Blown Away by Sharon Sala

Author:Sharon Sala [Sala, Sharon]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Fiction, Romance, General, Contemporary, Suspense, Detective and Mystery Stories, Louisiana, Divorced People, Women Authors, Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9780778327851
Google: q_kXULpWSg0C
Amazon: 077832785X
Publisher: Mira
Published: 2010-05-24T14:00:00+00:00

"Take my hand," Mike urged, as they moved toward the motor home. He knew

she'd pushed herself beyond the limits of her endurance. He understood the anxiety that

drove her, but it didn't stop him from feeling concerned.

Cari didn't know until they got inside how truly exhausted she was. Too weary to

appreciate the luxurious furnishings or to cry another tear for the devastation of what had been her family home, she was still grateful for the air-conditioned comfort. The bits and pieces that she'd recovered from the wreckage were the only tangible memories she

would ever have of her life before the storm and were well worth the effort it had taken to find them.

"You shower first," Mike said, and aimed her toward the bathroom.

Cari did as she was told, taking a clean nightgown from her suitcase before

slipping inside the small, perfectly appointed bath. Conscious of the compact hot water

heater and the need to share their resources, she didn't linger in the shower, even though the hot water felt wonderful on her aching body. She dried quickly, found some talcum

powder and lotion on a shelf, for which she blessed whoever had stocked the camper, and

was beginning to feel like a new woman by the time she pulled the nightgown over her

head.

As she exited, she could hear Mike on the phone in the kitchen. From what she

could tell, he was firming up tomorrow's plans with Aaron, although she hadn't seen the

man since the middle of the afternoon. Just after three, another member of Mike's

security team, Trent Joseph, had arrived in a red Jeep, picked Aaron up and driven away.

From the snippets of conversation she was hearing, whatever they were planning had

something to do with Lance.

She entered the bedroom, moving quietly on bare feet, then stopped in the

doorway. Since she'd piled her mother's dishes on the extra bed earlier in the day, there

was no getting around the fact that this was the only bed left. She also knew that Mike

had made a big deal out of the blankets and pillows he'd carried into the living area

earlier, obviously as an assurance that the bed would be hers alone.

She sighed.

There was no denying the attraction between them. If there was anything deeper

than consideration and affection alongside that sexual attraction, only time would tell.

What she did know was that the past week would have been hell without his care and

attention. She knew he wanted her. The hard jut of his erection against her belly had been impossible to ignore, but to his credit, he'd never once pushed her to do something she

wasn't ready to consider.

But that was then, and this was now. She did want him--in the most elemental of

ways. She needed to be someone other than a woman on the run. She wanted to feel

something besides gut-wrenching grief. Mike had given her so much already, but if he

offered more tonight, she knew she was going to take it.

"Are you all right?" he asked.

Cari felt his hand on her shoulder and turned around. "Feeling much better, thank

you."

"Give me five minutes to clean up and then we'll eat.

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