His Steady Heart by Nell Iris

Author:Nell Iris [Iris, Nell]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: JMS Books LLC
Published: 2019-05-07T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7

Things change between us after that night. He’s even more open with his touches; he makes sure to brush against my hand in the mornings when he gives me my mug of hot chocolate. He hugs me, wishing me a good sleep before I go to bed, and it’s not a friendly embrace with the appropriate distance between our bodies. No, he cuddles up close, plasters himself against me and holds me tight.

His slim body against mine feels heavenly. He’s no longer as gaunt as he used to be—regular meals at my house have helped with that—but he’s still willowy and waif-like. He’s half as broad as I am, and when I hold him in my arms, I feel like I’m his protector, as someone who’d take on the world for him.

He’s not hiding the way he looks at me. His gaze lingers, and the emotions in his eyes range from fondness to blazing fire.

Day by day, his behavior convinces me that he likes me, and not only as a friend, but more. He’s so earnest and there’s no way he’s faking it, or that what he’s feeling is just gratitude for me being there for him.

The way his eyes burn when he looks at my body, the way he can’t tear his gaze away from a glimpse of my ink or my fur, make me trust that the sixteen-year age-gap doesn’t bother him the way I expected it to. His eagerness and open admiration make me view myself differently. Like I’m someone who’s worthy of his affection.

So I allow myself to be open about looking back. I don’t try to hide the lingering gazes on his long legs, slim hips, and high, round bubble butt. I allow myself to fantasize about how all his pale, glorious skin would feel under my callused palms, and what he tastes like.

I dream about his lush full mouth and what it would feel like on my body. I wake up hard and aching, pressing into the mattress, chasing release, and am disappointed every time I wake up alone. I wish I could walk out to the living room, pick him up, and carry him into my bed, where I’d worship his body and soul, and fall asleep curled around him.

He possesses my mind in a way no one has ever done before. I’ve never felt this way about anyone in my life, not even Lyin’ Dave back when I still thought I loved him.

And my infatuation turns into something else—something much deeper—that Wednesday afternoon when I’m babysitting my niece because my sister has a job interview and needed someone to watch her baby girl and to borrow my car.

Pippin has the afternoon off for once and joins us. Minnie falls in love with him the second she meets him; her little heart-shaped face shines bright as the North Star when he talks to her and focuses all his attention on her.

We’ve finally had some snow, and my backyard is an untouched sea of pristine whiteness, something Minnie can’t resist.

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