Against the Edge by Kat Martin

Author:Kat Martin
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub, pdf
Tags: Romance, Fiction / Romance, Suspense, Fiction
ISBN: 9781460311875
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2013-04-29T08:00:00+00:00

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Claire was exhausted, but it was Ben who worried her. His face was pale from the strain of working so hard all day, add to that the frustration of being no closer than they were before.

Ben ordered in pizza and they ate mostly in silence. As she cleaned up and put the plates and glasses in the dishwasher, her tension began to build. She wasn’t sure what Ben expected. Last night had been amazing, but as before, neither of them had mentioned it. Did he want her to sleep with him again tonight? Was he expecting to have sex?

Or had he gotten his fill?

Was another night of intimacy what she wanted?

She knew it was, but not unless Ben wanted it, too.

“I’m going to take a shower and go to bed,” she said without looking at him, afraid what she would see in his eyes. He’d been distant since they’d left the office, uncertain, perhaps, just as she was, where their relationship was going from here.

Claire headed down the hall to the guest bedroom she’d occupied since her arrival, stripped off her clothes and pulled on the terry-cloth robe she’d bought on her shopping venture, then headed for the bathroom at the end of the hall. She walked out ten minutes later, her hair swept up in a towel, her skin still damp.

In the bedroom, she discarded the towel and shook out her hair, slipped on her teddy-bear nightshirt. As she drew back the covers on the queen-size bed, a soft knock sounded at the door.

It had to be Ben and her pulse kicked up. When she opened the door, he stood in the hallway, freshly showered, his black hair still damp, looking more handsome than any man had a right to.

“I told myself to leave you alone,” he said. “Better to keep a little distance. Safer for both of us. But it isn’t what I want.” His eyes remained on her face. “Come to bed with me, Claire.”

Something sweet and warm slipped through her. “It’s going to be a long day tomorrow. You need your rest. Are you sure?”

He drew her into his arms and just held her. “I’m sure.” Then he bent his head and settled his mouth over hers in a soft, sweet, undemanding kiss. Ben took her hand and led her down the hall to his bedroom.

He made love to her with the same sweet tenderness, exposing the vulnerable side of himself he rarely allowed her to see. Afterward as she lay in his arms, Claire was forced to face an unwelcome truth.

She was falling in love with Ben Slocum. And it was the stupidest thing she could ever do.

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