Chapter 6

Lou gazed at him with a steady stare for several seconds. “We aren’t strangers. Why the hesitation?” The heat in his eyes almost burned Spark’s exposed skin. “If you’re feeling the chill, I think we can fix that right now.”

Not waiting for Spark to move, he slid around the tub until they sat thigh to thigh. Then he stretched one arm out behind Spark’s back and slowly curled his fingers to feather across Spark’s ribs. “Better?”

Okay, so he’s going to play the seducer this time. That’s usually my job, but maybe this time it’s different. Oh yeah. I know this time it’s different.

Lifting his right hand, Lou caught Spark’s chin and turned his head until their faces were just short of touching. His hot breath fanned across Spark’s skin, still slightly damp and tender from his recent shave. Lou inhaled once, a long, deep breath. “Something about your aftershave—sagebrush and chaparral and a restless wind. I could drown in it.”