The Tycoon Takes a Wife (2010)
“Their laughter and playfulness out in the parking lot drifted through, teasing and tempting her with what a relationship could be.
Jonah walked up behind her, swept aside her hair and pressed his mouth to the sensitive curve of her neck. Her head fell back to give him better access. After the day they’d had, there was nothing she wanted more than to lose herself in the forgetfulness reliably found in his arms. Then she could curl up beside him and sleep like a regular married couple.
Except that would be hiding. That would be using sex to shield herself from making the tough step of opening herself totally to Jonah. Letting herself love him.
And even scarier, letting him love her.
She was actually pretty good at loving other people. Not so good at letting them be there for her. And wasn’t that a mind-blowing revelation she would have liked the time to mull over? Except she was out of time.
Deciding to do something and actually following through were two different matters. But she was ...determined to see this through before they landed in bed.MoreLess
Jonah walked up behind her, swept aside her hair and pressed his mouth to the sensitive curve of her neck. Her head fell back to give him better access. After the day they’d had, there was nothing she wanted more than to lose herself in the forgetfulness reliably found in his arms. Then she could curl up beside him and sleep like a regular married couple.
Except that would be hiding. That would be using sex to shield herself from making the tough step of opening herself totally to Jonah. Letting herself love him.
And even scarier, letting him love her.
She was actually pretty good at loving other people. Not so good at letting them be there for her. And wasn’t that a mind-blowing revelation she would have liked the time to mull over? Except she was out of time.
Deciding to do something and actually following through were two different matters. But she was ...determined to see this through before they landed in bed.MoreLess
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