Runaway Cinderella by Jenny Schwartz

Author:Jenny Schwartz [Schwartz, Jenny]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Jenny Schwartz
Published: 2015-02-22T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

Cate laid out the few clothes she’d brought with her or bought in Perth, and couldn’t see anything suitable for a seduction scene, although her satin robe had worked brilliantly this morning. But it wouldn’t do to repeat herself.

She smiled, half in disbelief. Had it really been her who stood naked in Daniel’s kitchen?

Her flesh tingled at the memory of his business suit abrading her tenderness. She’d been wanton.

He hadn’t minded.

She smoothed her fingers over the satin robe. It had slipped so easily from her body. It would slide as easily if he pushed it aside with kisses, discovering and revealing her desire.

But wearing it tonight might be a mistake.

What if Daniel didn’t intend a seduction scene? If he got home tired and aggravated would he really want to be confronted by a bed-ready woman? Maybe he intended to take things slower, to book a table at a romantic restaurant, to woo her?

“I hope not,” she whispered. She’d be too nervous to eat. Already her tummy tightened with tension. She wanted him, but the longer she waited, the more doubts crept in.

Her fingers tightened on the satin robe, creasing it as her warm, trembling excitement was pushed aside by the coldness of nerves.

She was such a novice at seduction, what if she did something wrong? What if having sex for the first time hurt? What if this was a huge mistake?

What if…what if Daniel intended to make love to her because he felt guilty about six years ago? Had that been why he’d suspected her of wanting to use him for revenge last night?

The dark thought stabbed her. She sat down on the bed, heedless of the clothes she crushed.

What if he thought that her virginity was the result of the trauma of the attempted arranged marriage six years ago? Now that he knew the truth of her running away, did he feel responsible? Did he feel he had to make things right, heal some sexual hang-up he thought she had?

No. She wouldn’t believe it.

But he had believed she might be using him for revenge, using him to regain her sexual freedom. Was that how he saw sex between them, as a way for her to move on?

He was wrong, if he did. Sex wouldn’t be so casual for her. She was old enough, and had seen enough, to know that sex wasn’t a game.

So why was she so eager to try it with Daniel?

“Because it’s time,” she said out loud. She was dealing with all her demons.

The satin robe twisted between her hands.

The issue wasn’t Daniel. The issue was her.

She said she was brave and independent. Well, now was the time to prove it. She could handle an adult relationship, couldn’t she?

Her reunion with her dad had exceeded all her expectations. She had a family again. Slowly, her trust and commitment to them would rebuild. Already she was happy at the thought of meeting Olivia, her future stepmother.

Having sex with Daniel would signal her willingness to accept and surrender to healthy, natural desire.

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