Chapter 16
No surprise to see Richard walk into the staff house as if he had every right to go where he liked. Sure, he owned the place, but this amounted to taking liberties. Early morning; Rosie had left for the main house a short time before to make breakfast for everyone. She left Ethan a pot of fresh brewed coffee, she said, in the hope it helped wake him. Ethan didn’t need caffeine. He required an antidote to wanting Richard all over him.
Once again he hadn’t slept well, so spun the dial a little more over to cool than normal in the shower, not because of arousal, alas. When pale light filtered in first thing, all he had wanted was to pull the covers over his head. Bad idea; if he slept in, he’d be in a worse state at bedtime.
If he hadn’t enjoyed many winks, Richard looked like h
