Protection by Shelley Munro

Author:Shelley Munro [Munro, Shelley]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: contemporary small town romance
Publisher: Munro Press
Published: 2018-01-17T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

James separated their bodies and flopped onto his back. After a brief pause, he held his left wrist in front of his face to check the time. “It’s almost eight. We’d better move.”

Alice stretched, enjoying the sensual aches in her body before curling into his side. “Do we have to?” She sighed and pressed a kiss to his chest. They’d had a slow start since they’d taken the time to test two of their condom samples. A tingling sensation shot from her breasts, landing in her nether region at the memory. Making love with James was fun. Excitement plus. Her thoughts drifted to the previous evening when she had woken to find him in bed with her. They’d made love without a condom in sight.

Alice had no idea whether this rated as good or bad. Oh, she knew about sexually transmitted diseases, but after getting to know James, she knew his reputation was pure exaggeration.

“Things to do.” James pulled away from her and rolled out of bed, taking the covers with him. She shivered at the chill on her skin, wanting nothing more than to curl up and go back to sleep. After a quick ogle of his backside, she dragged the covers over her naked body and lay there deep in thought.

Each time they made love he distanced himself. Sometimes she felt like a commodity, like a…a used condom. She’d fallen for him and would jump at the chance to make their relationship permanent, but it was obvious he wanted nothing to do with her. The sting of tears made her blink. Maybe security wasn’t in her future. Despite the problems, she enjoyed learning to run Fancy Free. James was a good teacher. Perhaps she was meant to be a business tycoon.

The shower shut off and he returned to the bedroom, dressing rapidly. “I’ll make coffee. I want to leave in half an hour.”

Alice watched until he disappeared before climbing from bed. Luckily, she kept some of her clothes here or else she’d have nothing to wear. Now that she’d used her savings to prop up Fancy Free she couldn’t afford frivolous expenditure. Lord, she hadn’t even mentioned the break-in to James. They’d have to take better security measures here.

Fifteen minutes later, she entered the kitchen. The scent of coffee welcomed her, and she noticed James had also made toast and put out her favorite marmalade. It gave her a warm, cozy shimmer in her tummy.

“There’s a letter for you.” He handed her a white envelope. Immediately her arms prickled. She didn’t want to take it but reached out anyway, her hand trembling.

“Someone broke into the bed and breakfast yesterday. The intruders trashed some of the rooms and left messages in mine. It was the clown and dog. We called Luke.”

“Hell.” James ran his hand through his damp hair. “I thought that was a stupid prank by students or one of the cult members. I mean, I know they don’t agree with condoms but they’ve never resorted to violence.

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