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anyway?”
    Nicole reminded him, running a hand through her snarled hair, trying to untangle it a little.
    “I don’t want to listen to any more of her little digs. Didn’t you hear her?” he asked, buttoning his shirt. His eyes were blazing.
    “I did.”
    “And taking us to Venus in Fur as a little snide comment on our sexual proclivities?”
    Nicole laughed.
    Red stared at her. “You think it’s funny.”
    “A little bit. I liked the play, I didn’t care what your mother thought it implied about me.”
    “You haven’t dealt with her yet—not really. This is just the beginning,” he fumed, fixing his cuffs. “Once she senses your weakness, she’ll chip at you and chip at you. She never stops, it’s in her nature to pick at other people’s wounds.”
    “Then why do you even deal with her?”
    “I don’t honestly know anymore,” he said, thinking about it. “I try to limit the contact. Like I said, she’s close with my brother, and I don’t want to strain my relationship with Jeb.”
    “Okay, then,” Nicole said, moving closer to him and putting her hands on his arms. “So why make trouble for yourself now? Let’s just get through a few more hours and be done with it.”
    Red smiled at her. “What did I do right in a past life to deserve you?”
    “Maybe you did something right in the present.”
    “Maybe I’m just the luckiest guy in the universe.”
    “Damn right.” She grinned. “I need to hop in the shower before dinner.”
    Red continued getting ready as Nicole started the water, disrobed, and stepped into the enormous glass encased shower area that was large and steamy and luxurious, with black tiles along the floor and walls.
    Closing her eyes, she let the hot water run all over her body, releasing the pent-up stress that had been there since the morning. This life with Red was so confusing, alternating between states of bliss and ecstasy and moments of total fear and anxiety. It was a high-stress, fast-paced world that he lived in, and Nicole was still trying to wrap her mind around it.
    Just as she was starting to decompress, she heard the shower door creaking.
    Startled, her eyes popped open and she spun around, instinctively covering breasts and crotch.
    She found Red standing there, completely naked, smiling with glee at her shock.
    “Did I surprise you?” he asked, stepping into the shower and shutting the glass door behind him.
    “You scared me!”
    “I couldn’t let you out of my sight so easily,” he said, his voice low and sexy smooth.
    “I need to get ready for dinner,” she said, trying to hide her building excitement at Red’s bold nudity. His body was like something a painter would study, a sculptor would take months to mold and carve out of marble. He was so strong, and as he reached out to touch her, every nerve ending danced in anticipation of his skin against hers.
    “Dinner can wait,” he said.
    Now they were both under the stream of hot water, and Red’s mouth was pressing against hers, he was taking her in his strong, capable arms. She felt protected and wanted and desired all at once.
    His hands ran up her torso, stopping to play with her hardened nipples, then down to her thighs and hips. As he continued to kiss her passionately, one hand grabbed her buttock while the other gently massaged the inside of her leg, straying towards her hot, wet nether regions.
    Their kissing became more intense, the excitement building as their tongues locked together. It was as if both of them wanted to devour each other, to somehow become attached, so close that nothing could ever fit between them.
    Their bodies were touching, as were their lips, and the hot water pounded against them and the steam got even steamier.
    Nicole’s inner thighs were soaked and Red’s finger delicately caressed her entrance, sending shivers of delight up her stomach and waves of pleasure through her entire body.
    She reached out for his hardness, ready for him to enter her and make him