OUT OF THE DARKNESS (THE PRESCOTT SERIES) by McMinn B. J

Author:McMinn, B. J. [McMinn, B. J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: B. J. McMinn
Published: 2012-05-12T21:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 18

Jason couldn’t bring himself to go back into the house. He knew he should be there to help Jade with Emma, but being that close to her after the vows they’d exchanged would tempt him to break his promise.

From the barn, he saw the lamp in the kitchen go out. When he thought Jade would be asleep, he made his way into the dark house. Standing in the kitchen, he stared at Jade’s closed bedroom door and wondered what she wore to bed. Did she wear the-thin-as-smoke nightgown that she’d worn the first night she’d dined with the family?

A sucking sound came from Emma’s crib. She lay on her stomach, a thumb stuck in her mouth. He pulled her closer to the fireplace to keep her warm. Jade would be a good mother to his daughter. If only he didn’t lose control of his lust, and ruin everything.

Unwrapping a loaf of bread, he sliced off two thick pieces then put a piece of meat between them. Jade had left the coffee pot on the stove. He touched the side with his fingertips. Good. Still warm. He poured a cup. Careful not to make any noise, he pulled out a chair and sat at the table. He’d thought about eating with Cookie and the ranch hands but didn’t want to answer their questions. He’d spent the last few hours in the barn, doing nothing but killing time.

When he finished his meal, he cleaned the table and went to his room. He lay on his empty bed and waited for sleep that proved as elusive as Jade’s speech.

On his back, he counted the moonbeams that danced on the far wall. The same muffled cry he’d heard each night since Jade came to live with him echoed into the silent house. It tore at his heart. He rolled over and held the pillow over his head to drown out the sound of her distress.

How could he go to her knowing he was entitled to marital rights he’d promised he wouldn’t claim? Making Jade his wife had stirred some primitive emotion deep inside him. An emotion he wasn’t sure he could hold in check if he went to her tonight, their wedding night. When he could stand no more of her fretful cries, he grabbed a blanket and headed for the barn.

The next morning, Jason came through the kitchen door and was met by an enticing sight; Jade bent over removing biscuits from the oven. With her delectable backside arched toward him, he’d clearly spent a long cold night in the barn for nothing. Greeted with this view, the ache in his groin returned with a vengeance. Funny how he hadn’t noticed the lack of a woman in his life until exchanging vows with Jade. Now his every thought focused on the ache. The ache, only Jade could assuage.

Jade tugged a chair out, indicated that he should sit down, and then handed him a plate piled high with ham and eggs. Biscuits sat on the table beside a large container of butter.

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