Koontz, R. Dean - Whispers by Dean Koontz

Author:Dean Koontz [Koontz, Dean]
Language: eng
Format: epub

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Afterwards, they lay side by side on the bed, holding hands, heartbeats gradual y easing. Hilary was physical y and emotional y wrung out by the experience. The number and startling power of her climaxes had shaken her. She'd never felt anything quite like it. Each orgasm had been a bolt of lightning, striking to the core of her, jolting through every fiber, an indescribably thril ing current. But Tony had given her a great deal more than sexual pleasure, she had felt something else, something new to her, something splendid and powerful that was beyond words. She was aware that some people would say the word "love" perfectly described her feelings, but she wasn't ready to accept that disturbing definition. For a long, long time, since her childhood, the words "love" and "pain" had been inextricably linked in Hilary's mind. She couldn't believe that she was in love with Tony Clemenza (or he with her), dared not believe it, for if she were to do so, she would make herself vulnerable, leave herself defenseless. On the other hand, she had difficulty believing that Tony would knowingly hurt her. He wasn't like Earl, her father. He wasn't like anyone she had ever known before. There was a tenderness about him, a quality of mercy, that made her feel that she would be perfectly safe in his hands. Perhaps she ought to take a chance with him. Maybe he was the one man who was worth the risk. But then she realized how she would feel if their luck together went sour after she had put everything on the line for him. That would be a hard blow.

She didn't know if she would bounce back from that one.

A problem.

No easy solution.

She didn't want to think about it right now. She just wanted to lay beside him, basking in the glow that they had created together.

She began to remember their lovemaking, the erotic sensations that had left her weak, some of which stil lingered warmly in her flesh.

Tony rol ed onto his side and faced her. He kissed her throat, her cheek. "A penny for your thoughts."

"They're worth more than that," she said.

"A dol ar."

"More than that."

"A hundred dol ars?"

"Maybe a hundred thousand."

"Expensive thoughts."

"Not thoughts, real y. Memories."

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