Raising His Baby by Tressie Lockwood

Author:Tressie Lockwood [Lockwood, Tressie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-09-22T21:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

Sonya closed her bedroom door and swallowed, trying to dampen her dry throat. Her heart worked overtime, and her palms were clammy. She tried every mental exercise on the internet to calm down but failed.

At the end of the hall, the lights were off, and a shadow shifted positions. She adjusted to the dim lighting and recognized Romy.

He approached her and stopped inches away. She breathed in slowly to keep from rasping. “You’re actually out here waiting for me?”

“I want to talk to you.”

She looked away. “What about? Did you change your mind?”

His fingers slipped between hers as if they had been holding hands for years. She followed him as he led her back down the hall to his room. When he opened the door, she wasn’t surprised by the size of the room or the décor. Romy was one of the charmed sons. Of course his room dwarfed hers, and his masculine style shined through in the furnishings.

She crossed the threshold, and Romy crowded her until she bumped the door closed with her butt. The lock clicked into place, and she panted.

“I was right,” he said, frowning down at her. “You’re afraid of me. I don’t understand. You’re small, but you seem very assertive.”

She raised her chin. “I am most of the time.”

“But?”

She couldn’t make herself admit her thoughts.

His palm cupped her cheek. Her knees grew weak.

“Talk to me, Sonya.”

Wow, she liked how he said her name, with that sexy lilt. An impulse came over her to hear him speak to her in Italian while they lay in each other’s arms. The panting grew worse.

“Sonya.”

His tone turned sharper. Something told her she wasn’t getting away with ignoring his question or telling him it was nothing. She let her gaze skitter over his broad shoulders. He was too close to take in all of him, but she had studied his incredible form, hidden behind his clothes. Desire drove her to want to see all of him with no barriers between them. Yet, she was afraid. Her fear had nothing to do with her heart, although that was another concern she had better stay on top of.

“I-I’ve only ever dated men my size. Not on purpose. It just always seemed to happen that way. Look at me. I hardly come up to your knees.”

He chuckled. “You’re not that short.”

“No, but I am small, and you’re huge.”

His eyebrow rose.

“I don’t mean—”

He grew serious. “I know, and I assure you. We’ll go as slowly as you need us to. I’ve never hurt a lover, and I don’t intend to start with you. Trust me to bring us both pleasure.”

Trust him, he said. But she knew what he meant. His words were comforting, yet they didn’t take away her fear. She’d seen evidence of Romy’s attraction after he kissed her and had a sneaking suspicion he outclassed her former lovers in every way imaginable. That was what scared the crap out of her the most, but she refused to say so.

“I’ve never backed down from a challenge even if I was nervous about it.

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