Chapter 74: Everything Off
** Harper **
Harper realized that apparently, she still had too much to learn in the art of seduction. Because as soon as Eli started playing along and taking control, every word he uttered was turning her insides into a syrupy jelly. It was almost unfair, how easy it was for him to get her heart fluttering and racing like a bird caught in a whirlwind.
And she couldn’t believe what was happening — she had thought that it was audacious enough of her to ask him to stay and get naked in her shower. She would never, ever, think of suggesting that the two of them take a shower together, let alone starting it by taking each other’s clothes off ...
But oh how she loved the idea.
Harper bit her lips. She hoped that he hadn’t noticed this subconscious habit of hers yet, a sign she was equally nervous and excited. Schooling her expression into what she hoped was a casual neutral, she said, "Well, given that I’ve already gotten my sneak peak," — she gestured at his bare chest — "it seems only fair to let you start first ..."
She didn’t go into the details of that "sneak peak", but she could tell from the looming smirk on Eli’s face that he already knew she loved the view. How could she not? His body was like a piece of fine art, glistening with the moisture of lingering rain under the warm light. With the last layer of fabric stripped away, she could see all the tight planes of his chest and abs, all the details of those toned muscles. Her eyes swept down his broad shoulders, following how they tapered down into a lean waist, before the view disappeared into his suit trousers—
Then she caught herself staring at the fly of his trousers.
Crap. What the heck was she doing? She didn’t mean to ogle him there! Hastily, she snapped her eyes back up, but it was already too late. Eli was looking at her with an amused expression, his gaze dark.
"I’m not sure if I’ll be the one going first either way," he commented. "You seem perfectly capable of undressing me with your eyes."