I'll Be There by Staley Deborah Grace

Author:Staley, Deborah Grace [Staley, Deborah Grace]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: BelleBooks, Inc.
Published: 2011-09-19T04:00:00+00:00

He released her hand. “We’re not talking about me.”

Ignoring that, she said, “Do you get lonely?” He just stared into the flames of the fire. Maybe it was the warmth at her back or the fact that she’d been so ill, but rather than filter, she said, “It makes me wonder what could possibly happen to a person to make them choose this kind of life.”

“Some people want—need to be left alone. That should be enough.”

“I guess I’m just not wired that way.” Feeling more lethargic, Jenny couldn’t help closing her eyes.

“It’s late. Why don’t you turn in?”

“Okay.” And she would, if only she could find the energy to stand and walk all the way to the bedroom. It was just across the room, but it seemed so far away.

Cord stood and offered his hand. She would have taken it, but she couldn’t make her eyes stay open. She felt his hands at her elbows and his strength replacing her own as he pulled her up.

“Can you walk?”

She did open her eyes then, judging the distance she’d have to travel skeptically. He lifted her into his arms and carried her the short distance to the bedroom. She hooked an arm around his shoulder and pressed her cheek to his chest. He was so warm and strong, but too soon, he laid her on the bed and was pulling the covers up around her. They were a poor substitute for Cord’s heat.

She looked up at him, standing there, so dark and appealing, his hands in the pockets of his jeans and she wanted him. Wanted him to lie next to her and hold her through the long, dark night; to wake up next to him in the morning. Intellectually, she knew the illness and situation were fueling these feelings. She was vulnerable. They both were in this place out of time where there was nothing but the two of them. She wondered how long before they both gave in to it.

“Can I get you anything? Something to drink?”

“No, thank you.” She pulled the covers up to her chin and curled into the mattress. When he turned to go, she said, “Cord?”

He stopped and looked back at her.

“Where will you sleep?”

“On the couch.”

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