On Thin Ice by Carrie Aarons

Author:Carrie Aarons [Aarons, Carrie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B01NBCL74Y
Goodreads: 32827635
Published: 2016-12-07T00:00:00+00:00

Twenty-Three

Camille

"I thought I would feel different." I smile, a secret sort of tipping up of my lips.

"Don't you?" Nathan walks next to me, his boots crunching on the leaves.

The snow from the last storm has melted, and only dead leaves and frost coat the grounds of Hollis House. It's warmer than it was when I arrived two months ago, but then again it's actually warmer here than Chicago.

I didn't know. I definitely felt something ... and that was sore. After the initial pain had worn off, sex with Nathan had felt incredible. Life changing. Earth moving. And we'd done it twice. Muscles inside and out that I hadn't even realized I had ached and pulled with each step.

But in terms of feeling like a new person? Maybe. Maybe I felt a sense of hope and new possibilities that I hadn't. But that was just Nathan, not sex, that made me feel like that. I was more relieved, relieved that I'd finally joined this club and done it in a way that I respected. I liked Nathan, a lot. And having sex for the first time had been intimate and sexy, but also fun. I didn't feel like a new woman or anything, but I was happy and content with my decision.

And having an orgasm for the first time? Well … that was pretty damn memorable. I’d never gone there with myself … couldn’t bring myself to experiment because I was embarrassed. But God, it had felt like Nathan had spiked my blood with happy pills, like the whole world was shining like a diamond and the middle of my body was the core.

"I guess I'm just glad it's over and done with. And I'm happy."

Nathan grabs my gloved hand in his own covered mitt, and rolls his eyes. "It was just over and done with? Are you using me, babe?"

Babe. He'd used the word in bed last night and I'd melted then. But out in the daylight, it means so much more.

We turn a corner into another garden, the flowers gone in the dead of winter but still beautifully manicured. "I'm definitely using you. And if I want to keep you here, you have to do what I say."

I smile devilishly, and then turn it into a goofy grin so he knows that I'm kidding.

"Well, if it matters, it meant a lot to me." He squeezes my hand and we go quiet, taking an afternoon stroll through the grounds. It might be a Thursday, but Nathan had contacted the staff to tell them to stay home. It's not like I needed anything I couldn't do for myself. And I wanted alone time with him, away from people who would start to judge.

"Do you remember how your parents and mine were with each other?"

I'm not sure why I ask, but walking the paths that mean so much in both of our lives, I want to know.

Nathan talks quietly. "My dad was very fond of your father. He always said how great of a boss he was, how generous and kind he could be.

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