Beauty mumbled, grabbing her handbag in a flustered rush.
"Gracias."
Bruno replied smoothly as he took the seat beside her.
The silence between them was heavy with unspoken words, each of them fighting every urge to break the total strangers vibe.
Beauty crossed her arms, angling herself as far from him as possible.
There's enough room for that... distance anyway.
Bruno tried not to glance over too often, but the slight scent of her perfume kept tugging at his attention.
This was certainly not as fun as he'd imagined.
"She's right here next to me, and yet I can't even look at her. Who made that rule? This woman is going to drive me insane."
Hours later, with most of the coworkers dozing off as night fell, Bruno busied himself with his phone.
Suddenly, he felt a hand fall on him.
Beauty had drifted off to sleep and leaned against him by mistake.
"Sorry," she murmured, cheeks flushed.
"Don't touch me, distance please; you have enough room," he replied coldly, though he was only teasing.
'It wasn't intentional!"
Beauty retorted, annoyed.
" I know," he said, trying not to grin.
"But be careful next time-distance, please.
She pouted and reluctantly shifted away, using her hand as a pillow.
"I hate it here."
She muttered under her breath.
Bruno grinned, pretending not to hear but more than a little entertained by her discomfort.
Beauty shifted in her seat, crossing her arms and turning away, clearly trying to ignore him. But her head kept bobbing forward, then snapping up again as she fought sleep, each sleepy nod making her cheeks flush a deeper shade of pink.
Every time she caught herself, her eyes darted around, as if hoping no one noticed. But he noticed -oh, he noticed.
As her head dipped forward once more, Bruno leaned over, unable to resist any longer.
He placed his lips beside her ear, his voice a low murmur.
"Come here. I can't let you keep nodding off like that," he said with a teasing smile.
She opened her eyes, heavy with sleep.
"... I'm fine... fine," she murmured, falling asleep again.
"Fine, huh?"
Bruno chuckled softly, already reaching out and pulling her closer, guiding her head onto his shoulder before she could protest.
Beauty gave a faint, sleepy grumble of resistance, but as soon as she felt the comfort of his huge shoulder, her body betrayed her, melting into him as she went back into a deep sleep.
"Better, huh?" he whispered, wrapping his arm around her, pulling her just a little closer.
He reached for his jacket, putting it over her, his fingers brushing her bare arm as he did.
He felt her shiver slightly at his touch and couldn't help but smirk.
She's always cold, he thought, amused.
He reached for his jacket, putting it over her, his fingers brushing her bare arm as he did. He felt her shiver slightly at his touch and couldn't help but smirk.
She's always cold, he thought, amused.
Suddenly his own breath caught as she settled into him, her face pressed against his neck, her hair spilling over his shoulder.
Her lips were just a breath away from his skin, parted slightly, looking soft and... tempting as she slipped back into a deep sleep.
He could remember how they tasted, too.
He wanted to taste them again, but not now... now is not a good time.
He forced himself to look away, yet he couldn't help but notice how her hand had landed on his chest, her fingers splayed as if claiming her space.
The idea of her being possessive of him made his face flustered.
Her faint, rhythmic breathing teased his collarbone, and he could feel every soft, delicious exhale against his skin.
Just when he thought he'd have to distract himself, she let out a small, unguarded, adorable snore.
Bruno bit his lower lip, trying to hold back a laugh, but it still came out as a soft chuckle. He carefully adjusted her head slightly to quiet the snores, which had started attracting a few amused glances from across the aisle.
He could only imagine her reaction if she knew she was snoring on him like this.
But the humor quickly faded as she mumbled something in her sleep, her lips brushing his neck and her hand falling down to his thigh.
His pulse was hammering!
His virgin shaft couldn't help but stand erect!
"This is not a good idea, he cursed.
It felt like torture and heaven rolled into one.
He caressed her hair softly and kissed her forehead; it wasn't enough! Not enough!
Slowly and carefully, he kissed her lips. She shifted slightly but didn't wake up, but she swallowed, making him gulp hard unintentionally.
"That's enough! Don't go further! If she wakes up now, I'm dead!"
He yelled in his head.
With a deep breath, Bruno closed his eyes, fighting back the sexual urge to take her down.
He promised himself to wake up early enough and take back his jacket before she suspected anything.