"Sleep?" before she could understand what happened. He turned and went to the bed. He pulled over the blanket and laid there covering himself. Everything happened in slow motion. Sleep! Did he mean literal sleep?
So she had rubbed her skin again and again and applied so much scented oil just to lay down and snore beside him? No! Perhaps he was giving her time to relax.
She watched him intently before moving to the other side and laying down. He was looking at her with a smile but she could not read his emotions. She was sure she had seen desire in his eyes when she had gone to take a bath. Did he get tired after waiting?
Nora pushed that thought away. Who gets tired that easily?
She laid beside him and waited when he leaned closer. Yes! That was it.
Nora closed her eyes and parted her lips. But she felt the heat on her forehead instead.
