Total pages in book: 77
Estimated words: 74554 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 373(@200wpm)___ 298(@250wpm)___ 249(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 74554 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 373(@200wpm)___ 298(@250wpm)___ 249(@300wpm)
“Gee, thanks,” she said, narrowing her eyes at me.
“We will take good care of her,” the woman said, waving toward the hallway full of doors.
I thought he was just going to turn and walk off, but he grabbed me, pulled me in for a quick, but dizzying, kiss, then watched me be led away.
“He was very specific about how pampered you need to be,” the woman said as she led me into a small private lounge. “Up to and including the entire spa menu, if that’s what you want.”
I had reservations about whether I was going to enjoy spa treatments. It was a big part of the reason it was on my bucket list, not something I’d ever done before. I figured it might be awkward or that it would feel weird to have a stranger touching me.
All those concerns drifted away pretty quickly as the rain music played and soothing herbal scents filled the room; I had somehow forgotten that I was naked under my towel and that someone I didn’t know was in the room, running their hands all over me.
Honestly, I actually fell asleep several times during each treatment. It was like my body had been so stressed for so long that once I was able to let go, I relaxed right into unconsciousness.
It seemed like that was a normal occurrence in the spa, though, because I woke up alone in a dim room after my last treatment.
I was tempted to check out more of the menu but the rumbling in my stomach had me slipping back into my clothes, feeling a little sticky from all the oils that had been massaged into my skin, face, and hair.
“Kylo?” I called when I made it back into the suite, looking around for any sign of him.
“I was about ready to send out a search party,” he said as he came in from the balcony. “Are you ready for the next items on your list?”
“More?” I asked.
“Yep. But you might want to stop into the bathroom first.”
“Alright,” I said, side-eyeing him but going into the bathroom to find a small box on the counter.
Inside was a bikini that looked a lot like the one I’d worn parasailing, only in pink instead of yellow.
“A bathing suit?” I asked, leaning out the door.
“You don’t have to wear it if you don’t want to.”
“Is there a pool out there?”
“The kind on your list.”
“A vanishing pool?”
“Yep.”
“Be right out!” I said, slamming the door on his little chuckle.
I slipped out of my clothes and into the bathing suit, then wrapped a towel around myself before making my way out.
“I can’t believe I missed it,” I said, rushing to follow Kylo onto the balcony.
“To be fair, I was trying to hide it from you,” he said, bringing me around the corner to where there was a seating area with an outdoor TV and fireplace. Directly behind that was the pool with its edge that vanished off the edge of the balcony, making it look like you could just slip right off.
I wasn’t sure why it had always been on my list, but it looked breathtaking, and this one overlooked the water in the distance.
A few feet away from the pool was a round in-ground hot tub.
“Will you take a picture?” I asked as I dipped my toe into the water.
“I’ll take a bunch so you can find the best one to share with your grandma.”
“She’s going to love this,” I declared, dropping my towel and slipping into the water.
I expected to feel cold, but the pool was heated to just shy of chilly so it was refreshing, not cold.
“Okay, this might be mildly more scary than I realized,” I said as I tried to inch closer to the edge to take the kind of picture I’d seen a million times online.
“I promise there is a very solid wall there and it would be impossible for you to just slip over the edge.”
That helped.
Little by little, I made it, then did a few poses so Kylo could take some pictures.
“Are you going to come in?” I asked, looking back over my shoulder at him.
He placed the phone down then reached to pull his shirt over his head, his gaze on me the whole time.
My belly wobbled as I realized there was one thing that wasn’t on my bucket list that I absolutely wanted to add and scratch off that day.
I wanted to finish what Kylo and I had started.
To hell with any consequences.
Kylo toed out of his shoes, then slid off his pants.
For one sex-aching second I thought he might be stripping down to nothing. But he was still in his black boxer briefs as he made his way to the edge.
I’d like to say I kept my gaze respectfully on his face. But my eyes wandered shamelessly. They traced the edges of his tattoos, the indents of his abdominal muscles, and, yes, the outline of his cock through the underwear that wasn’t hiding much.