Chaste (Mccullough Mountain)
“Her gaze focused on the head of the nail she’d been about to hammer into the wood. Swallowing repetitively, she struggled to find the honest answer, but the truth seemed to abandon her in that moment. “I don’t know.”
The weight of his stare intimidated her. She couldn’t take her eyes off the nail.
She searched for solid ground. Nail, Christ, the cross, His sacrifice. You made this vow for a reason.
“I never want to push you too far and do something we can’t take back, love. This isn’t easy for ...me and I’m not going to deny wanting you, but I want to respect your limitations more.”
Oh, God, why did he have to say things that endeared him more? “Okay.”
“The clothes stay on.” Thank goodness he was saying what she couldn’t manage.
“Yes.”
“And…what about…” His voice was restrained. “Penetration?”
It wasn’t a sexy word or even an erotic one, but the weight it carried had her eyes shutting and need thrumming in her veins. “I don’t know. I can’t…”MoreLess
The weight of his stare intimidated her. She couldn’t take her eyes off the nail.
She searched for solid ground. Nail, Christ, the cross, His sacrifice. You made this vow for a reason.
“I never want to push you too far and do something we can’t take back, love. This isn’t easy for ...me and I’m not going to deny wanting you, but I want to respect your limitations more.”
Oh, God, why did he have to say things that endeared him more? “Okay.”
“The clothes stay on.” Thank goodness he was saying what she couldn’t manage.
“Yes.”
“And…what about…” His voice was restrained. “Penetration?”
It wasn’t a sexy word or even an erotic one, but the weight it carried had her eyes shutting and need thrumming in her veins. “I don’t know. I can’t…”MoreLess
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