Lady from Boston by Jovana

Author:Jovana [Jovana]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: JMS Books LLC
Published: 2018-05-31T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

Staying a little longer. Stop.

Will be home soon. Stop.

Don’t worry. Stop.

Lorraine.

While the telegraph operator was sending the wire, Lorraine questioned her decision to stay. Suddenly, it was as if she could hear her Aunt Harriet’s voice.

You’re being a fool, Lorraine! That cowboy only wants one thing. He’ll use you until he’s had his fill and then throw you away. That’s the way they are, you know.

She thought of the night in the cave—of his moving speech. She felt like she’d seen a piece of his heart. Surely that couldn’t have come from a swindler, a cheat, or a liar. He must have been sincere. As she was walking back from the telegraph office deep in thought, she saw Jude coming toward her from across the street. The very sight of him made her heart do a flip-flop.

Oh God, don’t let it be true. Don’t let him be like all the others.

“Hi, darlin’,” he said as he walked up.

As Jude hovered over her, enclosing her in muscle and strength, she felt herself melting. His head moved toward her, his lips coming closer and closer, but just as he was about to kiss her, she whispered, “Jude, should we be doing this on the street?”

Jude stopped dead still and furtively slid his gaze around. “I’ll be damned. I forgot where we were.” He gave her an appealing lopsided smile. “No, I guess not.”

“Well, there is my room.”

“You mean the room where that squeaky bed is?”

“Soft, bouncy, and private,” she replied seductively.

“I do like the way you think.”

While they climbed the steps together, Lorraine wanted to feel his arms around her again but still had the same misgivings she’d felt earlier and wondered if she was doing the right thing. The day had grown late, and darkness was slowly creeping in, carrying with it the soft twilight of the day. Lorraine went to light the lamp, but Jude gently placed his hand over hers.

“Not now,” he whispered as he stood behind her, the two of them surrounded by the room’s intimate darkness. The only light they had flickered up from the street lamps and the Lucky Lady Saloon.

* * * *

He needed the darkness to mask the fury of his desire. It seemed to flow through his veins like his life’s blood. Slowly, he put his arms around her waist and pulled her to him. His breath blew hot and moist against her cheek as his passion rose. Finally, he turned her around, crushed her to him, and showered kisses along her neck. To his delight, she responded, lifting her hands and lacing her fingers through his hair. To him this was an invitation for more, but when he began undressing her, she suddenly began fighting.

He pulled away and looked down at her. “What the hell’s wrong? Isn’t this what you want?”

“I don’t know. I…It’s what I want, but you’re—”

“I’m what? I’m the same as I was in the cave. Remember?”

“But that was like an erotic dream. The rain, the wind, the fire…and you, and the others.

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