Perfect Morning

Author:Marcia Evanick
Format: mobi
Published: 2012-06-04T20:56:35.666000+00:00

Seven

Three hours and a bleeding arm later, Jason muttered an explicit curse as to what could be done to maple trees. After driving practically to Richmond to find a drugstore open at this time of night, he was in a reckless mood. Maybe he was getting giddy from the lack of sleep, but this had seemed like a good idea when standing on the lawn looking up at Riki’s open bedroom window.

The image of Errol Flynn climbing a tree to sneak into his lady’s boudoir was romantic. Jason Nesbit stuck in a maple tree with a gash on his arm that probably would require half a dozen stitches just didn’t inspire the same feeling. He’d be lucky if Riki hadn’t already called the police to report a Peeping Tom.

He sighed with relief when he silently raised the screen and didn’t detect any movement from within. Holding his injured arm close to his shirt, hoping not to drip blood all over the place, he slipped over the windowsill. Standing still he could just barely make out Riki’s sleeping form nestled on the bed. As he crossed the room he prayed she wouldn’t wake up screaming. Gingerly sitting on the edge of the mattress, he whispered her name. The only response he received was an incoherent mumble as she snuggled deeper beneath the quilt.

For the fourth time in the past twenty minutes, doubts assaulted his brain. Maybe he should turn around and climb back down the tree before she woke up. Don Juan he wasn’t. The only thing that stopped him from going back over the window ledge was knowing he’d probably fall and break his neck. His arm was hurting like hell, and he wished there was enough light to see what damage had been done.

With his good arm he gently shook her shoulder. He was ready to silence any scream that might be forthcoming, but when she slowly opened her eyes, the only thing forthcoming was a seductive smile.

Riki wasn’t sure if she was dreaming or not, but she wasn’t going to fight it either way. She’d fallen asleep with fantasies of Jason in her bed, and now that he was here, she wasn’t going to let this golden opportunity slip by.

When she reached for him, Jason didn’t know if he should laugh at her eagerness or be worried that she didn’t seem too upset about a man in her bedroom. “Riki darlin’, are you awake?”

As her arms circled his neck she mumbled, “Shh! If I’m not, don’t wake me now.”

Her lips settled on his. The kiss started out slowly with the promise of things to come. When Riki pressed herself against him to deepen the kiss, the sound of Jason’s grunt of pain brought her to awareness. She jerked back to try to focus on him in the darkness.

Not satisfied with the blur in front of her, she reached for the lamp on the nightstand. Momentarily blinded by the sudden light, she missed Jason turning away to hide his arm.

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