Carter's Treasure by Amy Gregory

Author:Amy Gregory [Gregory, Amy]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Fiction, General, Romance, Suspense, Contemporary, Contemporary Romance, first time love, motocross love, overcoming fear, sweet romance, learning to trust, growing up, C429, Extratorrents, Kat
ISBN: 9781938404085
Google: 83onLgEACAAJ
Amazon: B0089G3T3W
Publisher: Sapphire Star Publishing
Published: 2012-04-30T21:00:00+00:00

For a minute, Carter watched Brody and Erin walk away. It was a long sixty seconds spent trying to wrap his head around everything he’d learned tonight. When he figured it’d been enough time and Brody wasn’t going to change his mind and come charging back, Carter went back inside, shutting the door softly behind him. He grabbed the water she’d left untouched off the table and sat in the recliner across from her. Not realizing how dry his throat was, the bottle was empty in two long pulls. He sat peeling the label off the empty bottle for a long while, contemplating her childhood hell.

When at last he was blurry-eyed, he stood. Against his better judgment, he crossed the floor and cradled Molly in his arms. He laid her, still asleep, in his unmade bed and crossed to his dresser. When he turned back with the t-shirt, her eyes were open. “Hi, Gorgeous. I thought you’d be more comfortable in here. I’ll sleep on the couch.”

The sleepy smile warmed his battered heart.

“Here’s a t-shirt for you.” She sat up and he laid it down beside her.

“Carter?”

“Yeah, honey?”

“Would you? I mean, do you mind?” He searched her face as she stumbled for the words she wanted. “Would you sleep in here…with me?”

How did she know how badly he wanted just that? “Oh, sweetheart. Yes. I’ll stay with you. Are you okay?”

“Yeah, I just…I don’t want to be alone.”

Carter pulled her to standing and engulfed her in his arms. “You’ll never be alone again. I’ll be right here, I’m not going anywhere. I promise.” He let his arms slowly drop away. “You get dressed, I’ll come back in when you’re in bed.”

He turned to give her some privacy when she reached out to stop him. He slowly turned back around, looking down at the beautiful girl staring back up at him. The moment stretched on as they shared the silence, in it an unspoken understanding. Molly bit at her lip as she slowly raised her arms over her head. Carter sucked in a breath, amazed at the trust she was placing in him. He lowered his hands to the hem of her tight fitted t-shirt and slowly lifted.

This wasn’t at all the way he’d imagined how it would be the first time he undressed her. He took what she was offering—her last secret. The ones she could hide under her clothes. He tried to keep his face neutral, to keep the bile from coming up his throat. He had seen her in a sports bra, and she hadn’t tried to hide before, but seeing her now was like seeing her for the first time.

He dropped her shirt to the floor and ran his finger over her shoulder, and her eyes slowly lowered with her head. He ran his thumb over the mark under her chin, and at last, she nodded. He continued to shower each trace of her past with gentle touches and light brushes of his lips. He unclasped her bra and slipped his t-shirt over her head.

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