s. Shit! Okay . . . here goes.
“Dr. Greene scolded me about missing the pill. She
said I could be pregnant.”
“What?” He pales, and his hands freeze as he gazes at
me, suddenly ashen.
“But I’m not. She did a test. It was a shock, that’s all.
I can’t believe I was that stupid.”
He visibly relaxes. “You’re sure you’re not?”
“Yes.”
He blows out a deep breath. “Good. Yes, I can see
that news like that would be very upsetting.”
I frown. . . . upsetting? “I was more worried about
your reaction.”
your reaction.”
He furrows his brow at me, puzzled. “My reaction?
Well, naturally I’m relieved . . . it would be the height of
carelessness and bad manners to knock you up.”
“Then maybe we should abstain,” I snap.
He gazes at me for a moment, bewildered, as if I’m
some kind of science experiment. “You are in a bad
temper this morning.”
“It was just a shock, that’s all,” I repeat petulantly.
Clasping the lapels of my robe, he pulls me into a
warm embrace, kisses my hair, and presses my head
against his chest. I’m distracted by his chest hair as it
tickles my cheek. Oh, if I could just nuzzle him!
“Ana, I’m not used to this,” he murmurs. “My natural
inclination is to beat it out of you, but I seriously doub一t you
want that.”
Holy shit. “No, I don’t. This helps.” I hug Christian
tighter, and we stand for an age in a strange embrace,
Christian naked and me wrapped in a robe. I am once
again floored by his honesty. He knows nothing about
relationships, and neither do I, except what I’ve learned
from him. Well, he’s asked for faith and patience; maybe I
should do the same.
“Come, let’s shower,” Christian says eventually,
releasing me.
Stepping back, he peels me out of my robe, and I
follow him into the cascading water, holding my face up to
the torrent. There’s room for both of us under the
gargantuan showerhead. Christian reaches for the
shampoo and starts washing his hair. He hands it to me
and I follow suit.
Oh, this feels good. Closing my eyes, I succumb to
the cleansing, warming wat
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