Page 64 of Charm and Conquer

He closes his eyes for a second and sucks in a deep breath. "How are you so perfect?"

I don't answer, I just dive on again. He's clean, but his skin is still salty and warm and silken over his hard cock. As I requested, he guides my head, gently at first, letting me explore, then more firmly as he gets closer.

I grab his ass and pull, urging him to thrust into my mouth and he complies, without being too forceful or rough, just enough to make it feel like he's in control and I'm taking care of him.

"Clover. I'm close, baby."

I look up to see his expression is almost pained. His washboard abs are clenched as he moves, his jaw so tight he's got to be in risk of breaking a tooth. And he's watching me, so intensely. I've never seen a sexier sight in my life.

"You look sexy as hell with my cock in your mouth."

I grip his ass hard and hold on, letting him guide me as I lick and suck as much as I can with him moving in and out of my mouth.

When he comes, I swallow and keep licking until he groans and pulls out. When I look up at him, he's smiling not with lust but with a fondness that feels dangerous.

Before I can look away, he grips my chin, bends down and kisses me passionately. "See what I mean," he says as he pulls away. "Playground."

"It's not a good sign that you're starting to make sense to me."

He grins like I just gave him his favorite present. The blow job. It's probably the blow job he's grinning about.

"Let's get you clean, dirty girl."

It takes a strength I didn't know I possessed to push him away, but I can't take any more of this man being nice to me. If I let him bathe me, I have a bad feeling I might just fall head over heels in love with him and that will be very inconvenient when I win his gym and he decides to hate me. Or worse, if he tries to use my feelings for him against me to get what he wants.

"I can wash my own hair, Asher. You just worry about getting yourself clean."

He doesn't argue or try to change my mind. He goes back to his side of the shower and washes his hair.

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

Asher

Isense Clover pulling away, so I give her the distance she thinks she wants. She's great with the physical, but anything tender or tiptoeing toward emotion and she throws her walls up. She might not realize it, but she's desperate for someone to fight for her and I'm going to be that man.

She's not putting weight on her bad leg as she stands under the shower spray and lathers up her body, running her hands over her soft skin. I resent her hands. I should be soaping her up, touching her, giving her pleasure.

When she's done bathing, I hop out of the shower and grab a towel from the small linen closet I found when I was searching for condoms. When she steps out of the shower, I'm right there waiting for her.

I wrap the big towel around her, pick her up and set her on the counter. She narrows her eyes, but before she can say anything, I kiss her. She tastes so good, I could kiss her all day and never do anything else, but she's moaning into my mouth and reaching for my cock and I forget all about my plan to get her dried off and find her some clothes.

I pull away from the kiss. "Hold on, I need to try something."

Clover grins as I grip her knees and push them apart.

"Hmmm," I say. "This might work."

I move the towel out of the way and step forward until my cock nestles right there at the apex of her thighs. I want to pressinto her warm wetness, but I step back before I do something stupid.

"Come back." Clover is ridiculously adorable as she makes grabby hands at me.

I ignore her and head back into the shower. I grab all three condoms, bring them back out, and drop two of them onto the counter. I'm about to rip one open, when Clover wraps her hand around mine.

"I'm on the pill," she says softly.

I look up at her, my heart pounding like I'm already balls deep inside her. This means something coming from anyone, but I'm not so stupid that I don't get it means so much more from Clover. I thought I'd have a much bigger fight ahead to earn her trust.

"Don't look at me like that," she says. "It doesn't mean anything except I want you bare inside me. It's just pheromones, nothing more."