speechless. What words were necessary? She
stroked his head where he lay nestled against her breasts. The weight of him
crushed her to the floor, but she didn’t mind. Moving him wasn’t an option. She
loved the feel of him above her, and it prolonged the experience of him in her
arms. All of the experience she had with other boyfriends, none of it, could
have prepared her for this. Andy possessed her body, and he possessed her
heart. There was no denying the way she felt any longer. The instant she’d seen
him five years ago she’d fallen for him. Out of all the men that passed through
her life, he was the only one to offer his help. She’d been caught in his web
that day.
Their friendship was blossoming into something she
couldn’t control. Every time she’d thought about changing the parameters of
their friendship something would happen that made her happy they were friends
instead of lovers.
“I can’t go back,” Andy said. His breath brushed
across her nipple making it tighten.
“What do you mean?”
“You’ll always be my friend, but I don’t want this to
be a mistake, Sara. This means something to me.”
She held her breath waiting for him to speak.
“I don’t know what it means. I wish I knew.”
Her heart pounded against her chest. The rain and
thunder started to die off outside the summer house.
“I think we need to get dressed. They’ll be outside
looking for us.”
He leaned up with his arm near her head. “Promise me
nothing’s going to change between us.”
She frowned. “I thought you said you didn’t want to go
back to the way things were.”
“I know. What I meant is , could we change it?”
“What? Like friends with benefits?” she asked.
Andy nodded. She nibbled her lip thinking about what
he proposed. For him, she’d be happy to have a relationship that didn’t depend
on commitment.
“Yes, that would be best,” she said.
He kissed her lips and then helped her to her feet.
They dressed in silence. The more she thought about their new arrangement the
more she liked it. So many relationships were headed for disaster because of
the constant need for love.
She loved Andy. There was no denying her feelings for
him. She could settle for a friendship with sex.
By the time she pulled on her blouse Dylan and Danny
were opening the door to the guest house. Andy claimed her lips with his before
anyone could say anything.
Danny cleared his throat. She ignored her brother and
kissed the man she loved, the man who had the power to break her heart with a
few choice words. Sara felt like one of the heroines in her novels.
Thinking of her novel, she wondered how Andy had
gotten hold of a paperback copy. He’d been reading one of her romantic suspense
novels throughout the rehearsal. The book had done really well and was what had
given her the chance to fulfill her dream of writing full-time.
He broke away from the kiss with his hand still
tangled in her red hair.
“I take it you survived the storm?” Danny asked. “Bethany
is having a fit. She’s thinking of suing Mother Nature if she dares let it rain
on her wedding day.”
Sara chuckled. She saw her sister-in-law arguing her
point in a court of law. In her mind she saw the jurors as a load of
disgruntled brides.
“I’m sure it will be one for the record books, the
bride that sued the weather.”
Andy grabbed her hand, and together they walked out of
the summer house. Most of the cars had gone from the driveway.
“Is the rehearsal over?” she asked her brother.
“Bethany has decided to let fate take its course.
We’re the only couple who’s going to have a rehearsal one month before the
actual date.”
She looked over at her brother with sympathy.
“Why are you waiting a month? I thought you had the
rehearsal a few days before the actual big day?” Andy enquired.
“Work schedules. Neither of us had the space to
accommodate a wedding and a honeymoon. The extra planning gave us the time
stroked his head where he lay nestled against her breasts. The weight of him
crushed her to the floor, but she didn’t mind. Moving him wasn’t an option. She
loved the feel of him above her, and it prolonged the experience of him in her
arms. All of the experience she had with other boyfriends, none of it, could
have prepared her for this. Andy possessed her body, and he possessed her
heart. There was no denying the way she felt any longer. The instant she’d seen
him five years ago she’d fallen for him. Out of all the men that passed through
her life, he was the only one to offer his help. She’d been caught in his web
that day.
Their friendship was blossoming into something she
couldn’t control. Every time she’d thought about changing the parameters of
their friendship something would happen that made her happy they were friends
instead of lovers.
“I can’t go back,” Andy said. His breath brushed
across her nipple making it tighten.
“What do you mean?”
“You’ll always be my friend, but I don’t want this to
be a mistake, Sara. This means something to me.”
She held her breath waiting for him to speak.
“I don’t know what it means. I wish I knew.”
Her heart pounded against her chest. The rain and
thunder started to die off outside the summer house.
“I think we need to get dressed. They’ll be outside
looking for us.”
He leaned up with his arm near her head. “Promise me
nothing’s going to change between us.”
She frowned. “I thought you said you didn’t want to go
back to the way things were.”
“I know. What I meant is , could we change it?”
“What? Like friends with benefits?” she asked.
Andy nodded. She nibbled her lip thinking about what
he proposed. For him, she’d be happy to have a relationship that didn’t depend
on commitment.
“Yes, that would be best,” she said.
He kissed her lips and then helped her to her feet.
They dressed in silence. The more she thought about their new arrangement the
more she liked it. So many relationships were headed for disaster because of
the constant need for love.
She loved Andy. There was no denying her feelings for
him. She could settle for a friendship with sex.
By the time she pulled on her blouse Dylan and Danny
were opening the door to the guest house. Andy claimed her lips with his before
anyone could say anything.
Danny cleared his throat. She ignored her brother and
kissed the man she loved, the man who had the power to break her heart with a
few choice words. Sara felt like one of the heroines in her novels.
Thinking of her novel, she wondered how Andy had
gotten hold of a paperback copy. He’d been reading one of her romantic suspense
novels throughout the rehearsal. The book had done really well and was what had
given her the chance to fulfill her dream of writing full-time.
He broke away from the kiss with his hand still
tangled in her red hair.
“I take it you survived the storm?” Danny asked. “Bethany
is having a fit. She’s thinking of suing Mother Nature if she dares let it rain
on her wedding day.”
Sara chuckled. She saw her sister-in-law arguing her
point in a court of law. In her mind she saw the jurors as a load of
disgruntled brides.
“I’m sure it will be one for the record books, the
bride that sued the weather.”
Andy grabbed her hand, and together they walked out of
the summer house. Most of the cars had gone from the driveway.
“Is the rehearsal over?” she asked her brother.
“Bethany has decided to let fate take its course.
We’re the only couple who’s going to have a rehearsal one month before the
actual date.”
She looked over at her brother with sympathy.
“Why are you waiting a month? I thought you had the
rehearsal a few days before the actual big day?” Andy enquired.
“Work schedules. Neither of us had the space to
accommodate a wedding and a honeymoon. The extra planning gave us the time
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