Chapter８

Again, the feel of his warm hand on my flesh had me gasping for air as it was placed on the small of my back. He shifted the position ever-so-slightly, as though to settle me into his arms, and I felt a flash of unexpected pleasure. The feeling of embarrassment followed it immediately. All he was doing was giving suggestions and words of comfort. Getting sexual at this very moment was the worst possible idea.

Yet, the more I stayed in his arms, the heavier I became, because I just wanted to be with him more. His perfume was alluring; it was like a combination of wood and leather. He seemed to respond to whatever was going on between us by tensing up and contracting his muscles where I was holding him.

He gripped the side of my face and pulled me back so he could look down into my eyes while his hand in my hair shifted. The intensity of his stare took the life force out of me. cause a tingling sensation in all my nerves.