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The feel of his hands on ht now

"This would have been sohow nice it would have been to sit in a tub together "But you do reat nurse"

"This is just an excuse so I can touch you," he says, his voice sounding hoarse

"You can touch me whenever you want," I reply, voice serious

"Mine," hemy sex

My body instantly reacts Desire pools betweenhim Even sick, I crave hi every part ofin front of me, he says, "I need to rinse you off and wash your hair, sweetheart, but these das around ht"

Not wanting to argue, knowing I probably couldthe attention he’s lavishing on me--I do as he says

Jake stands with me wrapped around hi water

I feel so safe and loved here in his arins washing ers on my scalp is like pure heaven

"Tilt your head back under the water," he instructs

I do as told and let the water wash the sha asked, Jake applies conditioner tomy thick hair needs it

He co hair to the ends with his fingers

"I love you, totally and co at his perfect face "Thank you for taking such good care of me"

"No need to thank me, baby I want to take care of you I kind of love you totally and coives me one of his trade fans No, these smiles are reserved for me only As he is Mine, and et this beautifulthatour holiday," I say

"Hey" He chucks er "It’s not like you asked to be sick I came here to spend tiht?"

"Right," I say with a s a touch of seduction to my tone "If I weren’t sick, I would so absolutely be onthis water off you"

I feel Jake tense, his grip on"And I would have been so totally on board with that When you’re better?"

"Absolutely"

After our shower, Jake wraps me in a soft bath towel and carries me to the bedroom He dries my skin with tenderness and precision, then dresses me in clean shorts and a vest and puts me back to bed and climbs in besidemy damp hair, he whispers, "Sleep, baby"

And I do

I wake to the sound of Jake’s hushed, angry voice co from somewhere nearby

"This is a fuckin’ joke I can’t believe this even happened What are we paying these fuckers for? Aren’t they supposed to notice shit like this early? I can’t believe it slipped through"

Then I hear another ht they were reliable They’ve worked for us for years NeverI take full responsibility on this, Jake I was the one who hired them"

"No, it’s not your fault, Zane It’s the shit who’s been skietaround, I see it’s 7:30 a I’ve slept

Feeling a whole lot better than yesterday, and wanting to find out what’s ry, I cli roo a video call on his laptop

He looks up, his face taut, his eyes piercing blue, but they instantly soften

Zane is still talking "The accountant is still working on getting the exact aets back to htaway"

I see Jake’s jaw tighten His eyes flicker from mine back to the screen "Okay I’ll speak to you later"

Jake closes the laptop "What are you doing out of bed?" he asks in a soft voice Much softer than the tension lines around his eyes

"Iacross the floor, I walk over to hi le el, cigarettes, and ht I could love such a combination until his until Jake

"How are you feeling?" he asks

"Better than I did"

"Are you hungry?"

I shake