Natalia
I could do nothing but watch as Andrei effortlessly hefted the beam onto his shoulder. He lifted it like it weighed nothing, muscles bunching beneath the tight fabric of his shirt. It took all of my willpower not to think about how those muscles had been pressed up against me not long ago.
“I had it,” I muttered, averting my gaze.
“Sure you did.”
I huffed and turned away, but not before I caught the smirk tugging at one corner of his mouth. Asshole, I thought. He was enjoying this, wasn’t he? Showing off, watching as I melted right in front of him. This was about control for him, nothing more.
And yet I couldn’t seem to stop myself from watching as he climbed the ladder one-handed, the beam balanced perfectly on his shoulder. The flex of his thighs against his pants. The way h
