Stay With Me by Kathryn Shay

Author:Kathryn Shay
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: contemporary romance, mother daughter relationship, single parent romance, medical ambulance, pilot in love, fathers and sons in books, medevac unit, finger lakes setting, romance and alpha males, romance and family relationships
Publisher: Kathryn Shay

CHAPTER TEN

SHE LOOKED GOOD standing at his sink, rinsing the pans she’d used to make breakfast. Her legs peeked out from underneath that feels-like-sin robe, while the silken tresses of her hair tumbled onto her shoulders. And, Lexy was a great cook. She’d fixed an omelette a French chef would have been proud of, and had done something fancy with the toast that had made his mouth water. He patted his stomach. As he lazed back in his chair studying her, he felt a hell of a lot better than he’d expected to feel today.

It wasn’t just the food. It was her. He’d been gravitating to Alexis for days, weeks maybe, noticing little things about her—the way her long-fingered hand went to her stomach when she was upset, how her eyes sparkled when she talked about Jamie, the slight way her shoulders stiffened when she felt challenged.

Now, at this very minute, he’d give his right arm to touch her. A line from Andrew Marvell’s poem, “To His Coy Mistress” came to mind. Had we but world enough, and time; This coyness, lady, were no crime. But it was the vision of a pink sneaker never to be worn again that prodded him to rise and start toward her. Life was short, he thought darkly. Nobody had enough time, nobody knew when his number was up. On this bright and beautiful morning, he was determined to make the most of his life.

He came up behind her. Standing close, his chin rested on the top of her head; her hair smelled like the flowers in his window box. She seemed small and slight to him, in contrast to the dynamo she usually presented to the world. And she was very still. Slowly, he placed his hands on her shoulders. She didn’t stiffen. After a moment, she leaned back into him, tilted her head to the side. Brushing away her hair, he slid the robe off her shoulders until it slipped to her arms. The beautiful slope of her neck was revealed, bisected by a thin strap of satin. He lowered his lips to the strap; then to her skin. Perfume, or some sultry lotion, filled his nostrils. She was softer, silkier than the cloth. When he increased the pressure of his lips, she sighed. Into her ear, he whispered, “Lexy.”

Her hands gripped the edge of the counter.

“Lexy,” he repeated. “Have you wanted this as long as I have?”

Still silent, still facing away from him, she nodded. He smiled against her hair and eased the robe all the way off. It tumbled to their feet in a satiny puddle. His hands glided down to encircle her waist. And like when they’d water-skied, he reveled in the soft and supple flesh under his fingers. Suddenly, he had to touch her skin, there. He sneaked his hands beneath the satin and skimmed needy fingers along bare flesh. She moaned—one sexy vibration that made him painfully hard. He didn’t hide it from her; instead, he fitted her snugly against him.

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