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Chapter SIXTEEN
Carina
“Come on, Baby Darlin', I want you to be my ski bunny,” Jared says.
“I've never even seen ski-wear like this.”
I'm shaking with terror as I hold up the sexy black skintight pants made of stretchy black spandex.
“What happened to the old-style puffy stuff?”
“Technology. I invested in the company that started the whole sexy women's ski-wear thing and I wanna see you wearing it. How long is it since you skied?”
I'm almost tempted to get out on a mountain again, just for the sake of the outfits. And the white fur snow boots.
“I don't have underwear or socks, or -”
“You do have all of that. I had the store send over everything you need.”
“You did?”
He planned to keep me with him all night even before we made our escape from the restaurant?
“You knew we'd -?”
“I wanted to. And I could tell you did.”
My cheeks heat up with a blush.
“I thought you wanted to wait,” I say, unsure of why I'm making this a problem.
“We did wait, Baby. Any longer and we'd both have combusted in interior demolition.”
I'm not a prude and I've certainly slept with a couple of guys the night I met them. But wouldn't waiting mean a few weeks of dating rather than a few days? Or is that totally Jane Austen?
Jared sees all the doubts rolling across my face and comes to sit on the bed.
“What is it, Darling Baby? You look confused.”
He is so perfectly stunning in his tight pants, the dagger of muscle pointing down to the solid bulge that's all mine. His narrow waist splays into a triangle of rippling chest I'd like to curl up with and trail my fingers across all day long.
I'm not used to this. The talking about how we feel. What if he doesn't accept what I'm going through and tells me to lighten up. That's how it usually goes.
“Talk to me, Darlin'.” Jared takes my hands and his eyes search mine.
He's not going anywhere, completely focused on my needs right now.
“I don't ski,” I say, copping out at the last moment.
I'm certain I can trust Jared with my emotions but I don't want to ruin this perfect day, last night's amazing sex, with my insecurities.
“Is that all?” The look of relief on his handsome face tells me I was right. “You're going to learn.”
“No. I don't want to learn,” I burst out, jolting him with the force of my refusal. “My father tried to teach me. When we were little, he took all three of his girls to Winter Park for lessons. I took a fall and although he cajoled me to get back on the horse, I couldn't, I can't. I'm afraid.”
Jared pulls me so I skitter into him and find myself safe against his solid wall of chest with the iron muscle arms holding me secure. Let me just stay here where I belong, I want to whimper.
“Let me do this thing for you.”
