The Inn at Dead Man's Point by Sue Fineman

Author:Sue Fineman [Fineman, Sue]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: General Fiction
Published: 2011-10-18T13:00:00+00:00

After the kids were put to bed that evening and Cara excused herself to go upstairs and call home, Jenna sat at the piano in the living room and ran her hands over the polished ivory keys. She settled into a classical piece she’d learned when she was ten.

Alessandro leaned on the baby grand and listened to her play.

“I miss my mother’s piano,” she said when she stopped playing. “I used to play at least an hour every day, but Aunt Mattie said there was no place for a piano at the inn, and my parents put it in storage with their other furniture. I don’t know what Uncle Charlie did with it after my parents died.”

She should tell him what Gerry had found, but she didn’t want it coming between them. It wasn’t Alessandro’s fault that Uncle Charlie had taken money for half-ownership in the inn and then not given it to Jenna.

“What else can you play, Jenna?”

She ran her hands up and down the keys, doing the scales she used to practice, and then, playing by ear, she settled into Santa Baby, the Christmas song Madonna had recorded a few years ago. She sang along for awhile and then, still singing, she stood and danced to Alessandro’s side. “I’ve been an awful good girl,” she sang, and he laughed.

Every day she spent with him drew them closer, so close it frightened her a little. What if this was just a fling for him? What if he didn’t love her like she loved him? If he went back to the pretty doctor, she’d die inside.

She wanted to tell him she loved him, because she did, but if he wasn’t ready to hear it, she might lose him. It was a chance she didn’t want to take.

Al took her upstairs to his room and made slow, sweet love to her. She was generous with her body and her affections, and as he held her in the aftermath, he wanted to keep her in his arms forever. She snuggled closer and he stroked her silky hair. His heart was so full it felt like it would overflow.

Was this what it felt like to be in love?

They fell asleep together and early the next morning, when she was still warm and soft and sleepy, he curled his body around her back and reached around to fondle her breasts. She settled back against him, one leg over his, so it took little effort to push inside her. It was a tighter fit this way, more erotic, especially without a condom.

She moaned and grabbed his hand, and then she started to move, riding him while he held her breasts and belly.

“Alessandro,” she whispered. “Oh, God, what you do to me.”

Nuzzling in her neck, he wanted to tell her he loved her, but he couldn’t say the words. What if she was playing games with him like she did in high school? He had to be sure before he told her how he felt.

Jenna peeked in on the sleeping kids and then took a long, hot shower.

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