In the Arms of a Soldier by Makenna Jameison

Author:Makenna Jameison [Jameison, Makenna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2013-03-17T13:00:00+00:00

Chapter 5

The next morning, I awoke to the sun beating down through my bedroom window. I yawned, trying to remember the last time that I’d slept so well, and as I became more aware of my surroundings, I realized that a very male, very muscular tanned arm was hooked over my waist. For a split second I wondered how I couldn’t remember going to bed with someone last night, and then the events of the entire evening flashed before my eyes: walking down the block with Josh late last night, returning to my car for my cell phone, and a man grabbing me from behind. I glanced at the clock on my nightstand and was shocked to see that it was 10:30 a.m. Unless I returned from a night shift and finally went to sleep in the morning, I didn’t usually sleep this late on a regular day. Not that last night’s events could really be considered “regular” by any stretch of the imagination.

Josh stirred beside me, stretching his long body out beside mine. I felt safe and content here with him in my bedroom and wasn’t sure that I was ready to return to our regular lives and reality just yet. Mike and I had broken up months ago, and even though nothing had happened between Josh and me last night, it had been long time since I’d awakened in the arms of a man. A chiseled, gorgeous man at that.

“Jess,” he murmured, pulling me close to him again. “How’d you sleep?”

“Amazingly well,” I said, trying to disentangle myself from Josh. He finally lifted his arm off of me, and I sleepily sat up, turning to face him. His face was crumpled with sleep, but his blue eyes were clear as they gazed up at me.

“Any more nightmares?” he asked, sounding concerned.

“No, I slept like a baby with you here.”

“Me too,” he said with a sheepish grin. “It’s kind of ironic that I slept better with you in my arms—I thought I was supposed to be comforting you last night.” Suddenly a more serious look came over his face. “I’m going to move your car this morning. I should’ve moved it last night, but I was too distracted and tired after the police interviewed us.”

“In case that guy comes back?” I asked, frowning.

“Yeah, I doubt he’ll be around again. The police will be patrolling this area more, and they’re out searching for him. He has no reason to return. But I don’t want to leave it there in the off chance that he does come back.”

“Yeah, that’s probably a good idea,” I said hesitantly.

“Hey, I didn’t mean to worry you. It’s just a precaution. Let’s just take that variable out of the equation. Then both of us will feel better about it.”

“I know,” I said, nodding.

I must have still looked uncertain, because Josh sat up beside me and reached out to cup my face in his hand. “Jess, I swear I’ll never let anything happen to you.” A single tear rolled down my cheek, and Josh pulled me to him.

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