Hell Without You by Ranae Rose

Author:Ranae Rose [Rose, Ranae]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2013-09-04T14:00:00+00:00

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Donovan had hardly moved a muscle all night. She knew because she was still wrapped just as tightly in his arms as she had been when they’d fallen asleep. He was on his back, and she lay almost prone beside him, more of her body weight on his chest and hips than the bed. She would’ve known if he’d stirred, if he’d woken in his sleep, or attempted to sleepwalk.

Relief swept through her as she glanced around the room, letting her eyes adjust to the sunlight filtering through the blinds as she remained where she was, her cheek resting against his shoulder. The rhythm of his breathing was slow and steady, his heartbeat a little faster.

Half-hypnotized, she kept her breathing easy too, and imagined that her heart kept pace with his. It was a nice thought, and she felt closer to him than ever, despite the fact that the box of condoms they’d purchased the night before sat unopened on the floor beside the bed.

He’d fallen asleep in the car on the way home from Ann’s, his head tipping away from the passenger seat headrest and toward the window, his temple against glass. At the time, she’d wondered if it’d only been another way to block out the stress and anger incited by Trevor and their argument. Didn’t soldiers, marines – anyone who went to war – learn to sleep at will, when they had to?

But no, he’d said he’d hardly slept at all in Afghanistan. And he’d seemed thoroughly out of it in the car, so lost in dreams or oblivion or whatever that he’d bumped his head lightly against the window when they’d gone around a turn. So when they’d arrived at the house, they’d gone straight to bed, both out within minutes.

“Mmm.” A wordless sound rumbled in the pit of his chest, snapping her out of her half-dazed state.

“Morning,” she said as he rolled over, simultaneously drawing her closer so that their bodies were pressed front-to-front, not even a hairsbreadth of space between them.

“Is it already?” He opened his eyes halfway, exposing slivers of his irises.

“Yeah.”

“I was having a dream…”

“About what?” Thinking of his sleepwalking, she was wary, but the tone of his voice wasn’t particularly ominous.

“I could show you.” He flexed his hips, pressing the hard length of his cock against her belly. Now that they were a couple again, he’d gone back to sleeping naked. Her thin pajama bottoms let her feel every inch of his erection, even its heat. With one hand, he cupped one half of her ass and squeezed.

“Damn.” Squeezing his eyes shut, he pulled his hand away like her bottom was a hot stove burner.

A sick feeling struck her as she realized which hand he’d used to grope her. “Does it hurt?” Dumb question.

“Like a bitch.”

“Let’s go fill that painkiller prescription they gave you at the hospital. It’ll only take a quick drive into town.” All three of Willow Heights’ pharmacies had been closed the night before

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