Bedmates Soulmates

She straddled him and pinned him against the back of the chair.

She hooked both arms around his neck and stared into his eyes. 'Do you love me or not? It's a simple question. Of Course I Love You

Austyn, ermened, patted her back. 'Get down,'

The chair was sturdy enough to support both of their weight, but he didn't want in Lake any risks

an answer."

"No." Kira moved closer. I'm not getting down till I get an

They were both wearing Pyjamas.

Austyn felt the warmth of her skin through two thin layers of cotton fabric.

Her buttocks were resting on his thighs.

When she scooted forward, the sensation sent a thrill up his splor and made his pants feel tighter,

Kira was oblivious to his reaction.

She was determined to get an answer out of him tonight

She didn't notice Austyn's breathing was getting quicker.

His hands inched lower on her back.

"If you want to stall, go ahead and stall,' she said. 'Since you so helpfully obtained leave for me from the school, I have

Kira was enjoying the feeling of being the one on top.

It made her feel in control.

"You have one second to get off my lip'

Austyn's hoarse voice gave her pause.

But she thought, in for a penny, in for a pound,

If he was going to get mad at her, she might as well get something out of it.

"You have one second to answer my question.' She mimicked his low, commanding voice.

"You're asking for it." A smile slowly spread across his face.

"Asking for what? An answer? I have yet to hear it-Aaah!"

Austyn pulled her in and crushed his lips to hers,

Kira realised, belatedly, that sitting higher did not mean she had the upper hand.

She was trapped between his arms and the desk and had nowhere to run.

Austyn turned the tables on her and took control of the situation.

She was almost topless before she recovered her sense long enough to shout, "Stop!" Austyn stopped.

He buried his head in her chest and panted.

'The baby...' Kira whimpered

Those two simple words doused the flames of his desire

Austyn released his hold on her

Kira breathed out.

Her cheeks were flushed.

Austyn vented his frustration by biting her clavicle. "You're doing this on purpose!!

Doing what? Kira feigned ignorance.

Austyn shot to his feet.

Kira shrieked when she found herself suddenly airborne

She locked her arms and legs around his body.

Austyn span around, deposited her in the chair and stomped off.

Kirasat up

She heard the bathroom door hanging shut.

Austyrs came out three inkautes later.

the time in the world.!

So was his face and the front of his pyjama top

He looked down, saw that the 'tent had been unpitched, and started counting in his head.

It would be another eight weeks till the end of the first trimester.

Which meant 56 days, which meant 1,44 hours, which meant 10,080 minutes

Austyn wasn't sure he could hold out for that long.

Kira caught the sulky look on his face and had to stifle a laigh,

Mastynored her.

He pulled over another chair, sat down on the other side of the desk and returned to work

Kira pulled a face

He was giving her the silent treatment again.

She slid off the chair and circled the desk

She stood behind Austyn, whose head was lowered.

She made shadow puppets with her hands.

The shadows Landed on the desk and on the document he was reading

He showed no reaction.

Kira

1 got bored soon and gave up crying to distract him

She still didn't want to return to the bedroom.

The bed felt empty without him in it

She curled up on the sofa and picked up a book from the coffee table.

She Dipped through it

The book title was "Molten Salt Reactors And Thorium Energy."

The pages were filled with complicated-looking charts.

The jargon was making her head swim.

She lanew the M Group had investments in the energy sector.

She just didn't expect Austyn to know so much about so many different things.

What on earth were neutron noise," "single-phase natural circulation rectangular loops' and 'thorium tetrafluoride?"

Two pages in, and Kira was already dozing off.

Austyn shouldn't have bothered about the r

emill

This h book worked way better than any sleeping aid.

Kira's eyelids prew heavy.

Austyn looked up when he!

la soft thud.

The t

thick book had shd onto the floor

Kira's eyes were closed.

Her lips were parted slightly.

Her chest rose and fall with a steady rhythm.

Austyn sighed quietly.

He got up, walled over to the sola and picked her up in his artus,

He carried her back to the bedroom and set her down gently on the king-sized bed.

Kira stirred, then rolled over and grabbed Austyn's waist.

She was using lum like a bolster pillow.

Austyn couldn't free himself without waking her.

He thought about the pile of documents waiting for his attention in the study.

It looked like he wasn't

He settled Into the bed next to her and switched off the bedside lam

Going to finish work today, after all