How anyone could breathe in the hustle andbustle was beyond me, but people were so unique it probably shouldn’t surpriseme that there were some who liked it.
Julian chuckled, kissing my head. “I cansee why you like it here. I bet you don’t even have to cover the windows whenyou paint naughty things.”
I laughed, lifting my head to kiss hischeek. “Or when I sketch sexy men.”
He pretended to grumble and gave my ass aswat. “How many men are you planning on having over here?”
Laughing again, I wiggled closer. “Well,Gordon comes over on Wednesdays. We’re doing a series of nudes. He’s funny.”
He was also ninety and had decided hehadn’t done enough shocking things in his life, so posing had been on hisbucket list. The project was turning out to be fascinating, but it wasn’t whatJulian was probably picturing when he raised an eyebrow.
Giggling, I pointed toward a life-sizedcanvas in one corner that was about half done. “That’s Gordon.”
“Ah.” Julian’s teasing demeanor faded andhis hand stroked my back as he studied it. “It’s going to be a series?”
Nodding, I couldn’t help grinning like akid at Christmas. “Yes. It’s going to be great. We’re starting with his portraitas he is now, and then I’m going to work backward using his personal picturesto do a series of his life. His sons are scandalized, but thankfully they knowthis was all his idea.”
They were sexy guys, but entirely toostodgy for my taste.
If they thought posing nude was scandalous,I couldn’t imagine showing them my goodies.
“That sounds like it’s going to beincredible.” Julian kissed my head as he turned away from the project. “But Ihope that’s not what we’re going for here. I was an awkward-looking teen.”
“I bet you were cute.” I smiled as hegroaned. “But no, that’s not what we’re going to do. You’re going to be hardand sexy for me.”
He was so funny.
He was utterly relieved that I was going toput him in an erotic scene instead of just drawing him through the years. Nakedor not, I would’ve thought that showing the dual natures of his desires wouldbe harder to share, even with me.
It was just amazing the different thingspeople found too personal.
As my mind started to drift, I pulled itback to the moment. No more ideas. I had a more than full plate already, and Iwasn’t going to get any more projects started.
Julian chuckled. “I lost you for a moment.”
“You give me too many ideas.” Giving him akiss, I relaxed into him and closed my eyes. “You’re a wonderful muse.”
“You know just what to say to get me to doanything for you.” Leaning down, he kissed my neck and nibbled up to my ear. “Ilove seeing your face go all soft when you get an idea. It’s so sexy.”
Fighting the urge to moan and leteverything go, my words came out slightly haltingly. “That’s…that’s why youwant to pose…you want to see me work.”
He chuckled, biting down just hard enoughto send a shiver through me. “I’m going to love watching you work. You’re sofucking sexy and seeing you in your element is only going to be even moreerotic.”
I wanted to argue, but I didn’t have thewords. If anyone was sexy and could make anything erotic it was Julian, not me.“You’re going…you’re going to distract us.”
And as much as I wanted to make love tohim, I had to get the ideas out first.
I just didn’t have a choice.
“You know, part of me wants to see how longI can distract you and how much I can push you.” He laughed quietly as Igroaned.
“That would be mean, Sir.” Niall flashedthrough my mind for a moment and I cuddled closer to Julian. “Master?”
Julian made a low sound and kissed my head,pulling back from the wonderful teasing. As his touch turned soft andcomforting, he hugged me again. “That sounds beautiful when you say it.”
I got another kiss and he stroked his handsover my back as he continued. “I bet Niall loves hearing you say that too.”
Since he brought Niall up, I didn’t feelbad about nodding. “Yes, he calls you Master Julian when he talks about youduring a scene.”
