stomach.
Stunned, she gaped at him. “W-what did you just say?” There was an excited gleam in his eyes. “I’ve accepted a position in the Mayo Clinic’s neurosurgery department. They’re doing some groundbreaking things over there, and I want to be part of it.”
“I see.” Celeste scraped a trembling hand through her hair. “Well…I guess congratulations are in order.”
Grant’s expression softened. He took a step toward her. “Celeste—”
“Would you like some coffee? I’m going to make some coffee.” Abruptly she spun on her heel and marched toward the kitchen, her bare feet slapping sharply against the hardwood floor.
“I want you to go with me,” Grant called after her.
She nearly doubled over. Somehow she managed to stay upright and reach the kitchen, where she quickly busied herself with brewing a pot of coffee she didn’t even want.
She didn’t know why she was so shocked by Grant’s announcement. He’d already warned her that he was considering this move. But she hadn’t expected him to make such a momentous, life-changing decision so soon. She thought she’d have more time.
She needed more time.
Grant followed her into the kitchen. “Did you hear what I said, Celeste? I want you to go to Minnesota with me.”
“I heard you.” She kept her back to him. “You’re asking me to leave my husband.”
There was a long silence. “Yes.”
She closed her eyes, tightly gripping the coffee canister. “I’m not ready.”
“I think you are,” Grant countered softly. “Your reaction to my news tells me you’re more ready than you even realize.”
Celeste swallowed hard, saying nothing.
He came up behind her, sliding his arms around her waist and pulling her back against him. She shivered as his warm lips nuzzled the side of her throat, sending currents of sensation charging through her body.
“Come with me,” he whispered urgently against her ear. “You’ve told me how you always intended to leave Atlanta after graduating from college. You’ve been feeling trapped here, but it doesn’t have to stay that way. Come to Minnesota with me. We can start over fresh, just you and me. I’ll buy you any house you want, and we’ll travel around the world together, see all the beautiful places you’ve always dreamed of visiting.”
Celeste whimpered, stunned by how desperately she wanted the things he spoke of. An escape from the drudgery her life had become, a new beginning. All she had to do was say yes, and she could have everything she’d ever desired.
Sensing her weakening resolve, Grant slowly turned her around, keeping her in the circle of his arms. Her breath caught in her throat as she stared into his glittering green eyes, filled with promise and unmistakable love.
She didn’t resist as he lifted her onto the counter and stepped between her legs. At the feel of his thick erection pressed against her belly, a slow, sensual heat spread through her veins, pouring into her groin.
Sinking his hands into her hair, Grant lowered his mouth to hers. Her eyes fluttered shut as he parted her lips and slid his tongue between them, stroking and retreating in a wickedly carnal dance. Her pulse thundered as she deepened the kiss, erotically gliding her tongue against his.
Suddenly she couldn’t remember why this was so wrong, having her lover there, in the home she shared with her husband and her children. All that mattered was that she loved Grant, and she needed him more than anything she’d needed in a very long time.
Her head fell back as he kissed the column of her throat, then slipped his hand between the folds of her robe and cupped her breast through her satin nightgown. She shivered, electric fire sweeping over her skin. He stroked her erect nipple, and when touching her wasn’t enough, he lowered his head to suck the beaded flesh into his mouth.
A broken moan erupted from her throat. She arched against him, craving more of the pleasure he offered.
She was so
Stunned, she gaped at him. “W-what did you just say?” There was an excited gleam in his eyes. “I’ve accepted a position in the Mayo Clinic’s neurosurgery department. They’re doing some groundbreaking things over there, and I want to be part of it.”
“I see.” Celeste scraped a trembling hand through her hair. “Well…I guess congratulations are in order.”
Grant’s expression softened. He took a step toward her. “Celeste—”
“Would you like some coffee? I’m going to make some coffee.” Abruptly she spun on her heel and marched toward the kitchen, her bare feet slapping sharply against the hardwood floor.
“I want you to go with me,” Grant called after her.
She nearly doubled over. Somehow she managed to stay upright and reach the kitchen, where she quickly busied herself with brewing a pot of coffee she didn’t even want.
She didn’t know why she was so shocked by Grant’s announcement. He’d already warned her that he was considering this move. But she hadn’t expected him to make such a momentous, life-changing decision so soon. She thought she’d have more time.
She needed more time.
Grant followed her into the kitchen. “Did you hear what I said, Celeste? I want you to go to Minnesota with me.”
“I heard you.” She kept her back to him. “You’re asking me to leave my husband.”
There was a long silence. “Yes.”
She closed her eyes, tightly gripping the coffee canister. “I’m not ready.”
“I think you are,” Grant countered softly. “Your reaction to my news tells me you’re more ready than you even realize.”
Celeste swallowed hard, saying nothing.
He came up behind her, sliding his arms around her waist and pulling her back against him. She shivered as his warm lips nuzzled the side of her throat, sending currents of sensation charging through her body.
“Come with me,” he whispered urgently against her ear. “You’ve told me how you always intended to leave Atlanta after graduating from college. You’ve been feeling trapped here, but it doesn’t have to stay that way. Come to Minnesota with me. We can start over fresh, just you and me. I’ll buy you any house you want, and we’ll travel around the world together, see all the beautiful places you’ve always dreamed of visiting.”
Celeste whimpered, stunned by how desperately she wanted the things he spoke of. An escape from the drudgery her life had become, a new beginning. All she had to do was say yes, and she could have everything she’d ever desired.
Sensing her weakening resolve, Grant slowly turned her around, keeping her in the circle of his arms. Her breath caught in her throat as she stared into his glittering green eyes, filled with promise and unmistakable love.
She didn’t resist as he lifted her onto the counter and stepped between her legs. At the feel of his thick erection pressed against her belly, a slow, sensual heat spread through her veins, pouring into her groin.
Sinking his hands into her hair, Grant lowered his mouth to hers. Her eyes fluttered shut as he parted her lips and slid his tongue between them, stroking and retreating in a wickedly carnal dance. Her pulse thundered as she deepened the kiss, erotically gliding her tongue against his.
Suddenly she couldn’t remember why this was so wrong, having her lover there, in the home she shared with her husband and her children. All that mattered was that she loved Grant, and she needed him more than anything she’d needed in a very long time.
Her head fell back as he kissed the column of her throat, then slipped his hand between the folds of her robe and cupped her breast through her satin nightgown. She shivered, electric fire sweeping over her skin. He stroked her erect nipple, and when touching her wasn’t enough, he lowered his head to suck the beaded flesh into his mouth.
A broken moan erupted from her throat. She arched against him, craving more of the pleasure he offered.
She was so
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