�You can�t go without Pat.�
�But he�s sick and sleepin�. I need him more when we head out for the show.�
Abe pushed, �tell me what you need. I�ll run out and get it.�
�No! I want to get my own stuff.�
�Nick.�
�Are you coming or not?�
Abe scrambled out the door after her boyfriend. He might be bent on going out without a bodyguard, but he wasn�t going without her.
�Not that way,� she said, pulling his hand away from the elevator button. �Come on.�
Nick twined his fingers with hers and allowed her to pull him in the opposite direction to the service elevators. �Good idea.�
�Here put this on,� she directed, handing him a hat.
�Where ya going,� asked AJ, seeming to appear out of thin air.
�Shit,� muttered Abe
�Nowhere.�
AJ studied them both. �Nah, you�re up to something.�
�See you later,� called Abe, stepping into the elevator as the doors opened.
Nick followed closely behind. AJ jumped in before the doors closed.
�Seriously, where are you going?�
Exchanging a look with Abe, Nick said, �We�re going to the drugstore.�
�Geesh! I thought it was someplace cool. Wait�where�s Pat?�
�Sleepin. He�s not feeling good,� replied Nick.
�Oh! I get it. You�re sneakin� out.� A grin spreading, he said, �I�m in.�
�AJ,� pleaded Abe.
�I�m goin� or I�m tellin�.�
�Asswipe,� she grumbled.
�You love me, babe.�
The elevator stopped and Abe stuck her head out. The coast was clear. This time she was pulling them both along. They fought the urge to laugh as she pulled rounded a corner and into the kitchen.
�Excuse me, which way to the loading docks,� asked Abe.
�Around that way,� said a cook, using his spatula to point.
�Any alarms? Can we get back in?�
�No alarms. Ring the bell and I�ll let you in.�
�Thanks!�
The cook groused, �Celebrities.�
With the help of hotel staff outside on a smoke break, they located a pharmacy a few blocks away on the loading dock side of the hotel. Once inside, they split up to shop.
�So you guys,� asked AJ, letting the question hang in the air.
�Shit! You scared me,� exclaimed Nick, shoving the box of condoms back onto the shelf. �No we haven�t.�
�Ah�so you�re going to.�
�I don�t know. Why do you care?�
�One last question�Does Abe know you�re over here pickin� out condoms?�
�NO!�
�In that case, put them back and I�ll give ya some.�
�Why do I wanna do that for?�
�Cause Abe will freak if you walk up to that counter with a box of these babies.�
Nick pouted and said, �Maybe she won�t.�
Cocking an eyebrow, AJ said, �Denial is a beautiful thing. I�m tellin� you, if you want to get lucky anytime soon, you will NOT walk up there with a box of these. She�ll freak, because she�s not expectin� it and then she�ll freak even more because I�m on this little shoppin� spree with ya.�
�That�s why I didn�t want Pat with us.�
�Understand, but why in the hell would you want to bring Abe with you?�
�Hell I don�t know. She�s being bad. Doing somethin�she�s not suppose to and she�s doin� it with me.�
�Twisted. You are twisted, I tell ya. Come on.�
********
�Are you in for the night,� asked Pat. They had just returned to the hotel after the show.
�We�re in.�
�I�m heading to bed then.�
�Pat, do you need anything.�
�Thanks Abe, but I�ve got everything. I�m taking some Nyquil and going to sleep.�
�Night. Feel better.�
Pat merely waved as the door closed.
Abe watched as Nick bounced to the mini-bar and pulled out a soft drink. He offered her one, but she declined. Then he bounced to the sofa and plopped down. Finding the remote he started to channel surf at a rapid-fire pace.
�Are you taking a shower tonight?�
�Nope. Why,� he asked, distracted by a basketball game he�d found.
�I think I�ll take a bath then.�
�Bath,� he asked, his ears perking up.
�I picked up some bath stuff at the drugstore. I thought I would try it out.�
�How about I join ya?�
�What,� she squeaked.
�Guess not�huh.�
�Not this time. Okay,� she asked apprehensively.
�Sure Bella.�
Kissing him lightly on the lips, she said, �I�ll be out in a few.�
�Take your time,� he called after her.
Nick tried to watch the game, but his mind kept drifting to the bathroom and the woman in the tub. He attempted to block the sounds of water running and her moving around in the bedroom, but it didn�t work. What really drove him crazy was when it got quiet, because it meant she was in the tub. Sitting up straighter, he had an idea. He contemplated for a moment, then decided to go for it.
Knocking on the bathroom door, which was cracked, he said, �Bella?�
�Nick, what are you doing,� she demanded slipping further into the bubbles.
