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.She yanked the sheet back and tucked it around her body.“Stop that!”“Killjoy,” he accused.She looked around the cabin.“Where’s Goodwill?”“Sleeping.” Luke pointed over to the kitchenette area, where the dog had fallen asleep on the rug.“He woke me three times to take him outside.”“You should have woken me.I’d have done it.”“We did okay.We had a long talk about him pissing on my shoe.”She smiled, and her chest filled with a warm wash of emotion as some of the sexier memories from last night filled her mind.But then she remembered that in a few hours they were going to meet with people who would separate them.And while he’d promised he would come back, which did take away a bit of the sting, that scared her.Was she ready to jump into a real relationship?We’ll take it slow, Kathy.As slow as you want it.His words took a lap around her head and heart.She hoped he meant them, because there was no telling how slow she’d need him to go.It was downright amazing that she was willing to try.“Where’s that head taking you now?” he asked.Realizing she’d been lost in thought, she looked up.“Uh, just thinking about you leaving.”“Why don’t you think about me coming back?”“Actually, I sort of was thinking about that, too.”The humor in his eyes faded.“Why do I get a feeling that you’re not having all positive thoughts?”“They’re positive,” she said.Then: “I’m just scared.”“Why?”When she didn’t answer, he ran a hand over her cheek.“What happened, Kathy? What happened that makes it so hard for you to trust?”Chapter Twenty-seven“Nothing happened.” Kathy started readjusting the sheet, mentally stuffing her dirty laundry into a virtual closet.“Bullshit.” He caught her face in his palm and forced her to look at him.“Your ex did a real number on you, didn’t he?”“Maybe.Okay, yes, he did a number on me.” She opened the door of the mental closet just a bit.“What did he do?”She hesitated, but he seemed so determined.“He left me,” she admitted.“How come I get a feeling there’s more to it?”She let go of a deep gulp of air and gave the door another nudge.“He left me for his secretary.”“And?”“Does there need to be more?”“There usually is.” He continued to stare at her.“She was older.” Kathy tightened the sheet around herself.“A lot older.”His gaze never wavered, as if he was waiting for more.She reached for the mental door handle and prepared to fling it wide.“You hear women complain about their husbands leaving them for younger, prettier models.And I’m not saying that wouldn’t hurt.But let them walk in my shoes.This woman was old, she was fat, she didn’t even have a big bank account…and yet he chose her over me.” Kathy’s throat grew tight, and for one second she wanted to pick up her laundry and toss it back in the closet.“He was an idiot,” Luke said.“A friggin’ idiot.”Something about his tone chased away her need to hide.“He called me from work and asked me to meet him for dinner.Our anniversary was in a week.I thought…I thought he was going to take me out on a romantic date.I went and bought some new lingerie.I got a babysitter for the entire night.Then I sat there with a pair of thong panties crawling up my ass while he told me that he loved a woman who was almost as old as my mother!”Kathy felt her stomach tremble.Oddly, it wasn’t so much from pain—that part had mostly subsided over the years—but just because she’d never, ever told anyone about it.Never aired her dirty laundry to anyone.She continued, “He said that I was a cold…fish in bed, and that I didn’t know how to…” Realizing what she was about to say, she closed her eyes.“Okay, he’s even a bigger idiot than I thought.” Luke pulled her against him and tugged some of the sheet over himself.Not that she hadn’t already noticed his condition.She swallowed, and for reasons she didn’t even understand, she wanted to tell him the rest.“It wasn’t all a lie.”“I beg to differ.Last night was—”“That was different.I’ve…I’ve learned a few things since…since then.”He cocked his eyebrow up.“With who?”“With Lacy and Sue.”His eyes widened.Realizing what he thought, she giggled.“Not like that! None of us were having sex, so we talked about sex [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]
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.She yanked the sheet back and tucked it around her body.“Stop that!”“Killjoy,” he accused.She looked around the cabin.“Where’s Goodwill?”“Sleeping.” Luke pointed over to the kitchenette area, where the dog had fallen asleep on the rug.“He woke me three times to take him outside.”“You should have woken me.I’d have done it.”“We did okay.We had a long talk about him pissing on my shoe.”She smiled, and her chest filled with a warm wash of emotion as some of the sexier memories from last night filled her mind.But then she remembered that in a few hours they were going to meet with people who would separate them.And while he’d promised he would come back, which did take away a bit of the sting, that scared her.Was she ready to jump into a real relationship?We’ll take it slow, Kathy.As slow as you want it.His words took a lap around her head and heart.She hoped he meant them, because there was no telling how slow she’d need him to go.It was downright amazing that she was willing to try.“Where’s that head taking you now?” he asked.Realizing she’d been lost in thought, she looked up.“Uh, just thinking about you leaving.”“Why don’t you think about me coming back?”“Actually, I sort of was thinking about that, too.”The humor in his eyes faded.“Why do I get a feeling that you’re not having all positive thoughts?”“They’re positive,” she said.Then: “I’m just scared.”“Why?”When she didn’t answer, he ran a hand over her cheek.“What happened, Kathy? What happened that makes it so hard for you to trust?”Chapter Twenty-seven“Nothing happened.” Kathy started readjusting the sheet, mentally stuffing her dirty laundry into a virtual closet.“Bullshit.” He caught her face in his palm and forced her to look at him.“Your ex did a real number on you, didn’t he?”“Maybe.Okay, yes, he did a number on me.” She opened the door of the mental closet just a bit.“What did he do?”She hesitated, but he seemed so determined.“He left me,” she admitted.“How come I get a feeling there’s more to it?”She let go of a deep gulp of air and gave the door another nudge.“He left me for his secretary.”“And?”“Does there need to be more?”“There usually is.” He continued to stare at her.“She was older.” Kathy tightened the sheet around herself.“A lot older.”His gaze never wavered, as if he was waiting for more.She reached for the mental door handle and prepared to fling it wide.“You hear women complain about their husbands leaving them for younger, prettier models.And I’m not saying that wouldn’t hurt.But let them walk in my shoes.This woman was old, she was fat, she didn’t even have a big bank account…and yet he chose her over me.” Kathy’s throat grew tight, and for one second she wanted to pick up her laundry and toss it back in the closet.“He was an idiot,” Luke said.“A friggin’ idiot.”Something about his tone chased away her need to hide.“He called me from work and asked me to meet him for dinner.Our anniversary was in a week.I thought…I thought he was going to take me out on a romantic date.I went and bought some new lingerie.I got a babysitter for the entire night.Then I sat there with a pair of thong panties crawling up my ass while he told me that he loved a woman who was almost as old as my mother!”Kathy felt her stomach tremble.Oddly, it wasn’t so much from pain—that part had mostly subsided over the years—but just because she’d never, ever told anyone about it.Never aired her dirty laundry to anyone.She continued, “He said that I was a cold…fish in bed, and that I didn’t know how to…” Realizing what she was about to say, she closed her eyes.“Okay, he’s even a bigger idiot than I thought.” Luke pulled her against him and tugged some of the sheet over himself.Not that she hadn’t already noticed his condition.She swallowed, and for reasons she didn’t even understand, she wanted to tell him the rest.“It wasn’t all a lie.”“I beg to differ.Last night was—”“That was different.I’ve…I’ve learned a few things since…since then.”He cocked his eyebrow up.“With who?”“With Lacy and Sue.”His eyes widened.Realizing what he thought, she giggled.“Not like that! None of us were having sex, so we talked about sex [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]