Healing the Widower's Heart by Darlene Carson

Author:Darlene Carson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: inspirational romance, historical romance, western romance, sweet romance, wholesome romance, old west romance, cowboy romance
Publisher: LoveBlessed
Published: 2015-10-18T00:00:00+00:00

JOHANNA TOOK A DEEP breath and checked herself one last time in the mirror. She was wearing her best nightdress—the one with the lace collar—and she had combed her hair into twin streams flowing over her shoulders. She had wiped her teeth and washed up with hot water. There wasn’t much else to do except go to her husband.

When she knocked and then opened the door to his bedroom, she found him wearing a linen night shirt and trousers, and as she stepped into the room he arose from the bed. “Johanna, you look lovely,” he said, smiling at her, although again his eyes seemed to betray some concern.

She moved closer and pulled his arm around her. “Quite a day,” she said, resting her head against him. She could hear his heart hammering against his chest.

“Sure was,” he murmured as he softly ran his hand across her lower back.

“Are you happy?”

“I am,” he said. “Couldn’t be happier, in fact.”

She raised her mouth to his, but he slipped aside and kissed her on the cheek; she tried again and briefly brushed her lips against his. “This night air is a little bit chilly,” she said. “Maybe we should get into bed?”

“Oh, of course.” He pulled the comforter back as Johanna kicked off her slippers and slid between the sheets.

Nelson lay down next to her and ran his hand softly across her cheek; she turned her face and pressed his fingers to her lips.

“Do you want to turn down the lamp?”

“Sure.” Nelson lowered the flame until it was just barely lit, then turned back to her. He slid his hand across her side. She could feel the heat of his flesh against her, but he slowed as his hand reached her hip, and then he stopped, simply holding her there.

“Is something wrong?”

“No, everything’s fine,” he said. “It’s just....”

“Just what?”

“Johanna, I know this must sound silly,” he said. “I don’t want you to think badly of me.”

She reached to brush a few stray hairs from his forehead. “I won’t,” she said. “What is it?”

“It’s just that it’s been a long day,” he said. “Maybe tonight we won’t...you know.”

“You want to wait?”

“Yeah, I think we should,” he said. “I’m awful tired.”

She would have been lying if she’d said that she didn’t feel a bit of relief. Some confusion, to be sure, but also relief. “All right, we’ll wait.”

He pressed her to him, holding her tightly, and kissed her then. It was a delightful sensation, being wrapped in his arms like that and feeling the thrill of his mouth on hers, but after a moment Nelson broke their kiss, wordlessly turned over and extinguished the lamp.

She cuddled behind him and reached across, intertwining her fingers with his. This is all right, she thought. All that other stuff can wait until tomorrow. It was actually very pleasant lying there, simply holding hands, feeling Nelson warm and near, and she soon realized that she was exhausted as well. As she began to slip into sleep, however, she was struck by a funny thought.

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