to her friend’s party and said she’d be staying the night. Which is fine, but holy crap, why leave a whole big mess? This is one of the main reasons I need to get a place of my own. Sure, Brie is nice, and she doesn’t make me feel awkward to be around her, but she’s messy. And sometimes I think she does it on purpose because she knows I’ll clean up.
I put down the pan and get to work. This will leave me with less time to do my own makeup, but there was no way I’d ever let Caleb see this room as it is right now.
A half-hour later, I’m literally tidying up the last bit of the room, remaking the beds, when my dorm intercom buzzes. “Skylar, you have a guest ready to be checked in.”
Crap! I have no makeup on, didn’t take a shower, and I’m wearing the worst clothes imaginable for a date. I buzz back. “Okay. Be right down.”
I look around the room and smile. Well, at least it’s in order. I grab my shower caddy and change of clothes then head down to greet Caleb.
He paces around the lobby area and stops when he spots me. I smile at the girl working the front desk and sign Caleb in. He looks me over as we start to move toward the elevator. “Did I come too early?”
“Not really. I just … I had a lot of cleaning to do and haven’t changed yet.”
He smiles as we enter the elevator and the doors close. I hit the button for the fifth floor and rock back and forth on my heels. Caleb leans in and captures my mouth with his. I moan lightly against his lips as he pulls me closer to him.
He inches back a little and breathes, “I thought you said this was going to be dinner. I didn’t know we were going to be showering together.”
A blush ignites my face. “I didn’t plan on this.”
Caleb grins. “Uh huh. Teasing me with your shower caddy is a very low blow, Fletch. But in the future, all you have to do is ask.”
“I’m not teasing you. But now that you’ve brought it up, did you want to take a shower with me?” It comes out like a typical question, like do you have any sugar? Not at all sexy or mysterious, which is what I probably should have aimed for.
Caleb quirks up a brow and says, “Is that what you want?”
The last time Caleb and I showered together was last summer. He and I were coming back from the beach and he said it would be faster if we took a shower together. Call me weird, but I kind of wanted our next shower to be romantic. Candles, maybe some soft music, and in our own apartment. Not in the dorms, where anyone can just waltz in on us.
I shrug. “If you want to. I was just going to take a quick one. Ten minutes, tops.”
“And if I’m there?” He nuzzles on my neck as the door slides open and a giggle slips from my mouth.
We step out of the elevator and we head to my room. Caleb looks over at the table and then around the room. “Babe, it smells amazing in here.”
“Thanks. So … um … did you want to shower with me? Or did you want to wait here?”
Chapter 10
Caleb
Skylar undresses slowly and it takes all of my willpower to remain where I am. Trust me, I’m thinking about bending her over her desk and possibly taking her on the floor. I know if I start this we won’t make it to the bed.
She casts me a look over her shoulder as she swathes a towel around her body. My need to stay good falls away and I approach her. I lace my arms around her and kiss her shoulders, then up her neck. She leans into me and mumbles, “Caleb, I really …”
“We will. But I need you now.” I rip the towel from her and let my hands roam her body while my mouth covers hers. I rub my hand against her sex, God, she’s so wet. I slide a finger inside her and feel her arch against me.
She moans. I glide another finger inside and continue pleasuring her until she begs for me to stop.
I spin her around to face me and kiss her while she wraps her legs around my waist. Pressing her against the wall, I groan as her lips trail down my jawline. She works her mouth up my
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