Secret Curves (Dangerous Curves Book 5) by Marysol James

Author:Marysol James [James, Marysol]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, azw3
Tags: Military, Romantic Suspense, Contemporary, Romance, Fiction, BBW, Ex-Boxer, Former Solider, Night Club, Self-Destruct, Healthy, Ex-Ballet Dancer, Waitress, Strave, Diet, Control, Forgive, Hard Truths, Extreme, Emotional, Confront, Battle, Chaotic Life, Adult, Erotic
Goodreads: 26027527
Publisher: Marysol James
Published: 2015-08-01T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

“Curtis?”

“Hmmm?” He ran his hands over her face, stared at her in the evening gloom. “You doing OK, baby?”

Tessa propped herself up on one elbow. She’d dozed off-and-on for the entire afternoon, just relaxing in his embrace. Now her curls fell over her shoulders, loose and lovely, and his heart beat double-time. God, she was every single thing he’d ever thought she’d be – and she was far, far more, too. How she’d ended up in his bed like this was a mystery that a part of him was still trying to solve.

“Yeah, I’m good,” she said.

“Me too.” His smile was almost unbearably gorgeous, and she reached for him. She ran a fingertip over his cheek, loved how his eyes shut, and his breath got shallow and tight. The thought that this fiercely strong man could be made so helpless at her smallest touch was a powerful and surprising one.

“Can we – is it OK if we talk a bit?” she said, hesitant and unsure.

He heard it in her voice, and he opened his eyes. She looked scared again, and he felt something sharp twist in his chest. He never wanted her to look or feel this way again; he’d do anything he needed to do to stop her from being afraid.

“We can talk anytime you want to,” he said. “What do you want to talk about?”

“About…” She bit her full lip. “About you. Is that – is that OK?”

“Yeah.” He rested his large hand on her hip, possessive and steady. “Anything you want to know, you go on and ask.”

“But that’s the thing,” Tessa said. “I don’t really know what I want to ask. I mean, I want to know you. All of you. Even the hard things, the things that you said you never tell anyone. The things that you said you’d trust me with. But I’m scared to push, or upset you. I want to know, but I don’t want to put you on the spot, I guess.”

He regarded her. “You want to know about my childhood?”

“I do.” She met his gaze. “If you want to tell me.”

“I want to tell you everything about me, baby.” He kissed her now, so incredibly tender. “And anyway, fair’s fair, Tessa, just like I said. The deal here is that you open up and trust me, and I do the same with you.”

She smiled, touched and moved. Curtis was the ultimate vault of a man: hard and closed. The fact that he’d crack wide open for her was amazing. It was even a bit intimidating, the faith that he was showing in her, and she hoped that she was worthy of it.

Also? She suspected that whatever he had stored and locked away deep inside was awful. Like, legitimately awful. She hated to think what he might have gone through as a child, but if there was one thing she knew, it was that they couldn’t have secrets between them. She needed to know Curtis, as much of him as possible.

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