Sky High (Alaskan Frontier Romance Book 2) by Jennifer McArdle

Author:Jennifer McArdle [McArdle, Jennifer]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Published: 2015-02-01T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

Lily awoke first. It was still dark, but that wasn’t unusual for her. She was accustomed to getting up early and opening the pub. Even though she’d taken the month off to focus on the fall production, she still found herself waking up well before anyone else in town stirred.

In the darkness, she slowly made her way across the bedroom. She didn’t turn any lights on, not wanting to wake Mason. Carefully, she stepped over Bernie, who was fast asleep in the bedroom doorway, snoring heavily. When she reached the kitchen, Lily turned on the water and cupped her hands together to drink.

It had been late when she and Mason walked back from the cove, hand in hand. Two lovers. They didn’t speak. They didn’t need to. Instinctually they knew what the other was thinking. Mason led her into the house, toward the bedroom. When they made love a second time, it was on the soft downy bed instead of the solid shale shoreline. Then they quickly drifted off to sleep.

The window above the kitchen sink was open a crack, letting in a cool breeze off the inlet. Lily reached up and closed the window to keep the chill away. Then she stood there for a while longer. Looking out the window at the moonlight glistening on the water, she smiled at the thought of their night together, how quickly they had fallen back into their old rhythm.

It really was like the old times, except so much better than before. For the first time, Lily gave herself to him completely. Her body still ached from the passion he ignited within her. She could almost feel him, even though hours had passed since they made love. Now, there was no going back. They were together again, and this time, they were old enough to know what they were doing.

Lily was still standing by the kitchen sink, looking out the window, lost in thought, when the dim light of morning’s first rays began to illuminate the house. She considered going back to the bedroom, climbing into bed and stretching out next to Mason. She could probably spend the entire day there, in bed with him, and not even care about the time she was wasting. Rehearsals, set construction, costume design… it all seemed unimportant now. Nothing else mattered when she was with him.

Maybe that was why, instead of going to the bedroom, Lily wandered into the living room and curled up on the couch. As much as she wanted to lie down beside Mason, something in the back of her mind told her to be cautious. She wanted to believe, this time, Mason wouldn’t hurt her. But how could she ever forget what he’d done, what he’d said all those years ago? It should have been behind her. Lily had thought she’d put it behind her and moved on. But now, she realized the 16-year-old girl in her was still aching from a broken heart, worried it would happen again.

Bernie, sensing movement in the house, awoke and wandered into the living room.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.