. . . " She shivered again.
Colt frowned. "Let's go inside. We'll talk where it's warm."
They ran through the rain to her apartment. Jenny's hands shook as she tried to unlock the door. Colt stood behind her with his hands on her shoulders, but then she felt the scorching heat from his body through her wet coat and dress as he leaned over and slipped the keys from her trembling hands. Shudders of desire swept over her as he worked the lock. It took several seconds before the key finally clicked and the door opened.
Colt pushed her inside and slammed the door shut. He hauled her against him and kissed her hungrily. He pushed her coat off her shoulders and down her arms until it fell in a wet heap at their feet. He wrapped her in his embrace and she could feel his arousal against her belly.
"Why did you run away from me, Jenny?" he said against her mouth. "You shouldn't have run away."
Jenny pulled back. "You were the one who left me. Remember?"
"I must have been insane. I'll never leave you again. You better not ever leave me again. " He crushed her to him and covered her mouth in a savage kiss.
Jenny's response was instantaneous. His words warmed her to her very core. Colt cared for her. He had feelings for her, maybe even loved her. She twined her arms around his powerful neck and kissed him back.
Without breaking contact, Colt shucked off his jacket and kicked it out of the way. He clutched Jenny's bottom, lifting her, settling her closer against him. Their bodies burned through the soaked layers of clothing. He angled his mouth over hers, thrusting his tongue past her moist lips, savoring her sweetness and unique taste like a wine connoisseur sampling a rare vintage.
A beastly growl sounded from behind. Colt pulled his mouth away and looked over his shoulder. Then he clasped Jenny's bottom tighter and kissed the tip of her nose. "Your bodyguard has arrived."
The growl grew louder. Jenny's eyes widened as the realization of what was happening cut through the haze of desire. She peeked around Colt to see Sherman baring his teeth, preparing to bark at the intruder. At the same moment, she felt a whisper of fur against her ankles.
Colt rolled his eyes toward the ceiling and shook his head. "His trusty sidekick's here, too."
Jenny smiled, scooped Sylvester up and hurried to grab Sherman's collar. "I'm sorry. I couldn't leave them in Stone Creek, and I couldn't bear to get rid of them." She dragged the animals to the laundry room and locked the door. Immediately, all hell broke loose.
Colt raised an eyebrow. Jenny put a finger to her lips. "It'll last only a minute. I do this all the time. They can get a little rambunctious in this small apartment."
The animals quieted, but Jenny didn't move. Colt stared at her. She was dripping wet, and water pooled at her feet. She was beautiful and he loved her. "Come here, Jenny."
She wanted to, but hung back. Now that she was out of Colt's arms, she was able to think with her head instead of her body. She couldn't just fall into bed with him again. Not without knowing if he really loved her like she loved him. Not without knowing how matters stood between them.
"What's wrong, babe?" Colt closed the distance and pulled her to him. She tried to wiggle free, but he wouldn't let her. "You did want me to find you, didn't you?"
"Yes, but--"
"No, buts." He kissed her. "I love you, Jenny. I can't live without you."
Joy and gladness filled Jenny's whole being. "You do? But I thought--"
Colt kissed her again. On the mouth, on her cheeks, down her neck. "I said no buts. Let me love you, Jenny. I can't live another second without making love to you."
Jenny sighed. He loved her. Colt loved her. She hugged him tight and leaned intimately against him, offering a kiss. "Oh, Colt. I love you, too. You can't imagine how much I love you."
"Can't I?" With a deep groan, Colt pulled her even closer. Through the layers of damp cloth, he felt Jenny's nipples tease him. He ground his mouth on
Colt frowned. "Let's go inside. We'll talk where it's warm."
They ran through the rain to her apartment. Jenny's hands shook as she tried to unlock the door. Colt stood behind her with his hands on her shoulders, but then she felt the scorching heat from his body through her wet coat and dress as he leaned over and slipped the keys from her trembling hands. Shudders of desire swept over her as he worked the lock. It took several seconds before the key finally clicked and the door opened.
Colt pushed her inside and slammed the door shut. He hauled her against him and kissed her hungrily. He pushed her coat off her shoulders and down her arms until it fell in a wet heap at their feet. He wrapped her in his embrace and she could feel his arousal against her belly.
"Why did you run away from me, Jenny?" he said against her mouth. "You shouldn't have run away."
Jenny pulled back. "You were the one who left me. Remember?"
"I must have been insane. I'll never leave you again. You better not ever leave me again. " He crushed her to him and covered her mouth in a savage kiss.
Jenny's response was instantaneous. His words warmed her to her very core. Colt cared for her. He had feelings for her, maybe even loved her. She twined her arms around his powerful neck and kissed him back.
Without breaking contact, Colt shucked off his jacket and kicked it out of the way. He clutched Jenny's bottom, lifting her, settling her closer against him. Their bodies burned through the soaked layers of clothing. He angled his mouth over hers, thrusting his tongue past her moist lips, savoring her sweetness and unique taste like a wine connoisseur sampling a rare vintage.
A beastly growl sounded from behind. Colt pulled his mouth away and looked over his shoulder. Then he clasped Jenny's bottom tighter and kissed the tip of her nose. "Your bodyguard has arrived."
The growl grew louder. Jenny's eyes widened as the realization of what was happening cut through the haze of desire. She peeked around Colt to see Sherman baring his teeth, preparing to bark at the intruder. At the same moment, she felt a whisper of fur against her ankles.
Colt rolled his eyes toward the ceiling and shook his head. "His trusty sidekick's here, too."
Jenny smiled, scooped Sylvester up and hurried to grab Sherman's collar. "I'm sorry. I couldn't leave them in Stone Creek, and I couldn't bear to get rid of them." She dragged the animals to the laundry room and locked the door. Immediately, all hell broke loose.
Colt raised an eyebrow. Jenny put a finger to her lips. "It'll last only a minute. I do this all the time. They can get a little rambunctious in this small apartment."
The animals quieted, but Jenny didn't move. Colt stared at her. She was dripping wet, and water pooled at her feet. She was beautiful and he loved her. "Come here, Jenny."
She wanted to, but hung back. Now that she was out of Colt's arms, she was able to think with her head instead of her body. She couldn't just fall into bed with him again. Not without knowing if he really loved her like she loved him. Not without knowing how matters stood between them.
"What's wrong, babe?" Colt closed the distance and pulled her to him. She tried to wiggle free, but he wouldn't let her. "You did want me to find you, didn't you?"
"Yes, but--"
"No, buts." He kissed her. "I love you, Jenny. I can't live without you."
Joy and gladness filled Jenny's whole being. "You do? But I thought--"
Colt kissed her again. On the mouth, on her cheeks, down her neck. "I said no buts. Let me love you, Jenny. I can't live another second without making love to you."
Jenny sighed. He loved her. Colt loved her. She hugged him tight and leaned intimately against him, offering a kiss. "Oh, Colt. I love you, too. You can't imagine how much I love you."
"Can't I?" With a deep groan, Colt pulled her even closer. Through the layers of damp cloth, he felt Jenny's nipples tease him. He ground his mouth on
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