Bab 179: An Attractive Distraction

That was easy for him to say…

How am I supposed to concentrate when I’m sitting on his lap and he’s basically breathing behind my ear?

My entire body stiffened when he carried me against his body and sat down in his seat again, this time with me on his lap. Behind held in his arms while sitting on his lap made me very aware of our size difference. His arms pulled me back closer against his body until I felt the heat of his body against my back. He left one arm around my waist to keep me in place before his other hand reached out to pull the book closer to us on the table.

“You’re so small, you’re like a doll…” he commented before he chuckled a little close to my ear.

Sometimes it felt like he could tell what I was thinking although I knew that he couldn’t read my mind.

“Take a look at this map, Mila,” he said softly.