Gluttony (Seven Deadly Sins) by Wasserman Robin

Author:Wasserman, Robin [Wasserman, Robin]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Published: 2008-06-22T16:00:00+00:00

Her skin was so soft.

Everything about her was perfect. That sweet, lilting voice that sang whenever she spoke. Her hair, which fell through his fingers like it had no substance, no weight, but was made of golden light. Her lips, which were now pressed against his neck, and her fingers, which crawled down his bare chest and massaged his back. Her pale blue eyes, closed now, shaded by delicate eyelids rimmed by eyelashes so light, they were nearly invisible.

But it was her skin that Reed loved the most. The cheap hotel sheets were scratchy, but her pale, creamy skin was unbelievably soft and smooth, as if it had never been exposed to the outside world. Reed loved the way it felt against his cheek, his lips, his fingertips, his body—always wondering how something that delicately perfect could exist. And how it could be within his grasp.

She moaned softly, and shivered as he traced his fingers lightly down the small of her back. He grabbed her waist, gently tipping her onto her back and rolling on top of her, so their chests breathed together and their lips met. He supported his weight on his elbows, so as not to crush her, and stared down at her.

Whatever doubts he’d had at the beginning, whatever guilt he’d struggled with, he was past that now. He had no regrets.

“Do you … do you want to?” she whispered suddenly, her eyes still closed.

“Want to what?” He kissed her cheek, then her forehead, her nose, and, finally, her lips.

“You know.” She opened her eyes. A tear was pooling in one of the corners. “I don’t know if you brought … protection.” It sounded like she had to choke the word out. “But it you did, maybe we should—”

Reed rolled off of her and propped himself up on his side. “Where’s this coming from?”

Beth tucked a strand of hair behind her ear and, instead of turning to face him, stayed on her back, staring up at the cracked ceiling. “I know I said I didn’t want to, not yet, but that was before …”

“Before what?” When she didn’t answer, he sat up, and pulled her up too. “Before what?”

“You’re just really good to me, and I thought—” She took his hand in hers. “I want to make you happy.”

“You think this will make me happy?” he asked incredulously, his voice rising. “You’re doing this as it—as if you owe me something? Do you think I’m that kind of guy? That I’d ever want you to—”

“Are you mad?” Her voice sounded like a child’s.

“Of course not!” He forced himself to stop and take a few deep breaths. “I just don’t get it. Why would you think … I told you I’d wait. I told you I didn’t care.”

“I know. But …”

She didn’t need to say it out loud. He got it: She hadn’t believed him.

Reed didn’t know much about Beth’s past, so he didn’t know who had screwed her over so badly, or how. But something must have happened to make her so unwilling to trust that someone would wait for her.

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