Single Mom's Sweet Husband by Charlotte

"Charlotte Emerson, I want you, to fill the bathtub with cold water this instant, and bring me some ice cubes while you're at it."

Suppressing the fervent desire in his heart, Shane got up and distanced himself from Charlotte.

"Oh, alright." Charlotte was so flustered and dazed that she didn't have the time to process what was happening. She quickly climbed to her feet, cheeks burning with embarrassment, then ran to the bathroom. Without delay, she twisted the tap to the cold water outlet all the way open and started filling the bathtub as per Shane's orders.

While the water gushed into the immaculate tub, the scene of her body locked under Shane's kept looping in her mind.

She could no longer remember how she ended up beneath him. All that her mind recalled was his rock hard chest, his burning palms, his shallow, inconsistent breathing, and the hard object that was pressed against her abdomen...

She abruptly slapped herself on the head. "Charlotte Emerson, what in the world are you thinking about?"

Besides, she was already a mother. How could she behave as she had never experienced such a thing before?

Charlotte scooped a handful of the ice-cold water and splashed it onto her face. Only after ensuring the rosiness had left her cheeks did she walk out of the bathroom.

"Mr. Fuller, I've..." Once again, Charlotte found herself choking on her words. She couldn't help herself as her eyes widened and feasted on the shirtless man.

The lines on his torso were exceptionally well-defined and lying below his firm pectoral muscles were a cluster of eight-pack abs toned to absolute perfection.

One wouldn't have been able to tell that he was hiding such treasures under the usual slim fit suits he wore.

Catching her voice, Shane looked over with a frown on his face. He nodded and began walking toward the bathroom.

passed Charlotte, his lips curled into a mischievous

raised a hand to wipe the corners of her mouth, only to realize that there

dare he pokes fun at me!' she

to

cheeks flared

after, Charlotte dropped by the front desk and asked for a bucket of

bathroom door, trying to eavesdrop on the situation in the bathroom. However, there was no sound of any sort, only pin-drop silence. Thinking about Shane's behaviour from earlier, Charlotte

couldn't have had a fit in there, could

ice you requested. I'll leave it

soon passed but Shane still hadn't opened the door to retrieve his ice bucket. She stared anxiously at

hasn't Cole returned

you

Still no response.

have happened

on the line here; gender difference couldn't be any less significant in a circumstance like this. Charlotte slowly pushed open

Shane laying in the water, listless and

Did he pass out?

possibility of this happening, Charlotte gritted her teeth and warded off the feeling of embarrassment. She rushed forward with plans to pull Shane

and plunged headfirst into the water unhesitatingly. With the sudden action, water spattered out onto the monochromic tiles and the

too desperate?" Shane's eyes snapped open and he looked down at Charlotte in dismay, who was still struggling to get