The Christmas Cookie Chronicles: Carrie by Lori Wilde

Author:Lori Wilde [Wilde, Lori]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins US
Published: 2011-11-01T05:00:00+00:00

Carrie convinced herself it was all a dream. Being here again with Mark. In the same place where she had first given him her virginity. It had to be a dream.

But here he was, so very real when she put out a hand to touch him, big and warm and masculine. Her stomach jumped, and her knees wobbled. She felt knocked off kilter, and she couldn’t trust this feeling.

It was dangerous, especially if this was not a dream.

Whenever she was around him, her brains turned to mush, and she was seventeen again and madly in love.

She wanted him with a bone-deep hunger. She needed him, and Carrie had never needed anyone. Flynn often scolded her because she didn’t like taking help from people. She was independent and proud. Always had been.

Which was why she’d said they made a mistake when they returned from Vegas. Dumping him so that he didn’t have to dump her. She’d been too damn proud to admit how much she needed him. Neediness was not attractive, and yet here she was. Needing him all over again.

Except this was worse than before, because this time she knew better. Knew he was going to go right back to L.A. when this was all over. Right back to his smooth, shiny life. A life she could never be part of. The same issue that had broken them up before was still there. It had not disappeared. They had conflicting goals, valued different things.

But for this one beautiful moment in time, she did not care. All she wanted was to feel him inside her again.

Later. She could pick up the pieces later.

She shrugged out of her jacket.

Mark did the same.

She reached for the buttons of her blouse.

He kicked off his cowboy boots.

God, he looked amazing in his cowboy clothes. Just the way she remembered him. Texas boy. She knew that wasn’t who he was anymore, but it’s how she liked him best. He was a chameleon. He had an amazing ability to fit in wherever he went. She was envious of his skill.

He cocked his head, looking both inquisitive and devastatingly sexy. “You sure?”

“Shh. You are ruining the dream.” If he kept talking, she’d change her mind, and if she changed her mind, she knew she’d kick herself for it later. This might not be forever after, but it didn’t have to be. For right now was enough. It had to be enough because just like before, she refused to be a weight around his ankle.

He unsnapped the cuffs of his western shirt. She grinned and slipped off her boots. The wooden planks of the pier felt cool and familiar beneath her feet. Let it be. Just let this be whatever it is. Doesn’t need a label. Don’t need a name. Go for it. No regrets.

Wasn’t that exactly how you ended up in Vegas married by an Elvis impersonator?

The thought stopped Carrie in her tracks. She’d always been impulsive. Too driven by emotion. In her head, she took a page

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