�Can I come in?�
Making sure there were no spaces in the bubbles, she said, �okay.�
�You got candles too,� he observed, stepping inside.
A few candles interspersed throughout the room reflected a dim glow off the mirrors. He turned to see her submerged to her ear lobes in bubbles. The room was toasty, but not too steamy.
�It smells good in here.�
�Yeah. I got some vanilla scented candles.�
Leaning over the tub, he sniffed.
�Its baby powder,� she replied to his silent question.
�Hmm. Need your back washed?�
�That�s okay.�
�Come on,� he said, taking a seat on the side of the big tub. �I�ll even close my eyes while you lean forward.�
He closed his eyes without waiting for an answer. Soon he heard the water move.
�Okay,� she said, shyly.
Opening his eyes, he smiled and reached for the washcloth and soap. Abe tensed slightly when he first ran the cloth over her back, but soon relaxed. He was good and fought the urge to wash more than her back. Cupping his hands, he scooped water up and cleaned away the soap.
�See that wasn�t so bad.�
�No,� she agreed, with a tiny smile. �Thanks.�
�Anytime, Bella,� he said, before leaning over and kissing her bare shoulder. �I know I said I wasn�t going to take a shower.�
�Oh you want to? Okay. Give me a minute to get out.�
�No. You stay where you are and relax. I�ll just take my shower with you in here. I don�t mind. Do you?�
She swallowed and shook her head no.
�Great.�
Nick pulled his shirt over his head and dropped it on the floor next to the tub. While his view was blocked by the shirt, Abe had moved back to her original position. However, her eyes were closed. She was giving him the same privacy he had given her. Dropping the rest of his clothes, he gave her a teasing kiss.
�Bella, you don�t have to close your eyes,� he said in a sing-song voice.
�But.�
He whispered, �Open them.�
Her eyes opened slowly and she looked at his smiling face. He dropped a kiss on her nose before moving across the room the shower. He turned on and tested the water, then stepped inside. The door of the shower was glass and soon steamed up. It wasn�t until the steam had completely obscured her view of him that Abe realized she had been holding her breath.
Good Lord this man was going to drive her crazy. He was softly humming to himself. It was getting hot in the room. Although, Abe wasn�t sure if was the added steam from the shower or the fact Nick was in the shower that made her feel lightheaded. Either way, she knew she had to get out of the room before she passed out and drown.
Nick continued humming, even as he watched his girlfriend getting out of the tub. She tossed a few glances at the shower, but couldn�t see in, thanks the low lighting and steam. Grabbing a towel, she carefully held it in a way to protect her modesty as she stood up in the tub. She frowned as she saw all the bubbles clinging to her body. He bit his lip to keep from laughing when she pinned one edge of a towel under her arm and reached for the hand held sprayer. He heard her gasp as she turned on what he assumed was cold water and attempted to rinse her body off. He caught a quick glimpse of her backside, when she rinsed her feet as she stepped out of the tub. His humming slowed for a moment as he watched in fascination as she pulled the oversize T-shirt on and her panties before letting the towel drop. He couldn�t believe it, but she had actually dressed in front of him and he hadn't seen anything except for the quick flash of her bottom.
�Nick?�
Clearing his throat, he said, �yeah?�
�I�m done.�
�Okay. I�ll be out in a minute.�
Chapter 54
Nick stayed in the shower longer than he intended. Giving in to the urge to relieve the need in his body, his Bella had caused. He really didn�t think she would appreciate him coming out of the bathroom with a raging hard-on. After his release and a quick blast of cold water, he had dried off quickly and walked out to find the bedroom empty.
Pulling on some clean sweats, he walked out into the main room and found her standing behind the sofa, remote in hand. He wrapped his arms around her waist and she immediately relaxed against him.
�What�re ya doin�?�
�Checking the weather.�
�Fascinating,� he mumbled against the curve her neck.
She sighed.
�Come to bed,� he whispered against her ear.
�Okay,� she breathed, turning off the TV and dropping the remote.
With his hands firmly on her hips, he guided her into the bedroom. She giggled as he stopped on her side of the bed and made her lean with him as he pulled the covers back. The giggle became a full blown laugh when after she lay down he plopped down on top of her. The laugh was soon quieted by Nick�s teasing kisses. He was drawing her out, making her want more. Her fingers found their way into his hair as he traced her lips with the tip of his tongue. He didn�t miss her soft moan when he finally gave in to the need to kiss her fully.
