Liar (Madison Kate #2)(53)
"I said," he replied, his voice thick with sleep, "are you still mad at me?"
I released a long sigh. "Yes."
A sly grin spread across his lips, and he snaked a hand out of the covers, reaching for me. I dodged out of the way, though, and scowled. "Nice try, Kodiak. I've got my psych exam this morning."
He lifted his head from the pillow just enough to give me a rumpled look of disbelief and confusion. "You're still going to your exam?"
I frowned back at him, folding my arms and tucking my hands into the long sleeves of his hoodie. "Uh, yeah. I don't intend to fail so soon, and I don't exactly have any good reason to ask for an exemption."
"But you were assaulted yesterday and you haven't slept. You can't seriously—"
"Don't underestimate me, Kodiak Jones," I replied with a confident grin. "I do some of my best work under pressure."
His brows hitched. "Don't I know it."
Rolling my eyes, I started to leave his room, then paused. He was lying flat on his stomach, his arm curled around the pillow and his lids slitted as he watched me like a hungry predator. There was a noticeable chill to the air again—someone must have turned the heating off—which gave me an idea.
I grabbed the corner of Kody's comforter and yanked it off him, chucking it across the room. His howl of protest followed me as I raced back to my own room, and I chuckled to myself as I turned on my shower. It took a few moments for the water to heat up, then I quickly stripped Kody's hoodie off and jumped under the warm spray.
I'd caught sight of the time on Kody's bedside clock, so I knew I had a few minutes on my hands—enough for a proper shower, anyway, which was good. Early-morning-slash-middle-of-the-night self-defense training followed by several hours of sex didn't leave a girl at her freshest, that was for damn sure.
Humming under my breath, I went through the motions of scrubbing, shaving, and shampooing. It was as I rinsed my color-depositing pink shampoo out that the shower door opened and an extra pair of hands slipped across my soapy midsection.
"What do you think you're doing, Kodiak?" I murmured, not bothering to open my eyes. I knew it was him. He had a certain presence about him, a confidence in the way he touched me. Also, Steele was covered in bandages, and I seriously doubted Archer would be slipping into the shower with me.
"Your shower looked warmer than ours," he replied with an amused edge to his voice. His palms caressed my slippery body, and I let him back me against the tiled wall of the shower. I shivered at the cold tiles touching my shower-warmed skin, but didn't object. How could I when Kodiak freaking Jones in all his naked glory was pressed up against me with his hands on my tits?
His head dipped, his lips seeking mine, but I turned my face away and bit back a smile.
"I wasn't done," I told him, fighting to keep my tone from sounding too damn playful. I hadn't forgotten or forgiven Archer's little revelation... even if I did believe Bree's theory that they were just trying to keep me safe from stalkers and killers. Kody still needed to atone, and I had no intention of going easy on him.
Then again, I was quickly coming around to his offer of penance by orgasms.
"Good, let me help," he offered, skimming his hands down my sides and grabbing at my hips. His gaze was full to overflowing with raw, naked desire, and it made me want to jump him and tell my exams to go fuck themselves. But, nope. My education wasn't going to take a backseat to dick. No matter how great the dick was.
Narrowing my eyes at him, I shook my head and reached for my conditioner. "If you think we're going to fuck right now, you're wrong. My exam starts in just over an hour, and I still need coffee. Lots of coffee."
He swiped the conditioner from my hand and squeezed out a dollop into his palm. "Well, good thing I just heard that SGU campus is closed today due to snow and all exams have been postponed."
My brows shot up. "What?"
"Turn around," he told me, indicating for me to face the wall. I did as I was told and tried really hard to contain my groan as he worked the conditioner into my lengths. "Turns out the snow fell pretty thick overnight. The snow plows are all out across the city clearing streets, but unfortunately the area around SGU won't be touched until later this afternoon."
My back was to him, so I allowed myself a grin. "Kody, did you have anything to do with that?"
"Babe," he replied, sounding offended. Fake offended. "I'm flattered you think I have that kind of sway with people in positions of power." His fingers worked the conditioner into my hair, and I couldn't fight the breathy moan as he massaged my scalp. My knees wobbled, and I needed to brace my hands against the wall to keep from collapsing into a puddle and disappearing down the drain.
He tugged me back into the shower spray and ran his fingers through my hair until it was all rinsed out, then claimed my lips in a heated kiss that left my whole body quivering with need.
"Did you come here to shower or to fuck?" I taunted him when his lips left mine for a moment, and he let out a dark chuckle.
He smacked another quick kiss against my lips, then released me to reach for my shampoo. "Both," he replied with a cocky grin. "Can't I fuck you while I shower?"
I grinned, hoping he'd think the evil edge to my smile was all sexual. He held my gaze as he lathered up his hair, and I bit my lip. "I guess we'll soon find out." As soon as his hair was thick with suds, I reached for him.