celebrities, ” I said as I snuggled next to him. I could feel that things were taking a more romantic turn. My head started to rush.
“Where do you want me to sleep tonight?” he whispered as he kissed my neck.
I had known this question would come up, and a strong feeling of guilt washed over me. I was hoping to stall him a bit more, but of course I wanted him to stay with me; he was utterly gorgeous and seemed totally into me. I tried to get lost in the moment, letting him kiss my neck and caress me, trying to persuade me. But I was unable to. The extremely responsible part of me knew that it was wrong to do that on a first date, even with a movie star. The idea of letting him stay in my room on the first night was too unsettling for me. It also scared me to death. I didn’t have much experience in that department, and I was sure that he had plenty. I was afraid he would be terribly disappointed.
I let him kiss my neck. When he moved his hand onto my breast, my brain stated to scream out RED ALERT ! This was going to be extremely hard, but I knew I had to stop him without offending him. I managed to roll over on my side and look up at him.
“Don’t think I’m a prude, okay,” I said. “b ut maybe you should stay in the guestroom for tonight.”
“I understand,” h e said. He kissed me gently on my head and pulled my body close to his chest. I rested my head on his chest. I could hear his heart beating and feel the movement of his breathing. It was all immensely calming, like the ocean’s waves. I closed my eyes and let out a happy sigh. I hadn’t been this content in a long time.
Chapter 8
The next morning, I woke up in Grayson’s arms on the couch. Did last night actually happened? Grayson appeared to be asleep still, so I gently got up, started the coffee and took Thor outside. I was glad that I was the first one up. This allowed me some time to shower and put myself together. I honestly didn’t want Grayson to see just how scary I could look in the morning.
I quickly put on the jeans and tank top Lisa had helped me pick out. It was early on Friday, and I wasn’t quite sure what to do with him today. I took one last look in the mirror and thought I looked fabulous.
When I walked into the kitchen, I found Gray there, looking for a mug.
“The mugs are up here, ” I said and handed him one.
“Thanks, ” Gray said sleepily. Even though, he was still in his clothes from the day before and looked half-asleep, I was amazed by him.
“I gue ss last night worked itself out, ” I said, pouring some coffee for myself. I suddenly realized I only had cold cereal for breakfast. With all my planning for this visit, I had totally forgotten to go to the store for groceries. I was so used to having only myself and Thor to feed.
“I guess so, ” he replied.
I handed him cream a sugar for his coffee. “The couch must not have been very comfortable, ” I apologized. I got out some bowls and milk and cereal. Grayson grabbed a bowl and made himself at home.
“I was comfortable next to you, ” he said.
“Did you fall asleep right away?”
“No, I watc hed you sleep for a while first, ” he replied.
“You could have woken me up, ” I said. “My guestroom bed is much more comfortable than the couch.”
“I’m enjoying every moment with you. I didn’t want to waste any, ” he said.
I could feel myself start to blush. I hadn’t had someone be so nice to me in a long while.
After Gray was ready, I took him to Cedarburg, another cute small town. We had lunch at one of the local restaurants. I tried to think of other places to take him to keep him entertained. We walk ed out on the breakwater to the lighthouse. I brought my camera and wanted to take as many pictures of us as I could. I only had three days to make an album with him. Afterwards, we walked arou nd the Upper Bluff Park, again I was starting to run out of ideas.
When we got back to my place,
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