a few days and had no idea that she and Nate had gotten together. “I still can’t believe everything I missed,” Kim muttered. “You and Nate!”
“Well, I wasn’t going to tell you while you were on your honeymoon. Honestly, we hooked up after the wedding.” Jenna stopped walking when they reached the edge of the polo field. “I didn’t expect anything to happen, and I’m still not so sure this is a good idea, but I really
like
him, you know? He’s so sweet and . . .”
“And what?” Kim raised an eyebrow when she asked the question.
Jenna looked around and pulled Kim away from the clutch of people chatting with Owen.
“Oh, my God,” she gasped. “The sex is . . . it’s just amazing. I feel like I’m under some kind of spell from all the orgasms I’ve had since we got together.”
Kim’s mouth was forming a soft
O
. “Seriously? Nate? He’s so quiet.”
Jenna shrugged. “You know what everyone says about the quiet ones.”
“But you really like him? It’s not just the sex.”
“I really do. He’s funny, smart, he’s so cute it hurts.” Just then Nate walked out of the paddock area and looked around. When he saw her, his smile bloomed. “Look at him, Kim.”
He was in his riding garb—white breeches that showed off every muscle in his perfect behind and his long legs, tall dark brown leather riding boots, and a navy-blue-and-red polo shirt that spanned his broad shoulders and chest. “Look at him.” It came out on a breath as everything inside of Jenna responded to the sight of him.
He was making his way through the crowd, and with each step, Jenna’s heartbeat quickened. It skipped a little once he reached her and touched her lips with his. Brief and sweet, she felt it right to her toes. It was a morning kiss, the kind shared upon waking or over breakfast. A lover’s kiss.
“Hi. I’m glad you’re here.” His hand came up and touched her bare shoulder. She’d agonized over what to wear and had been able to borrow a pretty yellow sundress from Harper. It had a loose top that cinched in at the waist, then flared out into a long full skirt. She paired it with some custom-designed silver jewelry she bought when she visited the Southwest and a pretty turquoise sweater. When she’d examined herself in the mirror, she was more than pleased with the look. It was elegant, but still fed Jenna’s need to be trendy.
Nate stepped back and looked her up and down. “You look so pretty. Why were you worried?”
She was worried because she knew how horrible people could be. How petty. They’d smile in your face and then gossip about everything from your hair color to your shoes. “I was glad to find something I could feel like myself in.”
He kissed her again, and pulled back only when Kim smacked his arm. “I’m right here and you don’t even say hello?”
“I had to kiss your friend.” There was a quick peck on the cheek and Kim shook her head as she took them in as a couple. And that’s what they were. His fingers were twined together with hers. Their bodies touched in more than a few places. He was doting and protective.
And Jenna loved feeling like this.
“Look at this.” Owen joined them and shook Nate’s hand. “I go away for a few weeks and you two are an item?”
That was odd. A flash in Owen’s eyes that told her he wasn’t sure about her being with Nate. There was something, a glance, a twitch in his mouth that let her know he was withholding judgment for now. Jenna shook it off. There was no use in dwelling on something she thought might be true. It was a nice day. This was her best friend’s husband. “Welcome home, Owen. Kim said the trip was one for the ages.”
“We had a good time. You’re all settled in at Harper’s now?”
“Yes, since last week. I love it there.”
“Well, the cottage has been lucky for the residents, although there won’t be any more partners for Harper’s babysitters if you snag Nate.”
There were no words to
“Well, I wasn’t going to tell you while you were on your honeymoon. Honestly, we hooked up after the wedding.” Jenna stopped walking when they reached the edge of the polo field. “I didn’t expect anything to happen, and I’m still not so sure this is a good idea, but I really
like
him, you know? He’s so sweet and . . .”
“And what?” Kim raised an eyebrow when she asked the question.
Jenna looked around and pulled Kim away from the clutch of people chatting with Owen.
“Oh, my God,” she gasped. “The sex is . . . it’s just amazing. I feel like I’m under some kind of spell from all the orgasms I’ve had since we got together.”
Kim’s mouth was forming a soft
O
. “Seriously? Nate? He’s so quiet.”
Jenna shrugged. “You know what everyone says about the quiet ones.”
“But you really like him? It’s not just the sex.”
“I really do. He’s funny, smart, he’s so cute it hurts.” Just then Nate walked out of the paddock area and looked around. When he saw her, his smile bloomed. “Look at him, Kim.”
He was in his riding garb—white breeches that showed off every muscle in his perfect behind and his long legs, tall dark brown leather riding boots, and a navy-blue-and-red polo shirt that spanned his broad shoulders and chest. “Look at him.” It came out on a breath as everything inside of Jenna responded to the sight of him.
He was making his way through the crowd, and with each step, Jenna’s heartbeat quickened. It skipped a little once he reached her and touched her lips with his. Brief and sweet, she felt it right to her toes. It was a morning kiss, the kind shared upon waking or over breakfast. A lover’s kiss.
“Hi. I’m glad you’re here.” His hand came up and touched her bare shoulder. She’d agonized over what to wear and had been able to borrow a pretty yellow sundress from Harper. It had a loose top that cinched in at the waist, then flared out into a long full skirt. She paired it with some custom-designed silver jewelry she bought when she visited the Southwest and a pretty turquoise sweater. When she’d examined herself in the mirror, she was more than pleased with the look. It was elegant, but still fed Jenna’s need to be trendy.
Nate stepped back and looked her up and down. “You look so pretty. Why were you worried?”
She was worried because she knew how horrible people could be. How petty. They’d smile in your face and then gossip about everything from your hair color to your shoes. “I was glad to find something I could feel like myself in.”
He kissed her again, and pulled back only when Kim smacked his arm. “I’m right here and you don’t even say hello?”
“I had to kiss your friend.” There was a quick peck on the cheek and Kim shook her head as she took them in as a couple. And that’s what they were. His fingers were twined together with hers. Their bodies touched in more than a few places. He was doting and protective.
And Jenna loved feeling like this.
“Look at this.” Owen joined them and shook Nate’s hand. “I go away for a few weeks and you two are an item?”
That was odd. A flash in Owen’s eyes that told her he wasn’t sure about her being with Nate. There was something, a glance, a twitch in his mouth that let her know he was withholding judgment for now. Jenna shook it off. There was no use in dwelling on something she thought might be true. It was a nice day. This was her best friend’s husband. “Welcome home, Owen. Kim said the trip was one for the ages.”
“We had a good time. You’re all settled in at Harper’s now?”
“Yes, since last week. I love it there.”
“Well, the cottage has been lucky for the residents, although there won’t be any more partners for Harper’s babysitters if you snag Nate.”
There were no words to
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