The Outlaw Takes a Bride (The Burnett Brides)
“At this moment in time she didn’t want to think about what tomorrow would bring. She only sought to enjoy tonight and the feel of Tanner’s arms around her.
“What made you come to my room?” he asked, ignoring her previous question.
“I heard you having another nightmare and couldn’t stand the thought of you suffering.” She sighed. “I had to wake you. I couldn’t bear to hear you moan.”
He wrapped his arms around her and pulled her in tight against him, her breasts crushed against his chest.
“What ...do you dream about?” she asked. “Your face is always so tense and frightened that I’m scared for you.”
At first, she didn’t think he was going to respond as he lay there beside her, his body stiffening, his voice silent. Finally, after minutes had passed, he spoke.
“When I was a kid, I had a friend that I went every-where with. He was like a brother to me.” Tanner took a deep breath and sighed as if it were too painful to remember. “When the war broke out, we both wanted to enlist right away, but our families refused to let us go.MoreLess
“What made you come to my room?” he asked, ignoring her previous question.
“I heard you having another nightmare and couldn’t stand the thought of you suffering.” She sighed. “I had to wake you. I couldn’t bear to hear you moan.”
He wrapped his arms around her and pulled her in tight against him, her breasts crushed against his chest.
“What ...do you dream about?” she asked. “Your face is always so tense and frightened that I’m scared for you.”
At first, she didn’t think he was going to respond as he lay there beside her, his body stiffening, his voice silent. Finally, after minutes had passed, he spoke.
“When I was a kid, I had a friend that I went every-where with. He was like a brother to me.” Tanner took a deep breath and sighed as if it were too painful to remember. “When the war broke out, we both wanted to enlist right away, but our families refused to let us go.MoreLess
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