2nd: Love for Sale by Michelle Hughes, Liz Borino Read Free Book Online Page A

interrupted us, and I pulled back a little embarrassed.  Grasping the sheet to keep covered I gave him a shy smile.
    He carried a tray filled with a carafe and cups over to the side table, putting them down with ease.  “How do you take it, Miss Caitlin?”
    “Um, cream and two sugars.”  I wasn’t accustomed to being waited on, and definitely not while I was in this state of undress.
    He poured up the brew and turned back to me, his smile brilliant on his handsome face.  “Should I come back after her coffee, or wait here, sir?”
    “You can wait.” Seth’s eyes turned toward the tray, and he motioned his hand for me to go ahead.
    I had no idea what Joel was waiting on, but he’d went to a lot of trouble to bring me the drink and I wasn’t about to be rude by refusing it for my much wanted shower.  Struggling to keep the sheet in place, I walked over to the table awkwardly and lifted the cup.  Taking a tentative sip, I sighed at the taste in pleasure.  Joel should definitely get a raise for making a cup of coffee like this, it was better than the stuff I picked up at the coffee shop.  After several more deep sips, I turned and noticed the expectant looks on both of their faces.
    “Are you waiting for me?” What was going on here, I wondered, they were looking at me as if they couldn’t finish whatever they had in mind until I was done.
    “I wouldn’t rush you, but I have to leave for work soon, and I’d like Joel to finish grooming you before that.”
    When his words sank in, I gulped a deep sip of my coffee, choking.  Joel was going to groom me?  How in the world was he supposed to do that?  I was perfectly capable of combing out my own hair.  I wasn’t an infant.
    “Um.  That’s nice of him, but I think I can manage.”  Giving Seth a strange look, I hoped he was not the type of person that expected someone to take care of every little detail for him.
    “I’m sure you can, but it pleases me to have him do this for you.” 
    That smirk that told me I was missing something appeared on his face, and I wanted to argue.  Remembering what I’d promised him last night, I bit my tongue.  Setting down my cup, I held the sheet protectively in my fists, and turned to smile at Joel with more warmth than I felt.  “If that’s what you want.” I spoke the words to Joel but meant them for Seth.
    “It’s my pleasure to do this for you, Miss Caitlin.  Please follow me into the restroom.”  He motioned his hand that way and I walked ahead of him, not sure what to expect.
    “You can lose the towel, kitten, he’ll need to see what he’s working with.”
    Seth couldn’t have shocked me more if he’d told me to lay on the floor and spread my legs for him.  Now that his meaning was clear, I wasn’t sure I was ready for what he obviously expected me to let happen.  Shifting my weight from one foot to the other, I looked up at him in indecision.
    “I don’t have all day.”  That bossiness that he’d exuded last night was back in full force, and without even thinking about what I was doing, I dropped the towel.  I was standing naked in front of his servant!
    “Have you ever waxed before, Miss?” Joel asked me that question with the same tone he’d inquired about how I took my coffee.
    “No.” My face heated at the revelation, and I understood exactly what his plans were now.  I knew women who had done this at a salon or spa, but I wasn’t one of them. 
    “I’ll try to be gentle then.”  His reassuring smile might have worked if I hadn’t been standing there without a stitch of clothes on and Seth wasn’t grinning ear to ear, like he’d just pulled one over on me.  Go ahead and shower while I get things together, Miss.” 
    If the shower hadn’t had a clear door, I would have ran inside it to hide from his eyes.  As it was, I bathed self-consciously hoping he kept his gaze where it belonged.  The steam finally gave me a little privacy and I scrubbed off quickly washing