Impossible by Laurel Curtis

Author:Laurel Curtis [Curtis, Laurel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Adult Contemporary Romance
Amazon: B00DL18A16
Publisher: Laurel Ulen Curtis
Published: 2013-06-23T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

That Was Not Just A Nightmare

Everything went pretty smoothly for the next four days.

We chased storms. We drove all over the place. We laughed and joked.

All in all we were having a great time. Coleman was still super touchy, and I was finding I was starting to really enjoy it. Leaning into kisses, instead of away from them. Expecting him to touch his lips to mine before he walked away, rather than dreading it. He had taken care of himself two more times in the shower, and creepy girl that I was, I had freaking watched both times.

I couldn’t freaking help it. When I knew that was what he was doing I couldn’t stay away. And, hey, he had left the door open every time. It was too much to resist.

He took me to the hospital the day I needed to get my stitches out and held my hand the whole time. I was physically tough, and I didn’t really need the comforting gesture, but I welcomed it. It was nice to not have to do everything on my own for once.

Every night I had sex dreams with Coleman as the star, and let me tell you, that was the only way to describe him. If his sexual aptitude in reality proved to be even close to the fantasy, I was going to be one lucky freaking girl.

Wait. Did I just admit that I was planning to actually have sex with him?

Strike that from the record.

Like I said, everything was going splendidly. Until this morning.

See, this morning I woke up screaming. Instead of a sex dream, I had my standard nightmare. This was the first time it had happened while sharing a bed with Coleman, and to say it freaked him out would be a minor understatement.

He wasn’t scared of me or anything, but I could tell he was scared for me. Concerned.

And even more than that, it meant that he had questions. And he wanted the answers to them. Answers that I wasn’t all primed and excited to provide.

As I screamed, he came toward me, wrapping his arms around my shaking, sweaty frame, and questioned, “Jesus, fuck. Roni, are you okay?”

I tried really hard to get under control quickly, but I wasn’t really in charge of my body or my mind in the minutes directly after my nightmares. Especially since this once had been intense, long, and was still niggling right at the edge of my subconscious. I tried to push everything down, but I couldn’t. Not before Coleman witnessed some of my darkest demons right on the surface, the fear and anguish deep and piercing in my green eyes.

He hugged me tight and whispered in my ear. “Roni, I’m here. It’s okay, baby. Relax. Shhh. Just relax, baby.”

He kept talking, stroking my hair as he did, his voice gentle and loving. “What was that Roni?...What haunts you, sweetheart?”

I tried to play it off, my voice shaking as I whispered, “It’s no big deal, Coleman. Just a nightmare. I’m fine.

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