Page 93 of Under Her Skin
Warm breath on the back of my neck wakes me up. An arm is draped over my waist and a leg is thrown over me. Seems Blake held me possessively all night long. I really expected him to let me go and roll over, away from me in thenight.
He and I talked in whispers until we fell asleep. He wrapped me up in his strong embrace and I’ve never felt more comfortable. Safe and cared for is what I felt and find it hard to believe the man was a stranger less than twenty-four hoursago.
Something moves behind me and a long pulse presses into my back. Seems someone is getting morning wood. Let’s see if he can maintain this restraint he’s beenexercising.
I roll over and kiss the tip of his nose. A light, blond stubble covers his handsome face and I have to touch it. I run my hand over his cheek and his blue, brown eyes flutteropen.
Immediately, he grins. “Hey.”
I press my bare boobs against his broad chest. “Hey.” I wrap my arms around his neck and cuddle intohim.
“What a sweet way to wake up,” he says. His lips touch the top of head and I grow warm as I rest my body against his. “I could get used tothis.”
I could too and that’s a bad, badthing!
“Well,better get up. We’re leaving today. I don’t want to make them wait on me,” I say and pull away fromhim.
His hands close around my back, halting my retreat. “Where does that leave us,Rachelle?”
“I’m in Los Angeles and you’re in Lubbock. Why don’t you tell me where that leaves us?” I say as I blink backtears.
“I could take you home, you know. I could hire a private jet and take you home.” His hands roam over my back and they send waves of want throughout mybody.
“What happened to taking things slow?” I ask as I think about how this will never work. “I’ll go back with Peyton and Kip. We can talk over the phone and get to know one another better before we go anyfurther.”
His arms tighten around me, holding me to him and his ever growing erection. “You sure? Think how nice it would be to wake up just like we did today. Think about how nice it felt to sleep with me wrapped aroundyou.”
“This was nice. Nicer than anything I’ve ever done.” I pause and try to think of a good reason why I wouldn’t want to keep this going. I have nothing and he seems to knowit.
“I won’t push you. Come on, let’s get up and enjoy what time we have left before you’re whisked away fromme.”
He pulls away from me and gets out of the bed and I feel colder than I’ve everbeen.
This is going to be sohard!
Blake
Zane is wrapped around Rachelle and glaring at me. He looks up at her as he hangs on her leg. “I thought you said you don’t have no boyfriend,Chellie!”
She smiles at him and looks up at me with a wink. “Idon’t.”
I step forward and throw my arm around her. “Yes you do, if you want one thatis.”
Zane sticks his tongue out at me. “Her ismine!”
I lean down and tussle his blond hair. “Isn’t she a little old foryou?”
He shakes his head. “She’s pretty, and she’s sweet and her ismine!”
Max grabs the kid up and tosses him in the air. “I’m sure Rachelle has plenty of love to go around,Zane.”
The word, ‘love’ he tossed out so effortlessly has Rachellefrowning.
Too fast, toosoon!
With Zaneout of the way, I run my arm around her little shoulders and pull her along with me. I have to have at least one kiss before she gets on the helicopter that will take her away from me until I can persuade her to let me come toher.
The pool house looms ahead of us and I take her inside. As the door closes she throws her arms around me and her lips are on mine before I even have a chance to ask for a goodbyekiss.
