Petals on the Pillow by Rendahl Eileen

Author:Rendahl, Eileen [Rendahl, Eileen]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2013-08-06T21:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER NINE

A drowsy smile shaped Harrison’s lips as he tossed his arm out to pull Kelly close to him again. He hadn’t intended on coming in here the night before, had completely meant to wait for an invitation. After all, one roll on the floor of the abandoned side of the Manor didn’t mean Kelly wanted him to be a permanent resident of her bed, but by one in the morning, he hadn’t been able to keep himself away. He wanted her. He’d wanted her practically since he’d first seen her. The taste of her he’d had that morning had done nothing to dampen his appetite.

His soft knock on the door hadn’t elicited any response. He’d cracked the door open and, for a little while, had just watched Kelly sleep, curled like a cat among the covers. He’d slid into the bed next to her and she had instinctively cuddled up to him, but she didn’t waken until the line of kisses with which he’d traced the curve of her shoulder and the length of her arm had reached her hands.

What had followed had been sweet and slow and so very satisfying. He still hungered for her, but without the desperation he’d felt in the shuttered, dusty, closed wing of the manor. Harrison was still slightly amazed by the emotions that had coursed through him then. He’d had to have her. Right there. Right then. As if somehow making love to Kelly in those rooms could banish the ghost of Elizabeth from their midst.

When he woke now in her bed, the night was still black.

The sky had clouded over during the evening and not even the stars broke the velvety darkness to reflect on the waters of the Sound. Kelly’s head was burrowed into his shoulder. Her hair tickled his nose. He stroked the uncontrollable curls down. His hand continued down her back, fingers trailing along the soft swelling bumps of her spine. She squirmed, curling herself tighter to him. A slow smile spread across his face. He checked his watch. Sighing, he slipped out from beneath her and started to pull his clothes back on.

“I have to go now, Kelly,” Harrison whispered tenderly into her ear. His breath tickled and she smiled, warm and drowsy, as the feel of his lips against her cheek started to wake her in more ways than one.

Kelly rolled to her back and slipped her arm around his neck, keeping him close for just a moment longer, but she nodded at the wisdom of his leaving and released him. “Betsy’s right down the hall. She moved into her new room already.”

He slid from her arms and sat on the edge of the bed. “Yes. I know.” He hunched over, arms resting on thighs.

Bunching the sheet up around her, she slid toward him on the bed, running her hands over the muscles of his back.

He turned to look at her. Her drowsy face, still creased with sleep, won a tired smile from him despite himself. “I’m not quite sure what to say, Kelly,” he said hesitantly.

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