Page 78 of When He Plays

A man who carries me away from danger.

Who stays at my hospital bed when no one else ever has done that.

“Charlotte…”

A bell pealed.

He swore. Long, inventively. Descriptively. With a lot of fucks.

He also backed away from her. “Have to get that,” he muttered even as his gaze burned with desire. “Unfinished business.” He took another step away from her.

She decided to let the sheet drop. Whoops. “Look how clumsy I am.”

“Fucking fuck.” He lunged toward her but caught himself. His hands fisted. His jaw locked.

The bell pealed again.

“Clumsy, my ass. You are perfect.”

“We’re married,” she said simply. “What’s mine…is yours.” Her body, his for the taking.

But…

What’s mine…is yours…

Horror had her mouth dropping. “We…we got married.”

Another pealing of the bell. It just kept ringing.

His eyes drank her in. “Damn straight we did.”

“You…you didn’t have me sign any prenup or anything.”

“Didn’t exactly want to take time for all of that. You might have changed your mind if you had thought about things too long.”

Her head shook, over and over. “But…but no prenup means…Logan, all of the stuff you own⁠—”

He smiled at her. A slow, body-melting smile. “What’s mine…is yours.”

The bell rang again.

Logan sighed. “Jake is one determined bastard. Don’t put on clothes. Don’t leave the room. I’ll be right back.” Another long look at her body. “Right. Back.”

He left her. Shut the bedroom door with a hard jerk of his hand.

She stood there a moment, completely naked. Her eyes on the door.

She heard voices beyond the door. Logan’s voice. Jake’s.

Rushing, she grabbed another chocolate muffin. Gulped it down. Then she leapt for the bathroom. If she was having sex for the first time with Logan, she needed to shower. She needed to wash away the memory of the hospital and brush her teeth and get ready.

A first time should be perfect, shouldn’t it?

Her hands shook with nerves as she reached for a toothbrush.

This is the part of the story where Logan realizes I may be an experienced spy, but when it comes to other areas of my life…She still had a lot to learn. But something told her that he would be an exceptional teacher.

When it came to sex with Logan, Charlotte had very high expectations for her new husband.