Husband Material (Left at the Altar Book 3) by Raine Miller

Author:Raine Miller [Miller, Raine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Raine Miller Romance
Published: 2018-08-18T18:00:00+00:00

7

Time passed in a whirlwind after our memorable afternoon at Magnolia Gardens.

Days of working and surfing turned into a week of afternoon trysts and nights with Giselle. The week turned into a month of having her with me on the beach—at my house—in my bed.

Giselle. The addictive enigma who, even after all this time, I still seemed to have only scratched the surface of. My mysterious Gi, as I called her now.

Lying in bed on my side, I could see her through the bedroom's open balcony. The moonlight traced an unearthly glow over her slim curves showing through the transparent nightgown she'd put on.

The sight had me pulling on shorts and leaving the bed to be with her as she leaned on the railing and admired the night sky. When I wrapped my arms around her from behind, she froze for a second as if I'd broken her out of a deep trance. But she then relaxed into my hold, resting her weight against me, our bodies flush.

"I was just thinking." Her voice was clear. As clear as the shining full moon above us. "About how long it has been. About us."

"Me too," I said.

"Must be the full moon," she said with a little laugh.

"One of the first jobs my dad got when he was in his early twenties was at a corrections facility. He said it was at a full moon when the great majority of the fights and madness occurred like clockwork."

She turned her head to meet my eyes.

"The question is, what kind of madness does it mean for us now?"

The challenge I saw in her eyes suddenly weighed me down. Although I didn't want to let go of her, I slumped back to sit on the end of the chaise lounge.

"You know, it feels like there's enough madness already." She waited for me to say more. "These feelings—I mean…they're just…not at all what I expected."

She continued with her moon-gazing. "Not what you expected in a good way? Or bad?"

Pushing upright, I caught her by the waist and flopped back into the chaise, bringing her down with me.

"Bad, obviously." I nuzzled and kissed her neck. "So terribly bad."

She laughed lightly. "Me too. What a summer being stuck with this Gage guy."

As we laughed, she eased herself back, until her head rested on my shoulder. "Seriously, though. When I came to Charleston, I never expected…to find…someone like you."

Her hand rested on top of mine, facing forward as we held them up, and I could see how much smaller her delicate fingers were compared to mine. Fingers that drew portraits, that touched my body with perfect skill, that I loved to have in my mouth and kiss.

"Same. When I met you, I was in a low place mentally. My ex and I had just recently broken up and…"

"You don't have to tell me if you don't want to."

The free pass was implicit in her words even though I wouldn't accept it. Not this time.

I focused on the glossy circle of the moon and stroked her silky hair through my fingers.

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