Chapter 38

Alina:   Erick reached out and grabbed my hand, pulling me into the bathroom with him. I should’ve resisted... but I didn’t want to. He turned on the shower to scalding hot, fogging up the glass enclosure as well as the mirror. He then proceeded to take off his shirt and threw it into the laundry basket and then went on to unbuckle his belt and tug down the zipper of his steel grey dress pants. His eyes met mine as I stood transfixed by the counter, but I moved my head to the side to avoid looking at him further. There was something sensual about watching him undress, and I didn’t think I would be able to stop myself from reaching out if I kept looking at him. The sound of something else hitting the laundry basket had me blushing even as a low gasp escaped my lips. “You can look,Alina. I’m not fully unclothed.” His voice came from right in front of me. This time, my gasp was louder as I whipped around to face him, my hands coming up instinctively to rest on his bare chest. I looked up