Chasing Charli - Kat Mizera Page 0,22

fall brought him down too and he practically landed on top of her.

“Ouch.” She looked up at him with a chuckle.

“Sorry!” He looked down at her wryly, though he was acutely aware of their closeness, how soft and curvy she was. “You are okay? You’re!” He caught himself before she could correct him and they both laughed.

“I’m fine. You?”

“Yes. Sorry. I try to catch you.”

“I didn’t realize how slippery it was.” They were still lying on the floor, water seeping into their clothes, but she was laughing a little and he realized it had been a long time since he’d been this comfortable with a woman. Even wet and dirty on her kitchen floor, he didn’t feel foolish or annoyed. He just wanted to help, make her life a little better the way she was making his better by helping him with his English.

“If you want to take a bath together,” he whispered, “you have only to ask.” He waved his hand at the mess on the floor. “This is not my first choice for foreplay.”

She smiled. “Trust me, this wouldn’t be my first choice either.”

“But kissing… This is also a good choice, yes?”

“Oh. Yes.”

He leaned over and slanted his head, nibbling her lower lip and sliding his hands around her back to keep her from resting her head on the wet floor. He pressed his tongue past the seam of her lips, taking slow, sexy pulls, until their mouths opened wider and they pressed together tightly.

“I like the way you kiss,” she whispered when he pulled away. “I could do this all day.”

“I like the way you kiss also, and we can do this all day if you like.”

“I do like, but I think we need to clean this up first.” She looked around ruefully.

He slowly sat up, nodding. “Come, let’s do it.” He got to his feet and reached out his hands to help her up. “You try to dry the floor and I’ll see if I can fix dishwasher.”

“You know anything about dishwashers?” she asked.

He shrugged. “My father taught me much, so I can try.”

“Okay.” She started spreading the towels out all over the kitchen while he knelt and used the flashlight feature on his phone to look inside the dishwasher.

He didn’t know that much about them, but he hoped it would be something easy. Unfortunately, nothing stood out and short of taking the whole thing apart, he wouldn’t be able to do anything else.

“Nothing, huh?” She peered over his shoulder. “I guess I’ll call someone tomorrow. Good thing I don’t have to work.”

“I’m sorry.”

“Not your fault.” She straightened up and looked around. “Well, the kitchen is a bust, but if you can help me install the new faucet, at least the whole day won’t be a waste.”

“Yes. Let’s do that.” He followed her up the stairs and was momentarily distracted by the swaying of her ass in front of him. He wanted to make love with her so much, but some sixth sense warned him to pace himself, that she might be scared off if he got too serious too soon. She’d mentioned bad previous relationships, though she hadn’t talked about them in detail, and gave off a gun-shy vibe.

“So you think we can do this?” She turned to him with a bright smile and he forced his gaze up from where it initially landed on her chest. Her very sexy chest and the even sexier cleavage above the V-cut of her T-shirt.

“Yes. I think so.” He reached for the box to give himself something to do. He had to stop thinking about sex or he was going to scare her off.

They got to work, and within the hour, they had the new faucet and taps in place. It looked gorgeous, despite the old and beaten up sink, and the bronze fixtures brought new life to the room.

“What about shower?” he asked her.

“I have a fancy new waterfall showerhead now that there’s enough water pressure for one,” she replied. “But I’ll get that faucet for the tub next time I’m at the hardware store. Well, probably not for a while since I have to fix the damn dishwasher, but one thing at a time. I love my sink!” She gave him a broad grin that lit up her whole face and he couldn’t help but smile back.

She was adorable and he wanted to kiss her.

All the fucking time.

He followed her downstairs and helped her gather the soaking wet towels. He watched as she took them into