Harlequin Special Edition February 2014 - Bundle 2 of 2: A Sweetheart for Jude Fortune\Reuniting with the Rancher\The Doctor's Former Fiancee by Cindy Kirk

Author:Cindy Kirk [KIRK, CINDY/LEE AND CARO CARSON, RACHEL]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-4603-2986-3
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2014-12-15T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

Mercifully, Lisa had not put in another appearance last night. Holly had still had trouble sleeping, wrestling with her own mixed-up desires, all of them complicated by the time she had spent with Cliff. Sitting on his lap had felt like a dream come true, a need so deep that she hadn’t realized how much she had been missing it all this time.

It had brought back other memories, too, of what it had felt like to lie naked with him under the sky, surrounded by nature, free of inhibition. The way the breeze had felt on secret parts of her that hadn’t ever been exposed that way. The slightly tickly sensation as it had ruffled the curls between her thighs. The huge aching sensation when his hot mouth had followed it, teaching her that pleasure could approach pain. The way she had spent most of the summer in a half-orgasmic state, constant anticipation of the next time, the next moment, the next touch. Riding a horse had transformed from a delight to a promise of pleasure. With every movement in the saddle the ache had deepened.

Damn, she had had it bad. And to judge by what she had felt tonight, she still had it bad.

Was that behind her urge to cut out on her job? Or was she just worn-out? And could she be truly serious about throwing away all she had worked for? Had she reached that point?

It was possible. She knew plenty of social workers who simply couldn’t do the kind of work she was doing anymore. They moved to desk jobs. They moved to doing social work in other settings, where the emotional strain wasn’t as overwhelming. Anywhere but the streets and the impoverished kids who grew up with the sounds of gunfire and the violence they could hear through paper-thin walls, even if it wasn’t happening within their own homes.

It took a toll. Maybe eight years was enough. Maybe she had reached the point where she wasn’t helping as much as a fresher person might. How would she know?

But morning came, dripping sunshine everywhere, with a sky as blue as an unflawed sapphire. She dressed eagerly, excited about riding with Cliff in an hour. It had been so long since she’d ridden a horse, not since her last time with Cliff, in fact. She loved riding, and that summer, with Cliff, it had become both magical and sensual.

She headed downstairs with some minor trepidation, wondering how Lisa would greet her and whether she’d be a little more pleasant this morning. Much to her relief, there was no Lisa in sight. She found a note on the table.

Gone to town for some shopping. Back in a few hours. Don’t lock me out. L

Really? She couldn’t afford a place to stay but had gone shopping? Well, maybe she needed some shampoo or feminine products. Something essential. As Holly remembered, there wasn’t a whole lot to shop for in Conard City anyway. And hadn’t Cliff mentioned that Lisa went on shopping trips to Denver? That would take more than a couple of hours.

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