Trashy by Cambria Hebert

Author:Cambria Hebert [Hebert, Cambria]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781938857584
Amazon: 1938857585
Publisher: Cambria Hebert
Published: 2014-09-02T04:00:00+00:00

19

Roxie

The view out his windows beckoned me. He had an almost panoramic view of the ocean. The sun was sinking and appeared as a great orange ball floating across the edge of the water. The sky was streaked with peach hues, and the white moving caps of the surf seemed to float on forever.

The sand was inviting, making my toes squirm in my heels, wanting to get out to play, to sink down into the gritty sun-warmed grains.

I couldn’t imagine waking up to this every day. I’d never want to leave.

“Like it?” Adam asked, coming up beside me to stare out across the view.

“It’s gorgeous,” I said, but even the breathtaking views couldn’t keep my eyes from looking at him.

“I run down there every single morning,” he rasped, his voice rough like the crashing waves.

“I’m going to have to start running too, since I’m not going to be dancing every night.”

“You’re perfect the way you are, Rox,” Adam said, turning his head and looking at me.

We got lost in the moment, the two of us. We stood there in the sinking sunlight of early evening staring at each other, studying every last nuance of each other’s face. It was quiet here, but a comfortable sort of quiet. The kind that sometimes seemed elusive.

The moment broke when Adam’s eyes darkened and he brushed his knuckles over my jaw and trailed them down to my neck. The flesh was still sore. I prayed it didn’t leave marks, but I was terribly afraid they were already starting to form. In fact, I knew they were, because Adam’s eyes tightened when he looked in that direction.

“I don’t play games,” Adam said as he drew his hand back. “I don’t like them.”

I looked back out at the ocean as he spoke.

“You and I have been dancing around each other for years, Rox. I think we both knew this was inevitable.”

“What?” I turned my head to stare at him once more.

“That you and I… we’re going to happen.”

Yeah, I did know. For a long time, I thought Adam was only a fantasy, someone who would slip through my fingers, but I was wrong.

“I want you, Roxie,” he said clear as day. “I’ve wanted you a long time. It never felt like the right time,” he said, and I nodded because he was right. “I’m tired of waiting for the right time. Tell me you want me.”

“I want you,” I echoed. I wanted him so badly that sometimes it hurt.

Adam reached for me, but I evaded him, pacing across the dark wood floors. “But I’m not good for you,” I said. “I’ve got a lot of baggage, Adam, and I’m very afraid some of it may never go away.”

“I’ve got plenty of baggage of my own,” he said with a sardonic grin.

Yes, but even his four ex-wives combined couldn’t match the shit storm that was Craig.

“You don’t understand,” I told him, sorrow creeping into my tone. “Being with me isn’t safe for you.”

“I think I can handle ya,” he said, amused.

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