Chapter 1200:
“Stop wasting time,” Collin retorted, gesturing to his shirt. “Take this off for me.”
Linsey hesitated, her feet rooted to the spot. His patience thinning, Collin reached out, fingers aimed at her buttons. “If you won’t move, I’ll just start on your clothes instead.”
Alarm jolted Linsey into action. She threw her arms over her chest. “Hold on! I’ll help. Just give me a second!”
With an impatient huff, Collin dropped his hand. “Then get to it. Now.”
Determined, Linsey bit her lip and stepped closer, her hands shaking as she tackled the buttons on his shirt. One by one, the fabric parted, finally revealing the sculpted lines of his abs.
Before she could even process it, Collin bent in and sent a playful breath along her ear, his voice low and teasing. “You’re not finished yet. These pants have to go.”
Frozen, Linsey stared at him in disbelief. Collin grinned, unable to help himself.
“Unless you like to bathe fully dressed?”
His words seemed to float past her. She couldn’t answer.
Desperately, she tried to convince herself that she was just washing a dog, nothing more.
With that bit of resolve, she reached for his belt.
Completely out of her element, Linsey fumbled with the buckle and, in a small voice, asked, “How does this thing even come undone?”
Drawn so near, Collin picked up the faintest trace of flowers lingering on her skin, and it made his breath catch unexpectedly.
Instead of offering clear instructions, he decided to push her buttons. “Why not figure it out on your own? I thought you were clever.”
Irritation flickered across Linsey’s face. She instantly wished she had never spoken up.
Not a word escaped her lips as she studied the belt, trying to puzzle it out. A delicate ring of metal sat in the center of the buckle, giving it a surprisingly complicated look.
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Suspecting the trick lay there, she narrowed her gaze, determined to solve the mystery.
In the process, her fingertips grazed his trousers more than once, sending subtle jolts through the air between them.
What started as assistance left Collin reeling, a wave of heat coursing through him. The slightest touches had him burning, the reaction impossible to hide.
Meanwhile, Linsey’s eyes landed on a hidden button tucked into the buckle. Pressing it gently, she heard a click as the buckle released.
“Phew. That wasn’t so hard,” she murmured, feeling a rush of pride at her success.
But in that fleeting moment, her hand brushed up against something unmistakably firm and hot.
Wide-eyed, she froze, stunned by what she had just discovered. When had things gotten so intense?
As if stung, Linsey snatched her hand away, her cheeks flushed with embarrassment.
The look on her face made Collin laugh, a wicked glint lighting up his eyes. “What’s got you so startled? Did you expect me to be less impressive than that?”
