A Family for the Rancher by Allison B. Collins

Author:Allison B. Collins [Collins, Allison B.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2017-11-15T16:07:23+00:00

Chapter Eleven

She shot up in bed and grabbed his hand, holding it to her chest. “Is that really what you think?”

His mouth opened, but no words came out.

“You’re not half a man, but you are an idiot. You were injured, severely, which is why I’m here. To help you adapt to a new way of life, to compensate in other ways for what you used to do.”

“Even sex?” he asked, trying to be flippant.

She rolled over and snapped the light off, drew the covers up and left him floundering for a way to apologize to her.

“I’m sorry. I never meant to imply anything untoward. I haven’t been with anyone for a long time. A very long time. For obvious reasons. No woman would want me this way.”

“Then the women you’ve met are very shallow. And idiots.”

He grinned. She didn’t hold back what she thought, did she?

She rolled back over and sat up. “And for the record...” She kissed him, shocking him as her lips did crazy things to his libido. “I want you too, and it frustrates me to no end.”

She wanted him?

He reached over to the lamp and snapped it on, turned back to face her. Her dark hair spread across her shoulders, and the robe gaped open enough to show her very sexy collarbone.

Her breath hitched, and he wondered if she was afraid.

But she didn’t know that’s exactly how he felt right now.

He cupped her cheek, using his thumb to caress the delicate skin. Easing forward, he kissed her, taking his time, learning the contour of her lips again. She sighed, and he took it deeper, lightly touching her tongue with his.

She arched closer to him, and he felt her hand slip inside the robe to caress his chest.

He froze, the image of his scars screaming a reminder that his body was marred. Moving back, he grabbed her hand and pulled it away. “We shouldn’t do this.”

“Why?”

“Because...” He racked his brain for an excuse that wouldn’t sound vulnerable, but that’s just how he felt right now. He couldn’t stand rejection.

Shoving back the covers, Kelsey scooted around to sit on her knees, facing him. “You’re not going to stop now. Not when you’ve had me on the edge for days with your kisses, the way you’ve touched my body.”

“But your body is perfect,” he snapped.

“Nash,” she murmured, cupping his cheeks and kissing him. “You forget I’ve already seen your body, or most of it. I’ve got my own scars—they’re just on the inside.” She untied the belt on his robe, and he fought to hold the edges together.

But she kept going, opening the robe, sliding down the bed to lie next to him. He squeezed his eyes shut, dreading seeing her face when she saw him up close. The touch of her lips on his chest almost made him jackknife up. Every drop of blood in his head raced south as she continued touching him.

The robe gaped wide-open now, and he didn’t even have the sheet to shield his missing leg from her.

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