“Oh, yes, hit me, baby.” Gray handed her a bar of soap and directed the water towards her chest. OK, so maybe that wasn’t the best target area. Suzy’s br**sts and ni**les were clearly outlined through the towel. He tried his best to avert his gaze as she soaped the parts of her body that she could reach. He shifted her to the side and tilted her head so that he could wash her hair. By this time, his heart rate had picked up considerably, and he was trying his best not to pant. Suzy had her eyes closed and had moaned in bliss a few times as he massaged the shampoo into her hair. With every moan she made, his boxers got a little tighter. There was no way he was making it through her recovery without a serious case of blue-ball. He quickly finished her hair and washed his own. When she handed him the bar of soap and asked him to wash her legs since she couldn’t reach them, he thought he’d pass out.
In probably one of the most cowardly acts of his life, he put the bar of soap down and picked up the shampoo bottle. He aimed it at her legs and squirted a stream onto both of them. He then turned the spray of water towards them and washed the shampoo off. Suzy was staring at him, her eyes blinking at him like an owl. Holding up his hand, he said, “Don’t ask. I’m only a man, baby, and not a very strong one right now.” Gray reached around and turned the water off. Suddenly, a thought almost sent him into panic. I have to pick her up, and she’s wet and naked. I’m going to embarrass myself. No sooner had Gray finished that thought than he heard a knock at the bedroom door.
“Suzy, Gray, can I help you guys with anything?”
Gray had never been more grateful to hear Beth’s voice. He told Suzy to stay put and jumped out of the shower. He stuck his head out of the bathroom door and yelled for her to give him a moment. He quickly dried off and dressed. He knew Suzy thought he’d lost his mind. He practically ran to the door and pulled Beth inside. “Perfect timing. Suzy just had a shower, and we could really use your help. Maybe you can her dry off and put a towel around her and I’ll lift her out.”
Beth tried to stifle the smile that threatened to overtake her face. This was the first time she’d seen Gray look anything other than poised. Even when Suzy was in the hospital, he still had an air of authority, a can-do, take-charge attitude. Now, he looked visibly disheveled. Apparently, one day of taking care of her sister had brought the poor man to his knees. Beth decided to take sympathy on him and briskly walked into the bathroom and retrieved a towel. She carefully stepped into the wet shower and smiled at her sister. Suzy had a smirk on her face and held her finger up to her lips. “Beth, I still have some soap on my legs and br**sts, could you turn the water on and wash it off, please? You may need to use a wash-cloth to get it all.”
Suddenly, something crashed and the sound of the bedroom door opening and slamming could clearly be heard. Beth looked at her with wide eyes, obviously wondering what was going on. “Um, ok, sure,” she said.
Suzy burst into laughter, knowing she was an evil person but still unable to resist the temptation to torture Gray. She waved her hand to stop Beth from turning on the water and took a deep breath trying to control her laughter. “I’m fine Beth, just help me dry off.”
Realization dawned in Beth’s eyes as she too started laughing. “You’re a bad person, you know that, right? That poor man has gone to hell and back for you. Between fits of laughter, she continued, “Let it be known that I object.”
“So, evil one, how are you feeling today? You look better; the spark is back in your eyes. Oh god, you didn’t have sex last night did you?”
Suzy snorted, “Duh, thanks for your faith in me. But even I’d have found that impossible eight hours after getting out of the hospital. I sure wanted to, though. That man sets my underwear on fire anytime he’s near.”
“Um, yeah, thanks for all the sharing. I really need that visual when I look at him. I’d like to at least be able to be in the same room with one of the Merimon brothers. His brother Nick, he gives me the creeps.”
Surprised, Suzy looked at her sister. "Nick, why? I like him. Is he hitting on you or something?”
“Ugh, no. I’m not his type, I’m sure. He’s just always staring at me like I’m some type of science experiment. No doubt, he’s never spent much time around a woman who was bigger than a size three, and he’s probably terrified I’ll eat him or something.”
Not for the first time, Suzy wondered if her sister’s constant fat humor hid a serious problem. She studied her intently as Beth was leaning over to dry her. If possible, she looked even thinner, and despite her joking about women who were a size three, Suzy wondered if Beth was much more than that now. When they were alone without Gray and Nick being in the other room, Suzy vowed to have a serious talk with Beth. She didn’t want to see her sister end up with an eating disorder.
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“Bro, what’re you getting yourself into here.” Gray looked over at his brother leaning against a kitchen counter and walked over to pour a cup of coffee. “In little more than twenty-four hours you have set up house. “
“What’s your point, Nick?”
“No point really, just hope you know what you’re doing. I know how you feel about her, but your life is a little complicated right now. If you plan to continue, you need to come clean with her about Reva before she finds out on her own.”
Gray’s head jerked sharply up and he turned a steely gaze on his brother. “How would she find out; I know you aren’t threatening to tell her.”
“Chill out, of course I’m not. I’m nervous though because we are no closer to finding out how Reva keeps finding your number than we were. I just have a bad feeling about this, man. I don’t think that woman is dealing with a full deck. I think we should get the police involved before this gets out of hand.”
“Nick, what’re the police going to do? She hasn’t done anything other than make a nuisance of herself. Just keep at it and see if you can find out anything.” Walking over to his brother, he laid a hand on his shoulder. “I appreciate the concern, but it’s going to be ok.”
Nick still looked like he wanted to argue, but wisely changed the subject. “Declan Stone is flying in today. Jason wanted to know if you could possibly get away for a few hours this afternoon so that the three of us could meet with him.”