The water ran down my over me, streaming from the showerhead over my arched back when the phone rang. After a long day at work, and this one was particularly long, I needed a steamy shower. It was better than chocolate. My roommate moved out last week, and since I had yet to find a new one, I lived alone. Taking that into consideration, and the fact that once I had answered the phone I planned to say “hello, that’s nice, and goodbye;” I left the water running and my towel on the hook as I bolted for the source of the ringing.
“Hello?”
“Yes, is this Ms. Freedman? I am Sally calling from Telus long distance. Do you like your current telephone service?”
I groaned. “Yes.” I hung up. At least that hadn’t taken long. There should still be plenty of hot water left. I turned quickly, ready to dash back to that very inviting waterfall, and glanced around the room for the first time. Needless to say, when I saw the man sitting on the couch I screamed. But only for a second.
“Who are you? What the hell are you doing here?”
He blushed and smiled slowly. He had a great smile and an even better blush. I was a sucker for shy guys. I felt myself melting. I was almost afraid to hear him speak. With any luck he would sound like a cat with a hernia.
“I’m Farley McLean. Leah’s brother?” Oh dear, he sounded wonderful, no one who looked that good should be allowed to sound so wonderful. “You must be Elisa. I guess she forgot to tell you that I was taking her out to dinner tonight. She gave me a key. Will she be home anytime soon?”
I would have felt sorry for him. If he hadn’t been so cute when he was flustered, and if I hadn’t been quite so aware of the fact that I was standing in front of an incredibly attractive guy who happened to be fully clothed while I was not. Normally, I wasn’t at all sensitive about my looks. But... Leah’s big brother was a hunk. Ah well, “all good things...”
“I’m sorry, but it looks like you were the one that Leah forgot to talk to. She moved out last week. Irreconcilable differences.”
He grimaced. Dear Lord, even a grimace looked good on that full, sensuous mouth. I couldn’t help imagining how his lips would feel on my skin. I really needed to cover myself; this naked thing was taking over my mind.
“That does sound like Leah. Damn. Do you know where she went?”
“She wasn’t in the right frame of mind to tell me. I’m really sorry.”
“Don’t worry about it.” He got up and took a step towards me. Oh my. He was tall, really tall. I guessed his height to be 6’6”. And he was incredibly toned. I was too distracted to step back. And far too absorbed to remember to kick him out of the building. I had even forgotten about my shower.