Page 67 of Second Chances
“I know, Meg.”
He reached his arms around her to hold her and then noticed that her teeth were chattering. The hot water bottles weren’t going to cut it. He thought back to his first aid training and knew that skin to skin contact was one of the best ways to warm someone up.
“Megan,” he whispered.
He breathed a sigh of relief when she opened her eyes and they focused on him. “I need to get in the blankets with you to keep you warm. Is that okay?”
Megan nodded.
“Megan. I need to get in without my clothes on.”
She grinned, and he noticed the sparkle coming back to her blue eyes. “I thought you’d never ask.”
“It’s not like that Meg,” he smiled. It was a good sign that she was getting her sense of humor back and that she seemed to be fully coherent.
“Too bad,” she murmured. “Take off your clothes and warm me up mister.”
Josh didn’t need any further permission. He stood up and glanced over his shoulder, hoping that Charlotte wasn’t looking over the loft railing. He dropped his pants and pulled off his thermal shirt. He peeled off his boxer shorts and then pulled the quilts back and slid in behind Megan. Her body felt like meat that had been taken out of the fridge, cold, but not frozen. Megan turned to face Josh with her rock-hard nipples pressing against his chest. She nuzzled her head into his neck and he pulled the blankets tightly around their bodies, forming a tight double mummy wrap. He pressed his hands into her back, effectively holding her body tightly against his. He could feel her cold nose against his neck and her warm breath rasping at the hair on his neck.
He breathed her in deeply. She felt like a puzzle piece that had been missing for years, and now she was here, fitting perfectly into his life. He could feel his arousal stirring but knew that getting Megan warm trumped how excited his body was feeling.
He fought sleep by listening to Megan’s inhalations and exhalations and the cute little murmurs she made every time she shifted in his arms. He knew that he would do whatever it took to keep her safe. He wasn’t ever going to let her go. Even if it scared him to death.
