Chapter 75 Pull Yourself Together

The soft mattress sank sharply under the sudden weight. Lila was stunned to the core. She could clearly feel the intense heat radiating from Rhett, and a certain bulge pressed insistently from below. Blood rushed to her cheeks and neck, and she quickly understood what had happened. "Pull yourself together, Rhett!" she exclaimed with a trembling voice, her eyes full of panic. That terrified look from her seemed to yank a flicker of reason back into Rhett. He stared hard at her, his deep eyes wrestling fiercely between desire and restraint. After a long moment, he pushed himself off her. Grabbing his clothes, he turned his back to her and spoke in a strained voice. "You can take the bed tonight. I'll be on the couch." With that, he walked into the bathroom without looking back. He turned on the shower, this time with frigid cold water. Lila curled up on the bed, her heart pounding wildly in her chest. She pulled the blanket around herself as she listened to the steady sound of wa