Cowboy Under Fire by Carla Cassidy

Author:Carla Cassidy [Cassidy, Carla]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

Forest was in bed, clad only in his boxers and his bandage, but not sleeping when he heard the soft knock on his door. Assuming it was probably another one of the cowboys checking in to see that he was doing okay, he didn’t bother pulling on jeans but rather left the bed and opened the door.

Patience stood just outside clad in her nightgown, the moonlight bathing her in a silvery glow. “Patience, is something wrong?” he asked, instantly tense and ready to spring into action if necessary.

“No. Can I come in?”

“Of course.” He flipped on the overhead light, but as she entered the room she turned it back off.

“We don’t need the light on,” she said. She moved across the small room and into his single-sized bed.

“Patience, what are you doing?” His throat tightened as a new tension built up inside him. Lord, his arm ached from the gunshot graze, but seeing her in his bed set off a far different kind of ache.

“I just want to be here with you.” Her tone of voice was softer than he’d ever heard it.

He remained by the door, confused about what exactly she wanted from him and afraid he might misconstrue the situation. “Are you afraid to be alone?”

“No, it’s nothing like that. I just want to be close to you...intimately close.” Her voice held a sexy rasp that he’d never heard before.

There was no way to misconstrue what she wanted, but still he hesitated. She’d been through a traumatic experience. Hell, they both had. Her presence here, in his bed, could only make him believe she wasn’t thinking clearly. The last thing he wanted to do was take advantage of her and the situation.

“Patience, I know this has all been frightening for you,” he began. “It was a bad night.”

“That has nothing to do with what I want right now, and I want you.” Her voice rang with a strong assurance that quickened his heartbeat and stirred a fire in his blood.

The bed was small, but she was like a butterfly pressed against the wall, leaving him plenty of room to join her. He’d wanted this, he’d wanted her, but he knew in his heart that what they were about to do was wrong for both of them.

That didn’t stop him. God help him, but that thought couldn’t stop him, for as he scooted onto the bed next to her she placed her hand on his bare chest. Her touch cast all notion of right or wrong straight out of his mind.

She leaned forward so their lips could meet, and her mouth tasted of the fire that had sprung to life inside him. She wound her arms around his neck and pulled herself closer...closer still to him. Her small breasts pressed against his chest as the length of her slender body molded to him.

The warmth of her, the nearness of her was like the dream he’d had night after night, and his mind could scarcely believe that this was not a dream, but rather a reality.

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