she thought he’d undressed her. Something was going
on. “There’s a lot of important stuff below the waist, Abilene.”
His humorous tone made her half giggle,
half cry. God, she couldn’t do this. “Never mind. Bad idea.” Shaking her head,
Abby started to get up, she needed to get away. “Let’s just forget I ever
mentioned this.”
“Hell no, no, never mind.” He caught her
hand, pulling her back down. Cade wanted to touch and kiss every part of her
body. And he was fairly certain his cock wanted a vote in this proposal. “Help
me understand.”
“We can…make love.” There, she’d said it.
“I just need to leave my clothes on, but—” God, she had so many fantasies she’d
never have fulfilled.
“I agree. It doesn’t matter. You can tell
me what you want and how you want it and that’s what we’ll do.” A look of
relief relaxed her pretty face. She was scared. Dammit! He was going to get to
the bottom of this if it killed them both. As his mother always told him when
he was small, half a loaf is better than none. Besides, he had every intention
of pushing the envelope. Once he got her between the sheets, it would be a
whole new ballgame. “I only want to please you, Abby.”
“I want to please you, too.” She admitted.
“Shake?” She held out her hand.
“Shake.” He took her hand, but instead of
a handclasp, Cade pulled her over into his lap.
“Cade, I need to get ready,” Abby
protested. She wanted to go freshen up and put on the special panties and find
something decent to wear on top, something she could pull down over her
shoulders and free her breasts. Oh, yea, she’d put a lot of thought into this.
Abby wanted as much of Cade as she could get, but she couldn’t bear for him to
see or touch her scars.
“Let me hold you just a second and then
we’ll both get ready for bed. Okay?” Holding her was perfect, he rubbed his
cheek on Abby’s hair, inhaling her sweet scent.
“Okay.” With a sigh, she relaxed into his
embrace and rested her head on his shoulder. “Being around you has always made
me happy, you know, even if we were snarking at one another.”
“Me too.” He chuckled. “I have a
confession,” he whispered. “There was a hotel room in town. I just told Jase to
tell you there was no choice but for me to stay with you because I wanted to be
near you.” Cade decided not to tell her the rest of his plan, there was no use
to scare her off. He was just grateful they had made this much progress.
“Why you…” She grinned at him, then threw
her arms around his neck. “I’m so glad you did.”
“Let’s go to bed, baby. I’m gonna love you
all night long.”
* * *
Mirrors don’t lie, but you could make them
fib every once in a while if you were careful. Abby turned this way and that,
making sure none of the ugliness showed. A low cut pink sleep shirt would have
to do. It came down long enough to cover her to the middle of her thighs. Maybe
the sexy panties would serve their purpose. For ten years, she’d avoided
intimacy, turned down dates and kept herself sexually cloistered away from men
– especially Cade. The times she’d turned him down were the ones which hurt the
most. Embarrassment and shame over how she looked below the waist had robbed
her of intimacy, tenderness and love.
For a few more seconds she stood there, gathering
her courage. So often Abby had tried to convince herself that her life was full
enough. She had her work and her family. She had the satisfaction of knowing
she’d saved those horses and she’d have saved Cade if he’d been there. Because
of that day and what had happened to her and the horses, she’d decided to enter
the field of veterinary medicine. Besides, animals didn’t judge. Of course,
she’d never given anyone a chance to judge her—until tonight.
Cade waited. He smoothed his hand over the
sheet, anticipating touching her velvet skin. Lord in heaven! She’d never know
how much he wanted her.
on. “There’s a lot of important stuff below the waist, Abilene.”
His humorous tone made her half giggle,
half cry. God, she couldn’t do this. “Never mind. Bad idea.” Shaking her head,
Abby started to get up, she needed to get away. “Let’s just forget I ever
mentioned this.”
“Hell no, no, never mind.” He caught her
hand, pulling her back down. Cade wanted to touch and kiss every part of her
body. And he was fairly certain his cock wanted a vote in this proposal. “Help
me understand.”
“We can…make love.” There, she’d said it.
“I just need to leave my clothes on, but—” God, she had so many fantasies she’d
never have fulfilled.
“I agree. It doesn’t matter. You can tell
me what you want and how you want it and that’s what we’ll do.” A look of
relief relaxed her pretty face. She was scared. Dammit! He was going to get to
the bottom of this if it killed them both. As his mother always told him when
he was small, half a loaf is better than none. Besides, he had every intention
of pushing the envelope. Once he got her between the sheets, it would be a
whole new ballgame. “I only want to please you, Abby.”
“I want to please you, too.” She admitted.
“Shake?” She held out her hand.
“Shake.” He took her hand, but instead of
a handclasp, Cade pulled her over into his lap.
“Cade, I need to get ready,” Abby
protested. She wanted to go freshen up and put on the special panties and find
something decent to wear on top, something she could pull down over her
shoulders and free her breasts. Oh, yea, she’d put a lot of thought into this.
Abby wanted as much of Cade as she could get, but she couldn’t bear for him to
see or touch her scars.
“Let me hold you just a second and then
we’ll both get ready for bed. Okay?” Holding her was perfect, he rubbed his
cheek on Abby’s hair, inhaling her sweet scent.
“Okay.” With a sigh, she relaxed into his
embrace and rested her head on his shoulder. “Being around you has always made
me happy, you know, even if we were snarking at one another.”
“Me too.” He chuckled. “I have a
confession,” he whispered. “There was a hotel room in town. I just told Jase to
tell you there was no choice but for me to stay with you because I wanted to be
near you.” Cade decided not to tell her the rest of his plan, there was no use
to scare her off. He was just grateful they had made this much progress.
“Why you…” She grinned at him, then threw
her arms around his neck. “I’m so glad you did.”
“Let’s go to bed, baby. I’m gonna love you
all night long.”
* * *
Mirrors don’t lie, but you could make them
fib every once in a while if you were careful. Abby turned this way and that,
making sure none of the ugliness showed. A low cut pink sleep shirt would have
to do. It came down long enough to cover her to the middle of her thighs. Maybe
the sexy panties would serve their purpose. For ten years, she’d avoided
intimacy, turned down dates and kept herself sexually cloistered away from men
– especially Cade. The times she’d turned him down were the ones which hurt the
most. Embarrassment and shame over how she looked below the waist had robbed
her of intimacy, tenderness and love.
For a few more seconds she stood there, gathering
her courage. So often Abby had tried to convince herself that her life was full
enough. She had her work and her family. She had the satisfaction of knowing
she’d saved those horses and she’d have saved Cade if he’d been there. Because
of that day and what had happened to her and the horses, she’d decided to enter
the field of veterinary medicine. Besides, animals didn’t judge. Of course,
she’d never given anyone a chance to judge her—until tonight.
Cade waited. He smoothed his hand over the
sheet, anticipating touching her velvet skin. Lord in heaven! She’d never know
how much he wanted her.
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