Jodi Thomas by When a Texan Gambles

Author:When a Texan Gambles
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2012-06-12T07:30:57+00:00

FIFTEEN

SARAH CLOSED THE DOOR BETWEEN THE TWO ROOMS and leaned against it. She’d never done anything, in her life so brazen, and she wasn’t sure why she’d done it now. Since Sam had kissed her and turned away two nights ago, he’d been acting like he hardly noticed she was a woman. Even when he’d fallen on her in the leaves, he had done nothing improper. She’d been angrier at what he hadn’t tried than at what he’d done.

She didn’t want to be his true wife. She didn’t want to be anyone’s true wife. But a part of her needed him to see her as a woman. Since he had kissed her that night, he acted as though he wasn’t still attracted to her. He held her. Slept next to her. But he didn’t try to kiss her.

The first man in her life to look at her with hungry eyes didn’t seem to want her anymore. Sarah’s pride could not take the blow without fighting back.

Sam’s body hit the door with such force, she jumped away in panic.

He stood in the opening glaring at her. “I thought it would be locked,” he offered in explanation.

Clutching her towel around her, Sarah backed away. She’d gone too far, she thought. She hadn’t meant to tease him to the point of madness. “I wouldn’t have closed it,” she stammered, “if I’d known you wanted it open. This is your room, after all.”

“And you are my wife.” His voice was low as he moved into the room. “After all.”

She reminded herself that she wasn’t afraid of him, but a naked man, angry and staring at her, was more than her limit of bravery.

He took a step toward her, flinging water off his wet body as he moved. He reminded her of a wild animal. Powerful, strong, sure of his movements.

Sarah closed her eyes, hoping he would vanish.

When she opened them once more, he was still moving closer. She backed up a step and turned away.

“Sarah? Look at me.”

She shook her head. She didn’t want to look at him, even though a part of her found his strong body fascinating. There was nothing soft in the make of him. He seemed all muscle and bone. Like a magnificent animal standing proud and tall before her.

“Sarah.” He lowered his voice. “Look at me.”

“No.” She hiccupped. “You don’t have any clothes on.”

“You’ve seen me undressed before. I don’t think it would be anything new to you. After all, besides the doctoring you must have helped with, you’ve been married twice now and you’re not a child bride.”

She forced herself to meet his stare. “I never saw Mitchell, not naked, not once in the year we were married.” She wanted to scream that her first husband had nothing to do with how she felt when she looked at Sam, but she wasn’t sure she had enough words to make him understand.

Sam let out a long sigh. “I had no idea you found nudity so repulsive. After all, you are not fully dressed yourself.

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