The Substitute Wife by Faulkner Carolyn

Author:Faulkner, Carolyn
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Unknown
Published: 2016-03-10T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter VI

There was one more important thing that remained on his mind, and it took him a few minutes to work up the guts to say it. When he did, finally, it kind of spilled out of him all at once, quickly, like ripping off a band aid. "I just want to say, one more time, that I'm terribly sorry for-for what I did to you on the couch. It was unforgiveable. Drunk or not, I should have had better control over myself."

Andi sighed. "Stop, stop, stop. Stop beating yourself up already. I'm not angry. I certainly wish that it hadn't happened like that between us, because it's got you all freaked out. But please know that I don't hold anything against you because of it. I understand the situation. You were drunk out of your mind and you thought I was Liz. You didn't hurt me—"

"Yes, but I violated you. I took you without your consent—"

"Do you hear me crying rape, which, believe me, I wouldn't hesitate to do if I felt that that was your intention? Am I cowering in a corner, holding a knife in front of me to keep you away from me?"

He shook his head.

"No, I'm not. And earlier, even before that happened, I let you put me over your lap and spank me. In fact, at this very moment, despite all of that, I'm in an extremely vulnerable position with you. I’m injured, naked, and you're essentially holding me captive although all you're really trying to do is keep me warm. Do I seem afraid of anything but the dark?"

"No."

"Good. Because I'm not. I only ever saw you treating Liz as if she was the most precious thing in your life, and you managed to make me feel very cared for, too, as much as I'd let you. I can't think that you'd turn around and treat any other woman badly. That's just not you."

"Well," he responded gravely, "thank you for that very complimentary character reading."

"You're welcome."

"We should probably try to get some sleep, don't you think?" she suggested, trying to be practical.

"Are you warm enough?"

"I'll live."

He immediately pulled some of the covers up and over their heads, to

trap their body heat in with them, then began to rub her arms up and down.

"Stop."

"But you're still cold—"

"Stop rubbing there, anyway."

"Why?" he asked, completely oblivious.

"Because your fingers are rubbing over my nipples at the same time and it's highly distracting."

"Oh. Sorry." He had never been so constantly embarrassed around a woman in his life, and it was a million times worse now that he knew how she felt about him.

Andi sighed heavily. She had never wished so hard that she was the kind of woman who would have done what she wished she thought she could get away with—to turn herself around in his arms, press herself against him and kiss him with everything she had, but she would never have the confidence to do that. He knew her feelings now, and yet he hadn't made a move towards her.

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