Safe Harbor by Judith Arnold

Author:Judith Arnold
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: romance love story block island summer beaches babies
Publisher: Judith Arnold

Chapter Nine

HE LED HER THROUGH the moonlit room to his bed. After folding down the covers, he beckoned her to sit on the edge of mattress. He knelt on the floor in front of her and gazed up into her face. It seemed both familiar and strange to him, her eyes bright in a way he’d never seen them before, her lips curved in a knowing smile. This had not been an impulsive decision on her part. She understood what she was doing in Kip’s room. She had willingly chosen to come here.

He turned his attention to her feet, easing off her shoes and setting them aside. He skimmed his hands up her legs, beneath her skirt, along the outer edges of her thighs. Her breath grew short but she didn’t object.

He raised his eyes back to hers. She lifted her hips so he could remove her nylons. Her skin felt warm against his fingertips, silky. His hands shook slightly as he peeled down her stockings and panties.

He prayed she knew how much this meant to him, how important she was to him. He prayed that after so many months of self-imposed abstinence—in thought as well as deed—he would be able to contain himself, to please her, to make this as special for her as it was for him.

The temptation to run his fingers back up her naked legs was too great. He forced himself to pull his hands away, then rose and sat on the bed beside her. As he unfastened the top button of her blouse she plucked his eyeglasses off and placed them on the night table. “I don’t want to break your nose,” she said with a smile.

Remembering, he grinned. They had been so earnest that night in the cupola twelve years ago, practicing their kisses and assessing the results, two solemn students trying to get it right. Two intimate friends.

He kissed her chin, her nose, the lid of each eye, the corners of her smile. His body remained tense with anticipation, but his mind and his heart relaxed. His soul vibrated with laughter as well as passion. If any woman could see him through his first attempt to throw off the past and become a complete man once more, it was Shelley. He trusted no other woman the way he trusted her.

They attacked each other’s clothes, pulling, tugging, unbuttoning, unbuckling, shifting and wriggling until they were both naked. Kip guided Shelley down to the mattress, centering her head on a pillow. Her tall, beautiful body extended nearly the length of the bed.

He caressed her skin—not silk, he decided, but satin, smooth and supple, a tactile delight spread out before him, awaiting the pleasure of his touch. He traced her collarbones, her sternum, her firm, round breasts. He circled one nipple, then rubbed it with his thumb and felt it stiffen, felt threads of arousal tightening below the surface. Once he’d teased the other nipple into the same exquisite condition, he let his hand journey lower,

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