Heart's Paradise by Olivia Starke

Author:Olivia Starke
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Beachwalk Press, Inc.
Published: 2015-02-16T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

It shouldn’t hurt like this. The fight wasn’t important, yet it took several minutes to stop crying after Jonathon stormed away. Phoebe sniffed, wiping tears off her cheeks, annoyed with herself over the breakdown. Exhaustion, lack of food, and hit-and-miss sleep left her emotional, she reasoned. Anywhere else but the island, and she wouldn’t want to fall apart after seeing the anger in Jonathon’s eyes. With little effort she recalled how his silver gaze also looked while hot with desire, which was part of her problem. And she’d decided to step back and assess what exactly was going on between the two of them as soon as she’d woken that morning nestled next to him.

Goose pimples broke out over her skin, and warmth washed through her as images popped to mind of everything they’d done. How many times now had they had sex? Each time had felt wonderful, incredible—an unforgettable experience. Like she’d found some secret part of herself she’d lost, a missing piece she hadn’t even missed until Jonathon took her into his arms. Phoebe had been determined to keep it to sex, she didn’t want to consider making love to him. But with everything she felt inside—the softening of her heart, the longing, the wishing for more—could she honestly say it had stayed only sex?

Carrying a flame after a one-night fling nearing twelve years past left her at a loss. Was she really so pathetic and needy? Or am I desperate to give Sarah her father?

She felt helpless and hopeless as she analyzed the question. Was it solely physical attraction on her part, or did she indeed hope to “hook” Jonathon and provide Sarah with what she, herself, had been denied? And had been denying her daughter since birth. How could she ever trust him with her daughter? Their daughter. Guilt nagged her. After spending time with him, he seemed kind and gentle, but she didn’t really know him. Great sex didn’t exactly tell her what kind of person he was in normal life. Even though he was attentive, patient, and saw to her needs before his own…

She squeezed her eyes shut and shook her head. No doubt sex had clouded her judgment. God, she was so mixed up, and she questioned her mothering skills. Cybil had her good moments, which Phoebe had borrowed, but the majority was learned as she went.

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