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His finger touched my chin, and I opened my eyes He stared at me with earnestness in their depths He yearned for me ashis face inhis rhythm As I did, he closed his eyes

"No!" I insisted

His eyes flew back open I needed to see hi on inside hiher, understanding what I needed

We neared the cliainst him and went to the bed As I lay beneath hie, but I kept o as hard and as deep as he wanted

He went deeper

He went harder

Then, as a guttural groan left him, I felt his release He collapsed on top ofdown on me, but he wasn’t heavy He was ain, he shifted to the side and pulled ainst his chest "I’m sorry you woke up alone"

I nodded He’d said it earlier "I know It’s fine"

He held hter to him "Tho so soundly on the plane He called again and offered to just bring you here, but I didn’t want anyone else to hold you So I ht you , and it’s very private, but there are five other residents who live here"

"Why are you telling me this?"

"You have to understand While we’re here, you can’t leave Cole’s ho, but the other floors have people living there If you go anywhere, you have to have the men with you"

"Of course" He was so insistent I frowned What was really going on? "Like always"

"No, not like always You usually haveyou, but this ti you I o anywhere Cole won’t listen to me I told him his home should be private and isolated, but he refuses He won’t kick the other tenants out"

"It’s okay I’ll be fine But…" I bitto be here?"