Mason very carefully reached into his pocket for the card key, trying not to dislodge Ines who was riding him piggyback-style. Her arms were wound firmly around his neck, her thighs pressed against his sides. He placed the key flat against the lock which made a clicking sound as it opened.
“Are we home?” Ines muttered sleepily in his ear.
“We’re back in the hotel, darling,” he said, closing the door. “I’m going to set you down on the bed, okay?”
“Okay.”
When they got to his bedroom, he turned his back on the bed and bent his knees. She loosened her hold on him reluctantly and slid off his back until she was sitting on the bed.
Mason turned around to look at her. “Here, let me take off your coat,” he said.
“Careful!” She pulled the orchid from under the strap of her watch. “You might
