THE DADDY DECISION by Donna Sterling

Author:Donna Sterling [Sterling, Donna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2012-11-07T21:10:35+00:00

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Chapter 7

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Laura's heart jockeyed wildly about in her chest as she stood stone-still near the doorway, hugging the fluffy burgundy towels she'd brought from the nearest bathroom. Cort, too, had ceased all visible movement, having broken off his smooth, long arm strokes at the sight of her.

His eyes looked more black than midnight-blue; his wet skin darkly golden; his jet hair glossy, slicked back and dripping rivulets onto his wide, muscular shoulders.

How she wanted to taste his kiss again! To feel his hands and mouth on her. To fan his banked heat into a raging inferno. Was she wrong to act on that desire? Intercourse won't enter into if, he'd promised. She had no doubt he'd see to that. As much as he'd hurt her in the past, she knew she could trust his word.

We'll just … play.

Heat flushed through her, along with trepidation. She hadn't "just played" in any sexual way for years. She felt woefully unprepared. All the more reason to go for it.

Laura chose to ignore the objections that surfaced in the rational part of her mind as she ventured farther into the spacious, Italian-tiled room. The turquoise water in the oblong pool glistened invitingly, illuminated from within and above by softly dimmed lights. Potted tropical trees and plants thrived on all sides, interspersed with cushioned lounge chairs and small glass tables. A verdant, woodsy fragrance mingled with the steamy scent of chlorine, making her slightly high.

Or maybe it was the blood racing to her head that was causing the high. She'd almost forgotten this intoxicating rush, although she'd thrilled to it every time he'd lured her to his bed.

She had to face facts if she wanted to survive her time at Cort's house: she couldn't master this overwhelming desire simply by keeping her distance. The hours he'd stayed away had only induced greater longing, which interfered with her work. And the prospect of spending the evening beneath his roof yet apart from him seemed torturous.

Running from the desire clearly wasn't the answer. The only other option was to give in to it. To revisit the heat between Cort and her, which had taken on mythical proportions in her mind. Perhaps a dose of reality would put it into proper perspective. This time she would face the heat as an experienced woman instead of an impressionable, virginal, starry-eyed girl.

She dropped the towels onto a chaise lounge. His clothes, she noticed, had been tossed there, too. All the clothes he'd been wearing. Which meant he was naked.

And waiting for her.

Her pulse drummed a crazy staccato. Her temperature leaped. She had to undress. Nervously she reached to unbutton the sleeve of her blouse. His rapt gaze followed the movement of her hand, and the tension within her escalated. He hadn't said a word to her yet. He'd merely stared. Could she do this? Could she strip completely bare with Cort watching?

Straightening her spine, she forced her fingers back into action, fumbling with the buttons on her sleeves until one cuff fell open, then the other.

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