The Driven Snowe by Cathy Yardley

Author:Cathy Yardley
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2001-01-21T05:00:00+00:00

7

ANGELA WOKE UP nestled against Josh. One arm cradled her head under her pillow, while the other gathered her close to him, pressing her back against his naked front. They were a perfect fit. His breathing whooshed gently in her ear. It was hot, close, but she didn’t feel suffocated. She just felt immensely cared for.

Last night…last night!

She hated to admit it, but weeks of abstinence and longing had really made yesterday’s lovemaking absolutely astounding. Of course, as Josh had pointed out, it was more than that. She would not have believed it until she had experienced it for herself.

It’s morning. A part of her, the part that had been ringing little alarms since she walked into the Cable Car those months ago, was not impressed with her post-sex elation. You’ve just broken your first rule to yourself.

She sighed. That was true. And the way she was feeling this morning was hardly the detached, sex-is-fun attitude she’d been sporting for the past few months.

Still, maybe she’d been too hasty when she made those rules. She didn’t have any practical experience, anyway…she’d thought that being in a relationship was about being trapped, giving up your sense of self in order to gain a sense of togetherness. She didn’t feel as if she had given up anything. Yesterday, she felt like she’d gained something…a sense of safety, and comfort.

Not that she was even in a relationship. Josh had been kind, considerate and wonderful, but he certainly hadn’t made any promises. Neither had she. She was just…enjoying, she told herself.

As she thought about it, she noticed her left hand, the one she usually tucked under her pillow, was holding Josh’s. Their fingers were interlaced. She tried untangling them. As she moved slightly, Josh made a sound of protest, holding her a little more tightly to him. He didn’t wake up.

She felt her chest radiate even more warmth than their two bodies generated together. She’d just be lying to herself, and not convincingly, if she didn’t accept the fact that they’d crossed a threshold last night. She couldn’t see them as simply very intense sexual playmates. There was more going on here.

So what if there was? She re-laced her fingers with Josh’s and stroked his thumb with her index finger. He was a good friend, different than her girlfriends, and not just in their nontalking activities. He listened to her…and like yesterday, he really paid attention to what she wanted. She’d gotten a food processor, not a dozen long-stemmed red roses. He’d paid attention to what she did in her life, the life she maintained when she wasn’t with him. She couldn’t believe the lengths he had gone through, just in order to make her happy. And he’d made her happier than she could remember being in a very long time.

So she broke one of her rules. She still had two more. She was in no danger.

He stirred behind her, murmuring incoherently. “You awake?” she asked softly.

“Barely,” he muttered heavily.

“I was thinking of taking a shower, maybe making us a little breakfast,” she said, pressing a kiss on his knuckles.

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