The Path to You: A Steamy Small-Town Romance (Jetty Beach Book 7) by Claire Kingsley

Author:Claire Kingsley [Kingsley, Claire]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Always Have, LLC
Published: 2017-05-09T04:00:00+00:00

15

Gabe

I wake up with Sadie in my arms.

I couldn’t bear to let her go last night. We were both exhausted, and after a little coaxing, I convinced her to stay with me.

Yes, having this sexy-as-hell woman sleeping next to me in just one of my t-shirts and a pair of my boxers was a little torturous. But it was blissful torture. I gave her space, keeping to one side of the bed. But sometime in the night, I woke up with her snuggled up against me. Careful so I wouldn’t wake her, I tucked her into my arms. The scent of her in my bed and her body curled up next to mine were like heaven. I settled in with her, feeling more whole than I have in a long time.

Maybe more whole than I’ve ever felt.

Hearing what she’s been through—hearing the dreaded word rape—almost tore me in two. A part of me suspected. But listening to her tell her story, it was worse than I thought.

She thinks this broke her—that he broke her. But she doesn’t see her strength. She’s so strong to have survived everything she’s been through.

I hear her deep breath, feel her begin to stretch languidly as she wakes. It’s not the first time we’ve woken up together in the same bed, but this time, everything feels different.

She finally let me in.

“Morning,” I say, placing a kiss on her nose when she looks over her shoulder at me.

“Good morning.”

I trace my fingers along the bit of exposed skin between her shirt and shorts. I wish I wasn’t wearing sweatpants—I want to feel her bare legs against mine.

She nuzzles into me while I trail kisses along her neck and shoulder. I slide my hand beneath her shirt, touching the smooth skin of her taut belly, up her ribcage, beneath her breast. I kiss her neck again, just behind her ear. “Is this okay?”

She nods and her back arches, her ass pressing against my erection. I run my hand down to her hip and grip it, firm but gentle, and press my cock against her.

Her body stiffens and immediately, I back off. I actually have no idea how to navigate this without hurting her. I already know I’m never going to push her into doing something she doesn’t want. I’ll be the most patient guy on the fucking planet for her. But if I never try, we won’t ever see where this can go.

“Sorry,” I whisper. “I won’t push you, baby. You just feel so good.”

She turns so she’s facing me, and tucks her hands beneath her cheek. “You feel good too. So good. I didn’t think a man could make me feel like you do. But I’m still not sure I can do this.”

I reach out and brush the hair back from her face. “Then we take it slow. We figure this out together.”

“Are you sure?” she asks.

“Positive.” I get an idea, and I wonder how she’ll feel about it. “What if we try something?”

“Try what?” she asks.

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