Harlequin Desire September 2017--Box Set 1 of 2 by Dani Wade

Author:Dani Wade
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781488015892
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2017-10-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVEN

After stacking the orange pottery plates together, Natalie made her way to the sink, careful not to spill any of the toast crumbs on the floor. Her children had just left for preschool and the guests were already all checked out, leaving her in relative silence.

Peace seemed so rare these days.

She turned on the water, letting it heat up as she put the plates in the deep sink. Pumping soap onto the sponge, she thought back to the taste of Max—the night they’d shared together.

For a moment, she imagined his hands around her, craved that touch. Being close to him had been surprising in more ways than she could have expected. The connection she felt to him was more combustible than she would have predicted. She’d been looking for more of a simple release, a way to deal with this crazy obsession.

But his touch had been…electric. Surprisingly tender. Beautifully intuitive.

The night would have been perfect, if only her body hadn’t carried a betrayal. She’d expected a bit of adjustment after so long without sex. She had not expected quite so much, from the combination of abstinence and his size. His skill as a lover had brought her to completion, but her body was definitely tender. She almost felt as if she was revisiting the morning after losing her virginity.

And that frustrated her. She wanted to just lose herself in a wild, simple, brief affair. Something that wasn’t going to happen until she figured out this issue with her body.

As she scrubbed the plates, the sound of heavy footfalls sounded behind her, cutting short her thoughts. Glancing over her shoulder, she saw Max approach. Stomach fluttering, she turned back to her work.

Max slipped behind her, his arms drawing her to him. Hot breath curled around the nape of her neck. He kissed tender skin there, reminding her of all the ways she’d come undone in his arms the night before. His intense attention to detail, always apparent in his job, had been a delicious gift in bed. Just thinking about that made her breath quicken, and she melted into that moment.

But something else worked its way into those sensual thoughts. Though the guests had all checked out for the day, there was still a chance that she and Max could be spotted.

Swallowing, she spun around, grabbing a dish towel before she placed her hands on his muscled chest. “We need to talk.”

She took a deep breath, willing her pulse to slow down. Her brain to catch up with her senses.

He squinted, as if trying to analyze her words like computer code. She could see his detective gears spinning. “That sounds ominous,” he said.

“It’s not…” Her shoulders sagged a bit, and she seemed to shrink away from him.

“About what?”

A long sigh gave her enough time to gather her thoughts. And courage. “About how we’re going to handle things now that we’re sleeping together and living under the same roof.”

He reached out to touch her arm. Careful. Enough to send a shiver down her spine.

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