Love's Miracles by Sandra Leesmith

Author:Sandra Leesmith [Leesmith, Sandra]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Romance, (¯`'•.¸//(*_*)\\¸.•'´¯), War
Publisher: Amber Press
Published: 1989-04-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

His words held her. She stood for endless minutes, their eyes locked, breath mingling. His loneliness echoed in her own chamber of emptiness.

“I want to kiss you,” he whispered.

“I know that.”

He stepped closer, his thighs bushing against the baggy material of her pants. “Not in anger this time, but because I need to.”

Her breath caught as emotions reared up in battle. Every code of ethics she’d lived and worked by demanded she pull away and put distance between them – professional distance.

Yet the woman in her, the part she evidently hadn’t listened to much before, now demanded her share. There were other things in life besides dedication to a career.

He eased his thumbs over the curves of her shoulders. “But you aren’t going to let me, are you?”

She should voice her protest, but the words stuck in her throat. She couldn’t forget the last time he’d kissed her: the longing, desire, and terrifying confusion. A part of her needed to experience it again.

“It’s all right.” He lifted his head, breaking some of the tension. “I understand how it has to be. I wanted you to know.”

He was stronger than she. If the decision had been left to her she wasn’t sure how it would have gone. Threads of desire still claimed part of her – enough to keep her standing close.

His smile turned ironic. “I think we both have enough anxieties without this.”

“Anxieties?”

“Of exposing ourselves.” He continued to grip her shoulders. “You’re an expert at uncovering the secrets of others, but taking a look at your own is a different matter.”

“You think it frightens me to do so?”

“I think maybe you stay involved in other people’s problems so you won’t have to deal with your own.”

Her father and her fear of the dark came to mind. She’d never discussed it before, she admitted to herself, not even with her mother.

“I’d wager today is the first time you’ve considered your state of loneliness.”

Her defenses rose. She stepped back, away from the trace of his fingers. “Are you so sure I’m lonely?”

He swung his hands to his sides and cocked his head. “I’m an expert on that subject, remember?”

She almost reached out to him. He needed her support. She could almost hear his cry for her touch. But what kept her from doing so was that she heard it as well in herself. She wanted to deny what he said, but the honesty that was integral to her kept her silent.

His lips tilted in a knowing smile. “Come on. I’ll take you back to the cabin.” He swung away from her, breaking the last binding thread.

Margo watched him bend and grab the pack. From the way he moved, she suspected his emotions had affected him too. Her own body trembled.

He led her down the trail through the stately trees. The forest had grown quiet as if it held its breath during the emotional interlude.

She didn’t feel the sense of peace she’d come to associate with the ancient trees. Too many conflicting thoughts jumbled her senses.

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