Chapter 39-1

Claire felt the sunlight trying to get through her eyelids and murmured softly to herself before she began to move around. Without opening her eyes, she stretched her arms over her head and arched her back on the bed before settling back down into her covers. Only after a few more seconds did she force herself to open her eyes. The first thing she saw was another pair of eyes gazing at her—dark blue eyes. Immediately, her grogginess left her and her eyes popped wide open to stare back at Heath Bishop. It took her a few moments to remember what happened before she fell asleep last night. Slowly, she lifted the cover on top of her body and looked down to see that she was completely naked. So was Heath. She looked back up into his eyes. “Good…” Claire cleared her throat, as it was rough. Must’ve been from all the noise-making last night. “Good morning.” “Good morning.” Heath greeted back. “Did you know you have seventeen freckles on the right side of your face?” Claire blinked. “No. Now I do.” He smiled, causing his eyes to thin into sleepy slits. The sight made Claire’s throat dry. She quickly dismissed it though and asked, “Why only the right side?” “I was thinking of saving your left side for next time.” The realization slowly sank into Claire, and she couldn’t help but grin. “Confident, aren’t you?” “Even if you didn’t think so, I’d do my best to seduce you otherwise.” “Mm.” She murmured. “I think you already did a good job of that.” Heath chuckled, and to hear that first thing in the morning made Claire suddenly aroused again. She licked the corner of her lips and leaned up on her elbow to look down at Heath. Slowly, she tugged the bed sheet to reveal more of his torso. It was toned and muscular, just as she remembered. Slowly, she ran a finger down the same crevice she touched last night. “Too bad we only did it once.” Claire had fallen asleep right after the climax. With all the drama that was happening around the hotel, she had lost a lot of sleep. Last night, she had finally caught up after the satisfaction. Heath suddenly snapped out of his morning daze and leaned up on his elbow as well, ceasing their contact. “Claire.” He used a serious tone, making Claire give him a curious look. “Last night….Last night I didn’t use a condom. And…” Remembering it made him feel embarrassed and he looked away as a blush colored his cheeks. Claire raised a brow, taking pleasure in the sight of a blushing Heath Bishop. He had called her cute, but Heath was pretty cute himself. “And what?” His jaw clenched. “You know what. I was…I…inside you, I…” She bit her bottom lip, trying not to burst out laughing from how shy he was behaving. When he realized her expression, he lightly glared. “This is a serious issue, Claire.” “Is it?” she used a light tone. “If something does happen, I’ll just have you take responsibility.” Heath’s eyes widened from the meaning behind those words and Claire chuckled from his surprise. “You’ll do that, right?” There was a sudden spark in his eyes before he nodded with no hesitation. “Yes.” “Then everything’s fine.” Claire gently said as she leaned towards him and pressed a kiss to his lips. Heath immediately responded and kissed her back. His tongue slipped into her mouth and he advanced, forcing Claire to lay back down on his bed. Claire murmured against his lips as she reached up to run her fingers through his hair. She opened her eyes and stared at Heath’s face. His eyes were closed as he drowned himself into their kiss. However, something caught her attention at the corner of her eyes. The alarm clock that was beside Heath’s bed. It read 12:14. With no remorse, Claire shoved Heath’s face away from hers and stared with horror at the time. “I’m late.” She gasped. “I’m late for work!” Heath was unaffected by her harsh treatment and just leaned back up on his elbow. “You are at work. Besides, you’re constantly doing overtime. It’s okay if you start working in the afternoon a few days of the week.” “It’s not okay! The latest I’ve ever come to work was ten in the morning! It’s the afternoon right now!” Claire stood up from the bed and Heath stared at her naked body with captivated eyes. “Shower! I need to shower!” “Should we take one together?” Heath suggested. Claire glared at him from over her shoulder, and he chuckled. “That’s a no.” Claire ignored Heath’s self-muttering and quickly said, “I’m borrowing your shower!” Then she rushed out and he heard the bathroom door slam shut, along with the very loud click of the door’s lock. After she finished, she dashed back into Heath’s bedroom with a towel around her body. Luckily for Claire, her clothes were still clean and nothing happened to them. Though they were slightly wrinkled, they were still in wearing condition. Claire paid no attention to Heath’s heated gaze as she quickly got dressed. As she buttoned up her shirt, she turned to look at Heath and saw that he was still in bed, leaning on one elbow while staring at her. His eyes were running up and down her body and it was obvious what he wanted. “Make sure you get straight to work as well.” She simply said as she picked up her stockings. Claire stared at them for a second before she rolled them up and stuffed them into the pockets of her skirt. Afterwards, she looked around and found her belt before looping it around her waist as well. “Yes ma’am.” Heath replied lazily as Claire slipped on her heels and smoothed her clothes the best she could. It didn’t matter to her that she was wearing the same outfit as she had yesterday. All that she really cared about was finishing up her work that she had fallen behind on. With Heath back in the hotel too, he could help her. “Claire.” Heath suddenly said right when she was at the doorway of his bedroom. She stopped and looked over her shoulder at him curiously. “I love you.” Claire blinked as she stared at him with unreadable eyes. Heath wore a smile on his lips as he stared right back. However, it was unexpected when Claire turned around and walked back to him and stood beside the bed. She leaned down and kissed him on the lips—just one small peck. Heath was frozen in surprise as she stood back up and looked down her nose at him. “Please don’t neglect your work, Mr. Bishop.” She said in a stern tone. Again, Heath simply replied with, “Yes ma’am.” But he also had a warm smile on his lips. Then Claire turned around to walk out of the bedroom with a confident stride. But Heath saw the way the tips of her ears had flushed red. >>>>><<<<< Claire groaned and stretched her arms over her head for a few seconds. Then she quickly leaned back over the desk and scribbled notes onto one of the many sheets of paper splayed all over the area. She had gotten much work done, but at the same time, there was still plenty left to go. Thankfully, Heath had come into her office not long after she arrived and took some of the workload for himself. Claire immediately went into cautious-mode when he walked into her office, but he simply settled with a kiss on the back of her hand and lips before he walked out with a calm stride.