Lisa’s warm body lay curled up beside him. Jason’s soft snoring was muffled on her other side. Tonight had been amazing. Better than he’d ever imagined and it was all because of the woman beside him. He curled his hand in a fist to stop himself from waking her, touching her, taking her again. Instead he eased himself from the bed and padded quietly across the plush carpet to the bathroom. As he ran a face cloth under the hot water he looked at himself in the mirror. He looked relaxed and happy. Over the past ten years he’d worked hard to build his career to the level he wanted and he’d put everything else on hold. It had been enough, until Lisa had entered his life. Now he wanted more. He wanted everything. He smiled at his reflection. And after tonight, he was going to have it. When he stepped back into the bedroom, he saw Jason carefully extracting himself from the bed. “You out?” Van asked, keeping his voice pitched low so as not to wake Lisa. “Yeah. You two don’t need me here anymore.”
