FAKE DATING WITH BENEFITS MY BILLIONAIRE BOSS (Ophelia Corrigan) novel Chapter 154

FAKE DATING WITH BENEFITS. MY BILLIONAIRE BOSS

CHAPTER 154

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I woke with Jamie tucked against me, her back pressed to my chest and her hand resting over mine. The sheet had slipped down to her waist, and her hair was spread across the pillow, brushing my chin every time she breathed.

I stayed perfectly still.

Not because I was afraid of waking her, but because I wanted to hold on to those few seconds exactly as they were.

Jamie slept in my arms almost every night, but something felt different that morning. She’d reached for me in the middle of the night, burrowed closer, and kept her fingers laced through mine, as if even in her sleep, she needed to make sure I was still there.

It felt like whatever had happened at dinner with her mother and grandmother was still lingering. Jamie had only told me that her grandmother was responding well to treatment and that she was incredibly relieved. That was wonderful. But afterward, she’d held on to me with a desperation that didn’t quite

match the word relieved.

I slowly brushed my nose along the back of her neck.

The soft scent of her skin mingled with the clean smell of my soap.

I slipped my hand beneath her nightgown and found the warm, soft curve of her waist.

Desire came slowly, but it came all at once, reminding me just how completely gone I was for her.

Her lips parted on a quiet sigh. I kissed the curve of her shoulder, then the sensitive spot just below her

ear.

“If you keep rubbing against me like that, I’m going to have to cancel everything we have planned and keep you in bed all day,” I murmured.

My thumb found her earlobe. I brushed it lightly, earning another shiver.

“Sounds tempting,” she mumbled into the pillow.

Jamie turned in my arms until the tip of her nose brushed mine. Her eyes opened slowly. She looked at

my mouth before kissing me, as if the decision had already been made.

“Morning, sleepyhead,” I said against her lips.

“Have you been awake long?”

“Mmm-hmm. I was admiring you while you slept.”

She smiled and rested her chin on my chest. She watched me for a moment, her fingers tracing absent circles over my skin. There was tenderness in her expression, but also a hesitation I recognized before she even spoke.

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I swept a strand of hair away from her face and tucked it behind her ear.

hat is it? Why are you looking at me like that?”

“I want to ask you something.”

“What?”

She hesitated.

“Your mom… that day she came looking for you, who was it she wanted the money for again?”

The room was still washed in warm morning light, but something in it suddenly turned cold.

“She wanted it for her husband,” I said. “Why are you asking me that now?”

Jamie’s hand went still on my chest. Her gaze slid away.

“Nothing. I just… started thinking about it.”

“Jamie.”

“I don’t know why it suddenly popped into my head.”

My jaw tightened. I hated talking about my mother.

“Good. Because I really don’t like talking about anything that has to do with her.”

She pressed a quick kiss to my lips, almost like an apology.

“I didn’t mean to ruin your morning.”

“You don’t ruin anything.”

“You sure?”

“Absolutely.” I kissed her forehead. “Quite the opposite. You’re the best part of my days.”

A soft laugh escaped her, but something shifted in her eyes. For a second, they glistened as though they might fill with tears.

Before I could ask, Jamie curled into me again, and I wrapped my arms around her.

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I had no idea what was going on inside that head of hers, but I felt an almost irrational need to protect her from anything that could ever make her question her place in my life.

“I’m crazy about you,” I murmured into her hair.

I felt a shiver run through her before she smiled against my chest.

“I know.”

“Cocky.”

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“You made me this way.”

aughed and squeezed her waist.

Jamie stayed there with me for a few more seconds before finally pulling away and tugging the sheet up over her chest.

“Now let’s shower before you convince me to spend the entire morning in this bed.”

My gaze dropped to the sheet.

“Doesn’t sound like a wasted morning to me.”

“Simon.”

I smiled.

“I’m getting up.”

We brushed our teeth together, then headed into the bathroom. I turned on the shower and tested the water until it was the right temperature.

Jamie stepped in first.

When she reached for the soap, I caught her wrist.

She looked over at me.

“What?”

I picked up the soap with my other hand.

“Let me.”

Jamie arched an eyebrow but didn’t argue. There was a silent challenge in her eyes.

I worked the soap between my palms until it lathered, then started with her shoulders.

Slowly.

My fingers glided over her wet skin, following the curve of her arms. I moved down her back, tracing her spine with my fingertips.

Jamie closed her eyes when I massaged the back of her neck. Her lips parted on a soft sigh.

“Is this a shower, or a shameless attempt to make me late?”

“I can do both at the same time.”

She laughed, tipping her head back against my shoulder. Her neck was exposed, and I dragged my tongue along it, tasting the water mixed with her.

Hot water poured over us, rinsing away the suds. My hands slid down her sides, curved around her waist, and paused at her hips.

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Then I slowly moved one hand around to the front.

right hand traveled down her stomach, my fingers spreading over her soft skin.

I stopped dangerously close to where I knew she was already sensitive. I could feel the heat of her even through the water.

Jamie sucked in a breath.

“Simon…”

“What?”

“You know exactly what you’re doing.”

“I do.”

My fingers finally found her. I slipped between her slick folds and felt how ready she already was. Jamie made a low sound, almost a moan, and her nails dug into my forearm.

“You’re so hot and soft,” I murmured against her ear.

She didn’t answer. She only pushed her hips into my hand, the movement instinctive, almost desperate.

I began moving my fingers in slow circles, pressing exactly where I knew it made her legs tremble. The water kept pouring over us, wrapping us in a curtain of steam.

Her smile vanished. Her body was hot and slick against mine, and for a few more seconds, we pretended either of us had any self-control left.

Then Jamie grabbed my face and kissed me.

That ended the pretense.

“We’re going to be late,” she murmured.

“Your fault.”

“Mine?”

“You got naked and walked into my shower.”

She smacked my shoulder.

“That’s how showers work, idiot.”

I laughed and kissed her again.