6
New Day
We lay in each other’s arms for a long time, savoring the warmth of one another’s flesh. Finally, though, I stirred and said, “Did that work up an appetite for some cranberry tarts?”
I saw his teeth flash in the darkness as he grinned. “For those…among other things. But I suppose we can go for tarts and then come back here for round two later.”
My body flared with heat at the thought. “That sounds perfect to me. But let me run over to the other room so I can get my jammies.”
“I like you better the way you are now.”
“It’s cold, Connor.” And it was; despite the building’s heat, I could practically feel the night’s chill seeping in around the window frame. “Besides, if I put my pajamas on now, that means you get to take them off later.”
“Point taken. Okay, I’m down with that.
