The Bad Boy Next Room (Charlie and Taylor) novel Chapter 12

Why was Charlie screaming? Because Taylor West was putting his gloriously sculpted, drool-worthy back on display! Yep! Charlie had just witnessed a masterpiece of muscle and perfection, and damn, it was a work of art. It was just his back, but it felt like she had just binged a two-hour, slow-motion, heart-stopping, steamy romance movie. And she was not okay! Her heart was racing!

‘Luke was a basketball player too, but why did he not have this kind of body?’ Charlie wondered. ‘Maybe it was for the best. Otherwise, I would have lost control.’

‘What are you saying, Charlie?’ she scolded herself. ‘Are you saying you are going to lose control with Taylor West? Stop it! Stop it now! He is a bad boy!’

“Whatever it is that you are thinking, stop. We have more important things to do, Charlie Blondie,” Taylor said while getting up and now flaunting his abs.

‘Damn.’ Charlie stared at his chest, utterly speechless. If his back was a two-hour cinematic masterpiece, then his chest and abs? Oh, they were an entire 52-episode Korean drama—packed with slow burns, heart-racing tension, and jaw-dropping plot twists!

“Charlie Blondie King?” Taylor gave Charlie the ‘eyes on me’ sign and said, “Let’s clean up.”

“Yep! Let’s clean up,” Charlie echoed, frantically nodding and searching for a rug.

It took an hour to get all the water dried out in the entire kitchen. As they were wiping every corner of the place, Charlie explained to Taylor how she made cheesy chicken croquettes and burned the food.

After cleaning up, Charlie bathed first, and Taylor followed. Another hour later, they were both in the kitchen. Taylor was wearing a sleeveless shirt that showed his fine biceps. He crossed his arms against his chest and said with evident sarcasm in his tone, “Let me teach you how not to burn your chicken croquettes.”

They made the mixture together in silence, and they made a lot. When everything was ready, Taylor said, “First, turn on the fucking exhaust!”

“Yeah, I just forgot earlier,” Charlie said.