Blessed Betrayal by Livia Grant

Author:Livia Grant [Grant, Livia]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Livia Grant
Published: 2015-07-20T23:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FIVE

Nick woke to the smell of coffee. It took him a few minutes to remember where he was. He reached out to find Cali's side of the bed empty, but discovered the steaming cup of coffee on the bed stand. He could hear the shower running in the connected bathroom.

He'd spent the night making love to Cali in Kevin Bennett's bed. He'd awakened at two in the morning, knowing he should get up to slink home before she awoke. Instead, he had watched her sleeping peacefully in his arms, remembering how fragile she had looked as she'd begged him to stay. At the time he had worried he was staying for all the wrong reasons. He didn't want to use Calista to get even with Kevin. She didn't deserve that.

Now, in the light of day, he knew he was in much greater danger of losing himself to her. He'd like to think this was the beginning of something special, but he feared the ugliness that had brought them together would always be wedged between them. Things were moving too fast and he didn't know how to slow them down without hurting her.

The shower turning off moved him into motion. He got up and scrambled to find his wrinkled clothes on the floor, rushing to throw them back on. He was sitting on the side of the bed, sipping his coffee when she emerged from the bathroom dressed in a casual yoga outfit, her wet hair wrapped in a towel. Calista was a natural beauty. Even with no makeup on, she was breathtaking.

"Good morning, sunshine." He tried to keep his voice lighter than he felt.

"Good morning, Nick. I hope I doctored your coffee the way you like it."

"It's perfect, thanks."

An awkward silence fell. Cali broke the quiet with a request. "I was hoping you could drop me off at my car as you're leaving. I have an appointment with my real estate agent in a couple hours and then need to run a few errands."

Nick picked up on her reluctance to look him in the eye and suspected she was feeling embarrassed by her behavior the night before. He pushed to his feet and took her in his arms. She felt stiff until he stroked her back, letting his hand fall to cup her ass through the thin pants. He liked the feel of her relaxing against him.

He pulled back enough so he could look into her eyes. "How are you doing this morning? Are you feeling okay?"

She hesitated. "I'm fine I guess. I slept better than I have since... well... you know. Thanks for staying. I'm just hoping you don't think badly of me because..."

Nick cut her off with two fingers to her lips. "Shhhh. Don't go there. There's nothing to be embarrassed about, Cali. We are both consenting adults. I care about you."

"Oh thank goodness. I was worried I'd screwed up any chance of being able to help you with Andi. I hate being alone so much and I really am looking forward to being able to spend time with you and your daughter.

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