A Sea for Summer by Shelley Kassian

Author:Shelley Kassian [Kassian, Shelley]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781777069957
Publisher: SPK Publishing

Chapter Fifteen

Peter stood beside Claire, watching the motorboat take her friends and parents back to the main camp on the other side of the bay. The boat motored into the night, leaving a frothy path in its wake. Peter pulled her into his arms.

“Are you cold?”

“A little.”

“Come. I’ll escort you to your cabin.”

Peter grasped her hand and she appreciated the simple contact as they left the dock and made their way, both of them quiet. Sensual need, shaped by love, stimulated a natural bridge between them. She didn’t know how to broach the subject of intimacy, but as Peter glanced at her, an unmistakable look brightened his eyes. Was that need? Did he want her? When they reached her cabin door, he urged her to face him and held both of her hands.

“I feel like a portrait of my younger self, a nervous young man, standing on the porch of your parents’ home, hoping you’ll invite me inside.”

Claire licked her lips. “Why don’t you ask me? See what I have to say.”

“I was worried you’d say no, that you might not be ready to resume a more sensual relationship.”

Claire released Peter’s hand and cupped his cheek. “Nothing has changed. I still want you. I’ll always want you. You’re my husband. You’re not a young, frightened boy anymore.”

He grinned. Laughter resounded from his chest, giving off a musical sound. “I was never afraid.”

“Nervousness then? I distinctly remember,” Claire said, trying to muster up her sexiest voice, “sweaty palms and sloppy kisses.”

“My kisses were never sloppy.” His forehead pressed against her own and the contact warmed her heart.

“I miss your kisses.”

He pressed closer, raising her chin, perhaps to see her eyes better. “What else do you miss?”

“My husband lying beside me, holding me in his arms.”

“I could fix that, but are you ready?”

She nodded.

He studied her earnestly, as if afraid she’d change her mind, but this man who stood beside her meant everything, her beating heart, her reason for living. It was time to live as one instead of two. “Come inside with your wife, Peter. Stay the night. My arms have been empty far too long.”

She grasped the door handle and opened the door. Peter followed her inside the cabin. He cupped her neck, his fingers slid into her hair. When he urged her toward his lips, she surrendered to temptation, kissing him, heating from his kisses.

The boy had grown into a man. His kisses were passionate, earnest in his need as if his heart and soul had been starved of affection. Need fired between them. Tender emotion given through physical touch, a stroke, a caress, tingled and hugged her skin, hastening her desire. She wanted him and welcomed the embrace; never wanting to leave the love they’d rekindled.

“I love you, Peter.”

He swung her into his arms. “Oh, my darling, I love you, too.” His breath whispered against her throat and she longed for so much more.

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