would, long and hard.
He leaned over and gave her another deep kiss, then he was gone out the kitchen door before Valerie had the presence of mind to move. After a time she stood and walked down the hall on weak knees, engaging in a serious mental debate all the way to her designated bedroom.
She hadnât been able to tell him the truth once sheâd recognized that he couldnât accept her past in light of his convictions when it came to crime. But heâd said that her mistakes didnât matter to him. Heâd also said he didnât want to know about them, and maybe that was best. In his eyes, she was only Valerie, a woman worth knowing. A woman he desired. A woman with no past.
In Gavinâs arms, she hadnât cared about the pros and cons of getting involved with him. Sheâd only cared about the way heâd made her feel. She only cared that for once in her life, sheâd felt truly free to explore her own sexuality without reservation.
Pushing all caution aside, she decided to wait in his bed for his return. Wait to enjoy a few stolen moments, a sweet respite from that past, before she left him for goodâand hope that someday he would forgive her and understand why she couldnât tell him. Why she needed him to see her in a good light before he learned about the bad.
Before she went to his room, she still had one thing left to do. As always, she turned to her nightly writing to sort things out, her hands trembling as she retrieved the journal.
Itâs going to happen between us, regardless of all the reasons it shouldnât. When Gavin returns, Iâm going to be waiting in his bed and Iâm going to enjoy every moment of his lovemaking. Iâll file the memories away and bring them out when Iâm no longer with him. Right now I canât even consider being without him, and that is more risky than what I have left to do.
At 6:00 a.m. Gavin walked through the back door and went straight for his bedroom. Fortunately heâd had a ten-minute drive and cold weather before heâd reached the accident to aid him in his recovery following his interlude with Val. Heâd also had the reality of a two-car wreck with multiple injuries to get his mind off her and onto business. Clearing the carnage had taken longer because of the conditions, and luckily no one had been killed.
On the drive to the accident site heâd remembered what he hadnât had available in the houseâcondomsâso the interruption had probably been for the best. And the lone convenience store on the way back to the ranch didnât open until seven, so he would just have to wait until later to prepare. Another intrusion directly resulting from his job. But come hell or more highway mishaps, he was going to make love to her tonight, even if he had to toss his radio down the old well out back.
Even if he couldnât have her this morning, he was still curious to see if Val had followed his instructions. When he reached his room, he found her there, curled on her side away from him, the bedcovers bunched at her feet as if sheâd been restless most of the night. He could definitely relate to that, especially now when he saw she still wore the same too-big shirt and nothing else aside from a pair of sheer white panties. He had a birdâs-eye view of her bottom, and, although he was dog tired and needed some sleep before he had to go into the office in a few hours, his body came back to life at the sight.
Caution crept in, sending Gavin to the bed, where he tugged the sheet over Val, then made his way to the opposite side. He could go to one of the guest rooms or to the couch or he could stay strong, stay in control and climb in beside her. After all, he didnât have to touch her. He just had to develop an iron will.
With that thought, he tugged off his T-shirt and pulled off his boots and socks but left his jeans on. Stripping down to his briefs might prove to be too
He leaned over and gave her another deep kiss, then he was gone out the kitchen door before Valerie had the presence of mind to move. After a time she stood and walked down the hall on weak knees, engaging in a serious mental debate all the way to her designated bedroom.
She hadnât been able to tell him the truth once sheâd recognized that he couldnât accept her past in light of his convictions when it came to crime. But heâd said that her mistakes didnât matter to him. Heâd also said he didnât want to know about them, and maybe that was best. In his eyes, she was only Valerie, a woman worth knowing. A woman he desired. A woman with no past.
In Gavinâs arms, she hadnât cared about the pros and cons of getting involved with him. Sheâd only cared about the way heâd made her feel. She only cared that for once in her life, sheâd felt truly free to explore her own sexuality without reservation.
Pushing all caution aside, she decided to wait in his bed for his return. Wait to enjoy a few stolen moments, a sweet respite from that past, before she left him for goodâand hope that someday he would forgive her and understand why she couldnât tell him. Why she needed him to see her in a good light before he learned about the bad.
Before she went to his room, she still had one thing left to do. As always, she turned to her nightly writing to sort things out, her hands trembling as she retrieved the journal.
Itâs going to happen between us, regardless of all the reasons it shouldnât. When Gavin returns, Iâm going to be waiting in his bed and Iâm going to enjoy every moment of his lovemaking. Iâll file the memories away and bring them out when Iâm no longer with him. Right now I canât even consider being without him, and that is more risky than what I have left to do.
At 6:00 a.m. Gavin walked through the back door and went straight for his bedroom. Fortunately heâd had a ten-minute drive and cold weather before heâd reached the accident to aid him in his recovery following his interlude with Val. Heâd also had the reality of a two-car wreck with multiple injuries to get his mind off her and onto business. Clearing the carnage had taken longer because of the conditions, and luckily no one had been killed.
On the drive to the accident site heâd remembered what he hadnât had available in the houseâcondomsâso the interruption had probably been for the best. And the lone convenience store on the way back to the ranch didnât open until seven, so he would just have to wait until later to prepare. Another intrusion directly resulting from his job. But come hell or more highway mishaps, he was going to make love to her tonight, even if he had to toss his radio down the old well out back.
Even if he couldnât have her this morning, he was still curious to see if Val had followed his instructions. When he reached his room, he found her there, curled on her side away from him, the bedcovers bunched at her feet as if sheâd been restless most of the night. He could definitely relate to that, especially now when he saw she still wore the same too-big shirt and nothing else aside from a pair of sheer white panties. He had a birdâs-eye view of her bottom, and, although he was dog tired and needed some sleep before he had to go into the office in a few hours, his body came back to life at the sight.
Caution crept in, sending Gavin to the bed, where he tugged the sheet over Val, then made his way to the opposite side. He could go to one of the guest rooms or to the couch or he could stay strong, stay in control and climb in beside her. After all, he didnât have to touch her. He just had to develop an iron will.
With that thought, he tugged off his T-shirt and pulled off his boots and socks but left his jeans on. Stripping down to his briefs might prove to be too
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