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“No,” I whisper.
“What are you feeling?” he asks, his eyes locked on mine.
“I’m feeling a lot of feelings right now. In places I don’t know how to handle,” I tease.
“I can help you handle them,” he murmurs sexily as he kisses my ear.
I relax into him as he kisses me, and a feeling of safety and security washes over me. A feeling like I’ve come home.
I can feel his kisses to my core. I moan into his mouth, and he pulls me even closer. I didn’t know it could feel likethis.I never thought I could crave someone the way I crave being with him.
“Are you still with me?” he whispers, his lips grazing my ear.
I whimper at his touch.
“Stay with me,” he says and kisses his way down my neck.
“There’s nowhere I’d rather be.”
I pull his shirt up and over his head. I need this. He needs this. I can feel it. Mellie wasn’t wrong when she said our chemistry was off the charts.
Our clothes feel like they melt off us. Normally, I’d feel self-conscious, and this is the part where I’d worry he’ll stop or not want to go further, but Preston shows no signs of slowing down. He’s like a freight train coming straight at me, and we’re not stopping for anything.
“You okay?” he whispers.
“Yes,” I reply quickly.
“Good,” he says breathlessly.
We’re like puzzle pieces from two completely different puzzles that somehow fit. It’s beautiful and it feels right. I don’t want tonight to end. I don’t know what tomorrow will hold, but tonight, this feels right.
* * *
“I feel like you’re holding back. Why?” he asks, kissing my shoulder.
I hesitate to tell him but decide that if he’s going to be with me, I should at least be honest. “It’s hard to trust men. Usually, I’m a backup choice or an option for when they’re bored, and they use me until someone better comes along.”
Even in the dark, I can see his face darken. “Not me, Paige. I’m not that guy. Will you try to trust me?”
“Yes,” I whisper.
His arms come around me, and he holds me as we drift off to sleep.
* * *
I wake up to the sun coming up through the cracks of his blinds. I look over, and he’s beside me, his arm draped over me. He looks so different when he’s sleeping. Peaceful. Like he’s not wearing the mask he protects himself with. Like he doesn’t have his guard up. He’s calm, like he should be. I want more of this Preston.
I slide out of bed, my ninja skills in full stealth mode. I reach down and grab his t-shirt and put it on, nabbing my underwear under his pants. I tip-toe quietly out of the room. Theo looks at me expressively when I open the door, closing it softly behind me.
“Come on, buddy. I know you miss Pancake. We’ll go get him from the inn later.” He happily trots down the hall, and I open the back door, letting him out to do his business. I go in search of coffee and see it’s already made. It must have been programmed. How very Preston-like to be so efficient. I grab a mug and splash in some coffee with cream. I set a clean mug next to mine for him when he wakes up.
I notice a few new personal touches in his living room, including a hunter green throw blanket on the back of one of the couches. I wrap it around myself and head out back, where his porch swing is calling my name.
The sun is rising, and I can’t help but smile as I sip my coffee. Birds are chirping, and Theo sniffs around the yard before chasing after a squirrel.
“Mom, I like him. A lot. I think you would, too.”
“I like you, too.”
