Time or Money by Fall Carly

Author:Fall, Carly
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: valentines day, romance adult, contemporary adult romance, carly fall
Publisher: Bottom Drawer Publications

Chapter Eight

Mason stood and held out his hand to Bridget. She accepted it, and he pulled her to her feet.

He picked her up and gingerly stepped around the glass shards, making his way down to their room.

Setting her down on the side of their garden tub, he turned on the water and watched as the white tub filled, lighting the four candles that sat by the main window. When it was half full, he poured in some bubble bath, turning the water a slight pink color. The beveled glass that surrounded the tub distorted the blackness of the night outside.

Bridget couldn’t stop the tears. They flowed, releasing all the anguish and resentment she had been carrying around for the past six months.

When the tub was full, he took her hands and stood her up. He gently brought the pink tank top over her head and tossed it to the ground.

“What happened to your elbow?” he whispered, gently touching the black and blue.

“Same accident that destroyed my phone and gave me this,” she said quietly pointing to her chin.

He smiled slightly and shook his head.

Taking the pads of his thumbs, he wiped her cheeks, but the tears were coming too fast, and the ones he swiped away were immediately replaced.

“Let me help you into the tub,” he said. “I’ll go clean up the hallway and be in to join you in a minute, if you want me to.”

She nodded and as he held her hand, she stepped into the water that smelled like roses.

Mason turned and left the room, and she sank back into the warm water.

A minute later, she heard the vacuum running.

The sex had been outstanding, as usual, but it had been different. Mason was usually a gentle, tender lover, but there had been nothing gentle or tender about what had just happened. It had been rough and primitive, almost as if he were . . . marking her as his?

Her tears had finally stopped, and she sunk down farther into the water.

The vacuum went quiet, and a few minutes later Mason came into the bathroom carrying the open bottle of wine and two glasses. They were probably going to have to paint the living room wall after her outburst as she imagined it was permanently stained.

“Can I join you?” Mason asked in a quiet voice.

She nodded, and he kicked off his shoes and undid the buttons on his shirt. She noted the bloodstain on his cuff and realized they were going to have to get rid of the shirt. Really, she had made quite a mess by letting her anger get the best of her.

His chest was toned, as were his arms. She let her eyes wander down to his flat stomach, and she watched as he undid his belt. His pants fell to the floor, and he stepped into the bath. They sat facing each other.

“Do you want some wine?”

She nodded and felt a little twinge of guilt at opening the bottle he had been saving for a special occasion.

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