Given to You by Carlie Sexton

Author:Carlie Sexton [Sexton, Carlie]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2013-09-22T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

Kate woke up with a gasp. It was too early to get up, much less be awake. She had a dream that had not plagued her since she moved out of her mom’s house—the shark attack dream. Dr. Cox had helped her to uncover that the shark was her mom and, like a shark, her mom devoured and then excreted her. She hated this dream passionately. It evoked her feelings of powerlessness, and had hoped that it was a thing of the past, but after seeing her mom last night she realized it was still lurking in her subconscious. She got up to go to the bathroom and then decided she might as well go downstairs and make coffee. She didn’t anticipate going back to sleep since it had taken forever to drift off. Keeping unthinkable thoughts from her conscious mind was difficult because she was worried about Roger breaching security and getting to her and Neil.

Kate ground the beans in the grinder and prepared the coffee maker to do its job; she couldn’t wait for the coffee to brew and awaken her senses. She filled her mug with water and heated it in the microwave so the cup would be warm when she poured her coffee in it. The sun wasn’t up yet, so, once the coffee was ready, she curled up on the sofa and covered herself with a throw.

The night before had gone better than she had expected. Her meeting with Sadie had been productive. It was hard to believe that Sadie could pull this wedding off in such a short period of time, but she has proven to be a miracle worker; she already had the invitations printed. Her assistant had addressed them and they were ready to be mailed. They also had finalized table settings, linens, and centerpieces. Everything was under control and her wedding would, for the most part, go off without a hitch. Unless Roger showed up.

Dinner with her mom had been slightly uncomfortable. Her mom began salivating after taking one look at Neil. She had tried so hard to be witty and vivacious, which came across as weird and awkward. But what could she do? Her mom was who she was. Neil didn’t say anything about it. Perhaps he had been in situations before in which his girlfriends’ moms were overly enthusiastic about meeting him.

Kate sipped her coffee and pondered what life would be like once she and Neil were married. She heard Neil coming down the stairs. “Baby, I woke up and you weren’t there. It’s so early. Is everything okay?” he asked, moving toward her.

“I had a bad dream and decided I would just get up,” she said. “I’m just still feeling a little anxious.”

“It’s only five thirty. Let’s go back to bed,” he said. “Let me hold you and make you feel safe, Statton style.”

Kate followed Neil back up to their bedroom. She got into bed after him, spooning her back to his front. She could feel his erection pressed up against her.

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