Skin by Dale Mayer

Author:Dale Mayer [Mayer, Dale]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
ISBN: 9781928122142
Publisher: Valley Publishing
Published: 2014-08-08T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

Tania knew she shouldn’t be doing this. For her sake, she wanted to continue forever because it felt wonderful, but she knew this had to be difficult for him. He didn’t even know her, and here she was, using his body, his maleness, as some kind of educational toy. And damn if he wasn’t perfect for the job.

With a sad sigh, she pulled back. “I should stop.”

He kept his eyes closed, but his lips quirked. “Why? You haven’t even started yet.”

“Not fair, I kissed you.”

“Ha,” he mocked. “That wasn’t a kiss.”

She stared at him, curiosity in her eyes. Her mouth opened then closed again. As if unable to keep the words back, she said, “What’s a kiss then?”

He opened his eyes and asked, “Do you not know?”

She flushed but faced him bravely. “Only what I’ve seen in movies or read in books.”

“Romance books,” he teased.

Her cheeks warmed. “Maybe.”

“They aren’t exactly realistic.”

“True. But I already had a hefty dose of realism in my life, thank you.” She stood up and walked to the window.

“Come on, sweetheart. I’m working really hard to not touch you and scare you away, so please don’t let the odd comment do the same thing.”

She turned around to study him. “Do you want to touch me?”

His eyebrows shot up and he snorted. “Of course.”

She shook her head. “There’s no ‘of course’ about it.”

“Come here.”

She took a tentative step forward, but indecision warred inside. Then she took another; in for a penny, in for a pound, or whatever the old saying was. If she was going to get anywhere, she had to step over these barriers. She walked closer until she stood in front of him. Slowly, he closed his knees, caging her in front of him. Her heart raced and she stared down at the tiny prison and stepped back. And he let her.

She took a shaky breath. “You know I can’t stand to be held prisoner, right? Held down…” Her gaze bored into his, making sure he understood. “That force, that kind of strength and restraint will send me running…”

He opened his arms. “Sweetheart, have I done anything to cross the line?”

She shook her head.

“And I won’t.”

“How do I know that? What if you get angry, or sexually aroused…” she left that last bit hanging as once again her cheeks fired up.

“Meaning you think I’m likely to get so aroused that I’ll rape you?”

There. It was out in the open. “No, I don’t think you’d do that, but my mind and my body have a disconnect when it comes to this issue.”

“Understood.” His voice leveled off as if he fought some internal issue. “What exactly are we looking at here?”

She swallowed. “Pardon?”

“No, we’re dancing around here, but let’s lay it on the line. I’m a straight kind of guy. Are you wanting to have sex?” His gaze pinned her in place, delving deeper into her mind until she felt his presence inside. So deep inside, she swore he was in her body already.

“What I want and what I can do are two different things.

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