How You Take Me (8 page)

“
Which I would enjoy. If I can see you every day,
and have dinner with you before going home, I'll be driving back with
a smile on my face every evening,” he says softly.

I grin. “Or...you could sleep over at my place.”

He returns my grin. “Oh, are you making me an
offer I can't refuse? Fine. I'll sleep over at your place during
the work week, and you have to come home with me for the weekends.”

I nuzzle my face into his neck, breathing in his
masculine scent, the sexy smell of him, of me, of us. Julian's hand
is on my waist and I feel him tracing the ridges of my scar very
gently.

“
Do you find it...really sexy?” I smile up
at him.

“
Yes,” he breathes, pulling me close. “It
speaks of your courage, your strength, your love. You...are so sexy,
strong and beautiful...and you are mine. My beautiful Sophia, I am
not letting you go. Ever. You understand?”

“
Yes, Dr. James. Now...” I trace my finger
down his body to feel his hard, solid length. “Your incredible
sex machine has, well, increased my appetite greatly. I'm afraid it
has done its job a bit too well. So now, you—Dr. Julian James,
the man, will have to outdo your own machine.” I raise my
eyebrows and challenge boldly, “Think you can do that?”

His lips quirk up and he rolls me on my back so that I
am lying beneath him. Gathering me into his arms, he whispers, “Yes,
darling, I know I can,” before kissing me and holding me and
loving me, for a long, long time.

End