She finishes tying up the bow of the dress and walks over to me, leaning in seductively as her breath tickles my face. "After what you put me through last night," she says in a low, raspy voice, "you deserve to suffer with both."
I try to grab her, but she dances away from me, laughing wickedly.
"Nova...!" But she's already blown me a kiss and disappeared through the door. "Goddammit."
I could rub one out, but it wouldn't do a damn thing.
So I haul my ass gingerly into the shower, cursing at the water pressure but reveling in the heat. It soothes all the tortured knots in my back, and by the time I'm heading downstairs for some coffee, I feel somewhat human again.
As I approach the kitchen, I can hear the insistent yapping of the puppies. Apparently, Nova left them in the kitchen to m
