The Homecoming (2010)
The Homecoming
“And not just because her kid’s eyes widened to saucers, but from the way the air stirred, the way it always did whenever she came near.
He turned around. Although her body was engulfed in folds of black terry cloth, her feet were bare, the polish on her toenails gleaming like pink seashells on the beach. Desire hit. Hard.
“Mom!” Trey practically tipped the chair over as he jumped up and ran across to her, flinging his arms around her waist. Sax watched her flinch, but wasn’t the least bit surpr...ised when she didn’t so much as whimper at what had to have been major pain. “Are you okay?”
“I’m fine.” She hugged him back, then put her hands on his upper arms and moved him a bit away. “Just banged up a little.”
“Sax said you fell down in the kitchen. That you tripped over a chair.”
“He’s right. As stupid as it sounds, I did.”
“Wow.” He was studying her with not a little skepticism. “You must’ve fallen on your face.”
“That’s pretty much it.”
Sax could tell Kara hated being dishonest with her son, but understood the reason.MoreLess
He turned around. Although her body was engulfed in folds of black terry cloth, her feet were bare, the polish on her toenails gleaming like pink seashells on the beach. Desire hit. Hard.
“Mom!” Trey practically tipped the chair over as he jumped up and ran across to her, flinging his arms around her waist. Sax watched her flinch, but wasn’t the least bit surpr...ised when she didn’t so much as whimper at what had to have been major pain. “Are you okay?”
“I’m fine.” She hugged him back, then put her hands on his upper arms and moved him a bit away. “Just banged up a little.”
“Sax said you fell down in the kitchen. That you tripped over a chair.”
“He’s right. As stupid as it sounds, I did.”
“Wow.” He was studying her with not a little skepticism. “You must’ve fallen on your face.”
“That’s pretty much it.”
Sax could tell Kara hated being dishonest with her son, but understood the reason.MoreLess
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