When Snowflakes Fall by Tara Wyatt

Author:Tara Wyatt
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Swerve

Chapter 6

December 8

Christie pulled the sash tighter on her bathrobe as she watched Luke button up his now slightly wrinkled shirt. She stretched and smiled to herself as she felt a soreness in her thigh muscles, a stiffness around her hips. Between her legs, she tingled and throbbed exquisitely, her delicate flesh tender. Luke had spent the night, and after that first explosive encounter, they’d made love twice more, and then once again this morning. She’d fallen asleep in his arms, tucked into him, and as she’d watched the snow fall in the pale light of the street lamp outside her bedroom window, she’d known that just like the snowflakes falling outside, she was drifting down, hoping that Luke would catch her.

“You’ll call me?” she asked, raking a hand through her hair.

His head swiveled up from his buttons, a crooked smile emphasizing his right dimple. “Of course.”

“Good.” She pressed her fingertips to her lips, preventing herself from saying anything else. The last thing she needed was to send him running by acting clingier than Saran Wrap.

He sat down on the bed beside her, now fully dressed, and pressed one large, warm palm to her cheek. “Christie, last night was . . . it was incredible. Things happened fast, but it’s been a long time since I’ve felt about anyone the way I feel about you.”

Her heart thumped in her chest at the happiness she saw shining in his eyes. She didn’t doubt for a second that he meant what he said. “I really like you, Luke.” She rubbed her face into his palm, and despite her soreness, a throb pulsed between her legs.

“And I really like you, Christie.” He dipped his head and brushed his lips over hers, a soft, gentle kiss. “Are you busy tonight?”

She shot him a rueful smile. “I have an afternoon shift at the hospital. One of the other pediatricians is away, so things will be a little hectic for the next couple of days. But I’ll text you as soon as I know when I’ll be free.”

He kissed her forehead. “You better.”

“Are you sure you have to go?” Oh, yeah. She was doing just great at not clinging.

He pressed his forehead against hers, weaving his hands into her hair. “You have no idea how badly I want to stay and lose myself in you again. But I have a job booked for this morning and I need to run home and change.”

She nodded and followed him to the front door, watching him slip into his coat, his keys jingling in his hand. He sent her a knee-weakening smile, and then stepped through the door, striding toward his snow-dusted truck in the driveway.

She turned back to the kitchen, not quite knowing what to do with herself. Not quite knowing what to do with the jumble of emotions spilling through her, churning her stomach. She turned on the coffee maker, and then sat down at the kitchen table, watching the morning sunshine glint against the new-fallen snow, winking like diamonds in the bright light.

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