Stripping Bare (Steele Ridge Book 7) by Kelsey Browning

Author:Kelsey Browning [Browning, Kelsey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Steele Ridge LLC
Published: 2017-09-25T18:30:00+00:00

16

“Jonah, you can’t hurt me because I will always tell you if something makes me uncomfortable,” Tessa said. “And I trust you to listen.”

I trust you. Her words reverberated through him.

Tessa pulled him down to the bed, rolled over, and aligned her body on his so they were pelvis to pelvis, chest to chest, face to face.

When she slid her lips across his, he was sunk. He’d been fighting his hunger for this woman for years, but he was all out of fight tonight. Honestly had no idea of what he was fighting anymore.

She was right. Who was he to judge and decide what was best for her?

He drew his hands up to cradle her head, sinking his fingers into her wild bedhead curls. With his mouth, he coaxed her lips open so he could taste her fully. Before they were done, he would know her entire flavor.

He wanted so many things when it came to this woman, it would take a lifetime to explore them all.

Lifetime. The word spiraled around in his head.

What would it be like to spend a lifetime with Tessa?

He didn’t know, but tonight he would try to be what she needed.

Reluctantly, he drew away from her to reach for the bedside light switch.

Tessa opened dazed eyes. “What are you doing?”

“Turning off the light.”

“I like to have the light on.”

An uneasy feeling drew tight in Jonah’s gut. In the dark, he could do this. But when he could see her, all of her, he just didn’t know. Maybe they should just—

“I know that look on your face.”

“What look?”

“It’s the one that says you’re on the verge of changing your mind.”

“I prefer the dark.”

“It’s because of me, isn’t it?”

He wasn’t about to say yes. It wasn’t because of her. It was because he hadn’t allowed himself to forget a single thing about that night. Because he still had nightmares about it sometimes. But he couldn’t replace those images with happier ones, healthier ones, if he never let go of the old ones. Let go of his fear about hurting her. He held out his hand to her. “How about a compromise?”

Now, she was the one to look uncertain as she stared at his outstretched hand. “I feel like we’ve been playing a strange game of sexual musical chairs. I’m ready for the music to stop for good.”

His stomach still jumping, he said, “I promise.”

When she took his hand, everything settled inside him. Into certainty. Into peace. Into smooth desire.

“Come with me.” He led her from the bed into his over-the-top bathroom. Even his designer had lifted an eyebrow at the overkill in this room, but now Jonah was glad he’d fought for every detail. Nothing less would do justice to what was about to happen between Tessa and him.

He tapped a controller on the wall, and the waterfall stopped recirculating and began filling the tub. With another adjustment on the controller, a muted glow came from under the water.

Tessa leaned over to drag her fingers through the water.

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