He wouldn't be able to ignore that!
But I hadn't planned on him inviting his brothers back to the house! I mean, I knew he was meeting up with them for drinks, but that didn't mean they'd be coming home with him.
God, how could my life go this wrong? I wondered. Every time I tried to make a move on Nick, it went wrong in the worst ways possible. How was I supposed to look at my husband now, knowing two out of three of his brothers had just seen me naked? I loved Aspen and Christian, but I hadn't wanted them to see me naked.
Tears streamed down my face, and I brushed them away, movement slowly coming back. I couldn't go back in time and abort this plan, but I had to do something. I had to salvage the night.
Nick hadn't turned around after his brother's left. He probably couldn't even stand to look at me, knowing what I'd done. A good part of me wanted to flee upstairs and put on clothes, then lock myself in the bathroom and cry for a few hours. That's what I'd have done years ago, but I refused to do that now. I was a grown woman, and I wasn't going to run and hide from my problems.
I walked over to him, one step at a time. It was like moving through molasses, but I didn't give up, wouldn't give up. It took hours before I finally stood right behind Nick. At least, that's how it felt, but I wasn't thinking clearly right then. Tentatively, I reached out and placed a hand on his shoulder. That little bit of contact seemed to kickstart Nick.
He whirled around to face me, standing only inches away as he towered over me. His gaze burned into me as his eyes worked their way up and down my naked body. I wanted to cover myself, but I refused to. Even though I was embarrassed as Hell, I wasn't going to let him know that. The whole point of this was to show him just how much I want him, how much I wanted to give myself to him.
I was tired of his noble knight crap. I know he only married me because it was the only way for me to inherit my father's company. But I wanted more than that, and I knew he had to. Otherwise, he wouldn't have agreed to stay married to me.
No, I wasn't going to flinch away from him. I would not run and hide. It was time he stepped up as a husband and gave me what I so desperately needed.
"I didn't know Christian and Aspen would be coming back with you," I said at least. There wasn't any sense in beating around the bush anymore. "I was just hoping to surprise you."
"Well, I'm certainly surprised." Despite his words, his voice was even and flat. He'd been surprised earlier, but now he'd pushed down all of his emotions deep inside himself. Frustration welled up inside me as I stared into his eyes. I could see the lust in there, could see my own desires reflected right back at me. But damn it, if only he would act on those desires!
"So...." I said, batting my eyelashes at him. Seduction wasn't my strong suit, but damn it, I was naked in front of the man. Wasn't that enough of a hint to what I wanted.
Nick took a deep breath and nodded. "You should probably go get dressed," he said at last.
My hands balled into fists as I stared wide-eyed at him. I was naked, offering myself to him, and he wanted me to go get dressed? Seriously? What the Hell was wrong with this man? "What?" I managed to squeak out.
"You should go get dressed," he repeated. He took another deep breath, then let it out slowly. "I should've let you know we were on our way home, given you a chance to make yourself decent. I'm sorry about that."
"What if I don't want to make myself decent?!" I shot back at him. Anger lashed out inside me, and I struggled to keep it under control. Not sure how much more I could handle, I turned and stalked back into the kitchen, finding the glass of wine I'd been sipping on, and downing the rest of it. The dry, fruity, taste washed over me, but it wasn't enough to settle my frayed nerves.
It had taken so much to push myself to do this. Strutting around naked and throwing myself at guys was not something I normally did. And then Aspen and Christian had seen it all too. Christian would probably be gentlemanly enough to never mention the day again. Aspen however... God, I'd never live this moment down.
But even after all of that, it would've been worth it if only my husband would get his god damned head out of his ass already!
"What do you mean?" Nick asked from the other side of the room. He still hadn't moved from that spot. I'd envisioned him coming home, finding me naked, and scooping me up to make love to me right then and there. Hell, it didn't even need to be romantic or sensual or anything like that. I just wanted him to fuck me for crying out loud!
I took a deep breath, held it for a couple seconds, then let it out slowly, trying to quell the maelstrom raging inside me. Instead of answering right away, I turned and poured myself another glass of wine. I fought back the urge to down it in one gulp and sipped at it as I peered at him over the rim of the glass. I couldn't figure