Abe had once told him, his kisses made her forget her name. Tonight, they were no only making her forget her name, they making her forget everything. That is until, she felt him sliding lower. His fingers tracing circles down her sides. The warmth of his finger tips brush under the hem of her shirt. She hadn�t realized it had worked its way up over her hips. The material was now moving further up her body with Nick�s help.
Her breath caught when she felt him brush his nose against the upper part of her stomach. Biting her lower lip, she swallowed the moan she felt rising up at the feeling of his fingers lightly brushing against her breasts. His nose nuzzled between them and she did moan when he moved to capture the peak of one breast in his mouth. She found herself arching against him as his tongue swirled around and around her nipple. She again held her breath, when she felt him move to her other breast. This time he sucked hard against the hardened nipple causing her body to feel like it was a ping pong machine. Sensations were pinging this way and that.
She got very still when she felt him going lower. He was kissing a trail down to her belly button, where he nipped and swirled. Her breath coming in short bursts. She sat straight up when she felt him hooking his fingers in the waistband of her panties while nuzzling her.
�Nick!�
�What,� he asked, alarmed.
�I�We�No��
�What�s wrong Bella?�
�I�ve never��
�Never?�
�Never,� she said.
Even in the darkness of the room he could see her eyes were the size of saucers.
�Would it be a bad thing,� he asked tentatively.
�Yes�no�shit�I don�t know.�
They were both silent for a moment.
Nick said, �but the other day�I mean�you.�
�That was different,� she interrupted.
�It was? How?�
�It was about you�and making you feel good.�
�And you did. I wanna make you feel good too.�
�But I had my clothes on,� she said, her head dropping so she could hide behind her hair.
�Baby, you�ve got your clothes on now,� he countered gently.
�Yeah, but�.aaarrrggghhh. This is beyond humiliating. Nick face it, your girlfriend is a complete reject!�
Caressing her cheek, his voice left no doubt to his seriousness.
�Don�t ever say that again. You are the most beautiful woman I�ve ever met. You�re the most beautiful person I�ve met. I think you�re sexy and kind and I love you. I want to give you what you�ve given me. Will you let me show you how much I like your body?�
�Nick,� she started, but stopped herself.
�We will only go as far as you want, but I want to do this for you and for me.�
She could only nod. He kissed her softly again drawing her back into a cocoon of intimacy. Her heart and mind had been warring. Her mind screamed that she would disappoint him, but her heart yelled back that it was time to trust him. For once her heart won.
She lost herself in the moment. She absorbed everything from the feel of his stubble against the sensitive skin of her inner thighs to the texture of his tongue as he teased her to the point of oblivion. She was anchored by his hands pulling her legs further apart so he could get closer�always closer. Her fingers curling into the bedding as she finally exploded and arched against him. As she floated in this safe little place he had taken her to, she felt his lips making their way back up her body.
�My beautiful Bella,� Nick whispered brushing his lips back and forth over hers.
She pulled him in for a lingering kiss. �Your turn.�
�No,� he said, shifting to lie beside her. �This was about you.�
�But.�
He silenced her with a kiss. �About you, Bella. God you were so beautiful.�
�Stop,� she said, burying her face against his chest.
Pulling her up to look at him, he reminded, �no more. You are beautiful and sexy and mine.�
�I am?�
�Yep.�
�I like being yours.�
�Good, cause it�s staying that way.�
She snuggled closer and yawned. She sensed a change in Nick.
�What�s wrong?�
�I didn�t push you into this tonight. Right?�
�Nick why would you even think that,� she asked raising up to look at him.
�Well��
�Now it�s your turn to stop. Baby when have you ever known me to do something I don�t want to? I mean really don�t want to?�
�Never.�
�Besides, I�ve dropped Kevin on his ass. I think I can handle you.�
�That so?�
�Yep. Good thing we don�t ever have to prove it.�
He just laughed.
�Seriously Nicky, you didn�t make me do anything. You gave me something very special.�
�Your first orgasm,� he asked, hopefully. �Oh, wait that was the other day.�
Laughing she said, �Hush and let me finish. You are the first person I�ve ever felt safe enough with and loved enough by to give up control to. I was scared I would disappoint you.�
�But it wasn�t about me,� he countered.
�You are also the first person to do that. To make me the focus�to make me feel good. Okay now I�m blushing.�
�You look cute when you blush.�
�Ha! Ha! Let�s get some sleep,� she said, yawning again.
�Okay baby.�
They shared a last kiss, before Abe turned over and Nick pulled her back against him. The quiet was broken by Nick snickering.
�What,� asked Abe, not even opening her eyes.
�I was just thinkin�.�
�About?�
�You look cute when you blush, but you look funkin� incredible when�you know.�
�Nick!�

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