.”
He returned her smile. “I see. Do you already have our next meal planned, then? Or are you willing to entertain orders?”
“I was thinking room service.” She retrieved the hotel’s menu from the dresser and tossed it onto the bed before bending to sort through the random articles of clothing to grab hers.
“I thought your rules stated there would be no room service.” His voice took on an edge.
Temper, temper.
Though to be fair, she hadn’t explained that particular rule fully. “No room service to this room, no. And you shouldn’t order it at all. But I think I mentioned I have more than one room booked in this hotel.”
Bundling her clothes and tucking them under her arm, she grabbed her laptop from the sitting area and brought it all to the bed. This was new for her, but she’d been working with Kyle rather than near him and she didn’t want to put the distance between them at the moment.
Bringing up her surveillance, she selected the room located in the same hotel as them and made the streaming video full screen.
“No one’s been in there and no one’s knocked on the door.” She tapped the screen. “I’d put the do not disturb sign on the door and every time I’ve left the hotel, I’ve made sure to stop in and move a few things around. No maid service, same as what we’ve been doing in here. But I can head down there and call for room service, then bring the meal back up here for us.”
He studied the screen. “And there’s more than one room on your surveillance.”
Wariness made her respond slowly. “Yes.”
She’d been checking the other security feeds throughout the night, even though they’d been indulging in each other.
He held up his hands. “I admire the thought you’d put into all of this. There was every possibility we could have stayed in that original apartment, if I am correct?”
She nodded.
“But you had all of this in place. Alternatives. Backup plan after backup plan.” He shook his head. “And you had less than twenty-four hours to set it all up.”
When he put it that way, it sounded like a lot more than it was. Her cheeks heated and she busied herself getting her pants back on. “I like options. You can’t be sure there will always be choices so leaving yourself with as many as possible makes sense.”
“It does,” he agreed. After a moment, he tapped the menu. “Rather standard fare here. A few specialties by the restaurant attached to the hotel. I think the lamb burger looks the most interesting with the whipped feta cheese and olive tapenade.”
Yum. “Actually, that sounds really good.”
He grinned. “Would you like to share and get an appetizer too? I find I prefer to order several things so I don’t get bored halfway through my meal.”
Considering the traditional Korean meal Maylin had taken the time to send them before, she wondered if it was a cultural thing. Could be, though there were other cuisines that encouraged a broad variety of tastes and textures in a meal. She loved tapas and small plates, for example. Whether it was a preference born of his background or not, it suited her very well.
Sharing small bites of food with Kyle on the bed had its own range of tempting possibilities.
“They’ve got the usual starters, don’t they?” She slipped her bra straps over her shoulders and leaned forward to peer at the menu as she settled herself into the bra cups and hooked the back. Actually, the restaurant menu was fairly eclectic. She paused to take in the choices and really consider the options.
When she glanced up, his gaze was on her cleavage and filled with heat. As soon as he noticed her watching him, he met her eye to eye. Her heart rate kicked up and a low heat grew in her lower belly with a hunger of a different kind. She licked her lips.
It was Kyle who eased them back from the brink of jumping all over each other. He tapped the menu again. “I think we’d enjoy each other better if we have fuel to sustain us.”
True. And she had more work to do, ensuring they were still safe here. She was hungry enough to gnaw at random things at this point and while she did plan to have her mouth on various parts of him again later, she didn’t have any desire to do him damage while she did it. Exactly the opposite.