The CEO Commands (manxman)**Power Tops Book 1**

Chapter 19

Chapter 19

(Corey's spa mat--------->)

 

 My eyes popped open and it took me a minute to orient myself to my surroundings. Something had woke me up and I looked around for the source of the sound. I was confused as I registered the fact that I was in the middle of Marcus' massively soft bed. "How did I get here?" I wondered, as my sleep muddled brain recalled the events from the previous evening as they came trickling back to me. My anger at Marcus and the frustration of that damn device, the memory of asking him to leave, and the utter dejection I felt on my sorrowful walk home.

 My heart fluttered even now at just the thought of it. My senses had soared when he came out of the night and opened the lobby door for me. He came back for me and my emotions had gotten the best of me as I had wept, clinging onto him for dear life. He had come back for me. I threw the covers back when I remembered the pained look on his face and somewhere in my consciousness I recalled his deep voice apologizing to me over and over again. I also vaguely recalled him carrying me in the early morning hours to his bed telling me gently to go back to sleep. I had to find him. I pushed the covers back and untangled myself form the sheets almost landing face first on the floor in my haste, damned high bed.

 I followed the sound of rushing water into the master bathroom and I pushed the door opened and gasped at the sight that greeted me. Marcus was running the hot water in the Jacuzzi tub and the steam was effectively heating up the room. There were candles burning, their exotic scents filling the area with soothing spices. The pristine white bathroom decor was interrupted by a huge bamboo rug on the floor, with smooth black round stones all around the edge, and on top if it rested a blow up mattress surrounded by even more tea light candles floating in crystal bowls filled with rose petals. Marcus was filling a large tan glass bowl with some kind of clear gel like liquid. He looked up and his silver gaze caught and locked onto my confused blue one. He set the bowl down and grabbed a fluffy towel off the towel warmer and walked over to me. "Hey baby." He said as he reached me and bent to place a kiss on my lips. A sigh escaped my lips. He was so devastating to my senses with all his gorgeous masculine beauty.

 "Hey, what's all this?" I responded as he gathered me to his chest as if I was the most precious and fragile thing in the world to him. I laid my head against his well defined Pecs and breathed in his alluring scent, my arms wrapping around his narrow waist. I mentally sent quiet thanks up to the heavens that I didn't drive this man away from me yesterday with my silly over reactions.

 Marcus leaned back and caressed my face with the tips of his fingers, bringing one under my chin so that I would look up at him. The intensity in his molten gray eyes took my breath away. His touch sent delicious tingles over my skin and set my blood to boiling. "I wanted to do something special for you to apologize for pushing you and not paying enough attention to the fact that you were so uncomfortable.

 That was never my intention. When you safe worded, I felt like a total ass and my heart literally stopped in my chest. Please, please don't ever do that again. I have never felt what I am feeling for you and I find that I am addicted to it. Please don't take that away, don't take us away. Tell me you will stay, tell me we are alright and we will get past this and that you are still mine." He earnestly pleaded, his gaze never wavering from mine.

 If I hadn't known that I was already deeply in love with this man, this would have done it for me. I threw my arms around his neck and buried my face under his chin, nuzzling the tender scented skin there I muttered, "I am not going anywhere. Please understand that all of this is new to me and I just overreacted. I'm sorry too."