she did. “You see, the doctor said no strenuous activity until I’m completely healed. And as you already know, my condition is, um… delicate .”
Jamie reached out, ran his hand along the long column of her neck. It fed the blaze in her eyes.
“Oh yeah, that’s right. I forgot. Sorry,” she sighed. Charleigh looked over Jamie’s shoulder before her gaze came back to meet with his. “Well, you could at least pull up a chair and sit. There’s nothing strenuous about that.”
“ I’m not sure my doctor would approve.” He smiled, tracing his fingers along the even plane of her tummy. “It might send me into a relapse.”
“ I would definitely handle your delicate body with care. Who knows, it might be beneficial to your healing process.”
Charleigh ran her hands up Jamie ’s arms until she reached the soft terry cloth of the towel. She tugged it slowly down, an indication for him to lower his face to hers. When he complied, she whispered, “Sit.” and guided him backward to the nearest chair.
When he was seated, Charleigh slowly lowered her own body into Jamie ’s lap until she straddled him. She brought her arms around his neck, ran her fingers through the hairs there that were standing on end. There was a light in Jamie’s eyes, as he held his hands on her hips tracing tiny circles on her posterior with his thumbs, that Charleigh had seen so many times before.
It inaudibly told her how much he loved her. How much she meant to him. It was a promise, a silent understanding, that he would never leave her. No other person, nothing that could ever be said or seen would ever come between them. There was a bond that linked the heart, mind, body, and soul of one to the other, and it could never be broken.
“Do you know how much I love you?” Charleigh asked with a smile. She tilted her head to one side.
“ I have a pretty good idea.” Jamie smiled back. He leaned forward slightly to press a kiss to her lips. His hands came up from her waist. One cupped one of Charleigh’s cheeks; the other rested at the back of her head. “Do you know how much I love you?”
“ I have a pretty good idea.”
She lay her head down on Jamie ’s shoulder, breathing in the fresh scents of soap and aftershave. Her eyes slowly slid closed. A sensation of ecstasy filled her lungs, making her head spin from the warmth of Jamie’s on breath on her skin as he ran kisses down her neck and shoulder. When Jamie reached the end, the edge of his tongue traced the pathway all the way back to the beginning.
With a sigh, Charleigh dug her fingernails into his sides, feeling him tense under her touch.
“Are you okay?”
He nodded.
“I hurt you,” She whispered in his ear. “I’m sorry.”
“ No, I’m fine. I just wasn’t expecting that.” Jamie brought his mouth to Charleigh’s. He squeezed the taut flesh of her thigh as his tongue slipped inside her mouth, deepening the kiss.
What she did next was even more unexpected for Jamie. With her fingers spread apart, Charleigh gently pressed her open palm to his side and dragged it along the width of Jamie’s body.
This time, Charleigh watched as he jerked back, though it wasn’t very far since he was seated. Jamie’s face contorted with pain. He opened his eyes, filled with a perturbed question.
“What was that for?” Jamie groaned.
“You’re in pain, and you’re lying.” Charleigh sat back on his lap, feeling a little agitated herself. And self-conscious. She was, after all, naked .
“It’s not bad.”
“But are you still in pain?”
“Yeah, but… but.” He shook his head, unable to come up with a legitimate explanation. “You wanted me to make love with you, and I just felt… I wanted to make you happy.”
She sighed, shook her head. “What makes me happy, Jamie, is knowing that you’re okay. There’s no reason to jeopardize your well-being just to satisfy me.”
“Don’t you want a macho man for a
Jamie reached out, ran his hand along the long column of her neck. It fed the blaze in her eyes.
“Oh yeah, that’s right. I forgot. Sorry,” she sighed. Charleigh looked over Jamie’s shoulder before her gaze came back to meet with his. “Well, you could at least pull up a chair and sit. There’s nothing strenuous about that.”
“ I’m not sure my doctor would approve.” He smiled, tracing his fingers along the even plane of her tummy. “It might send me into a relapse.”
“ I would definitely handle your delicate body with care. Who knows, it might be beneficial to your healing process.”
Charleigh ran her hands up Jamie ’s arms until she reached the soft terry cloth of the towel. She tugged it slowly down, an indication for him to lower his face to hers. When he complied, she whispered, “Sit.” and guided him backward to the nearest chair.
When he was seated, Charleigh slowly lowered her own body into Jamie ’s lap until she straddled him. She brought her arms around his neck, ran her fingers through the hairs there that were standing on end. There was a light in Jamie’s eyes, as he held his hands on her hips tracing tiny circles on her posterior with his thumbs, that Charleigh had seen so many times before.
It inaudibly told her how much he loved her. How much she meant to him. It was a promise, a silent understanding, that he would never leave her. No other person, nothing that could ever be said or seen would ever come between them. There was a bond that linked the heart, mind, body, and soul of one to the other, and it could never be broken.
“Do you know how much I love you?” Charleigh asked with a smile. She tilted her head to one side.
“ I have a pretty good idea.” Jamie smiled back. He leaned forward slightly to press a kiss to her lips. His hands came up from her waist. One cupped one of Charleigh’s cheeks; the other rested at the back of her head. “Do you know how much I love you?”
“ I have a pretty good idea.”
She lay her head down on Jamie ’s shoulder, breathing in the fresh scents of soap and aftershave. Her eyes slowly slid closed. A sensation of ecstasy filled her lungs, making her head spin from the warmth of Jamie’s on breath on her skin as he ran kisses down her neck and shoulder. When Jamie reached the end, the edge of his tongue traced the pathway all the way back to the beginning.
With a sigh, Charleigh dug her fingernails into his sides, feeling him tense under her touch.
“Are you okay?”
He nodded.
“I hurt you,” She whispered in his ear. “I’m sorry.”
“ No, I’m fine. I just wasn’t expecting that.” Jamie brought his mouth to Charleigh’s. He squeezed the taut flesh of her thigh as his tongue slipped inside her mouth, deepening the kiss.
What she did next was even more unexpected for Jamie. With her fingers spread apart, Charleigh gently pressed her open palm to his side and dragged it along the width of Jamie’s body.
This time, Charleigh watched as he jerked back, though it wasn’t very far since he was seated. Jamie’s face contorted with pain. He opened his eyes, filled with a perturbed question.
“What was that for?” Jamie groaned.
“You’re in pain, and you’re lying.” Charleigh sat back on his lap, feeling a little agitated herself. And self-conscious. She was, after all, naked .
“It’s not bad.”
“But are you still in pain?”
“Yeah, but… but.” He shook his head, unable to come up with a legitimate explanation. “You wanted me to make love with you, and I just felt… I wanted to make you happy.”
She sighed, shook her head. “What makes me happy, Jamie, is knowing that you’re okay. There’s no reason to jeopardize your well-being just to satisfy me.”
“Don’t you want a macho man for a
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