him help her out of the car. She hoped this wasn’t making some error in judgment that she'd seriously regret later.
He squeezed her hand gently and smiled somewhat before leading her down a well-worn dirt path through the woods. This evening was not starting the way he planned, but he hoped what he was about to share with her would make her smile.
“Where are we going?” she asked him nervously while trying to keep the tremor out of her voice.
“I come to this place to clear my thoughts sometimes,” he spoke quietly not wanting to disturb the nature that surrounded them.
She heard the sound of rushing water as he continued to guide them deeper into the forest. When the lush greenery opened into a clearing, she could only gasp at the beautiful vision before her. The full moon illuminated the scene making it seem even more surreal. A waterfall plummeted five hundred or more feet above them and pooled into a fast moving stream right before their eyes. To her it was if someone had taken a picture right out of magazine and placed it in the middle of this secret hiding place.
“It’s breathtaking,” she gasped in stunned amazement, all thoughts of his strange behavior earlier, quickly left her thoughts.
“Not nearly as breathtaking as you are Cara,” his eyes moved over her greedily and again the demon demanded he claim her as his.
She had to look away and focus on the tropical paradise before her. It would be so easy to lose herself in his eyes, but there was a part of her that warned if she did her life would be forever altered. “I didn’t think you wanted...” she allowed her words to trail off in embarrassment. Her eyes fell to her feet, she had almost asked him if he wanted her.
“You didn’t think I wanted you?” he questioned with a self-derisive chuckle. He could tell her that he wanted her in ways that would make the light blush on her cheeks, flame.
Shaking her head no, she wasn't sure what he could say and less sure that she wanted the answer. She was trying her best to remember all the reasons she shouldn't want him, but none of them were helping at the moment. When his hand lifted to lightly stroke her cheek, she knew it was a lost cause.
“I shouldn’t want you Cara,” his hand moved to grasp her chin and he spoke the words, looking deeply into her beautiful chocolate eyes. “I shouldn’t want to undress you now and take your beautiful body in ways I can’t even begin to describe,” he spoke the words, then hated himself for being so weak. His hand tightened its hold on her chin, “If I had any common sense I would walk away from you,” he lowered his lips to hers and kissed her with a passion that refused to be denied.
She couldn't breathe as his lips found hers, wrapping her arms around his neck she returned his kiss even as she was shocked by the intensity. Her heart raced so fast that it was almost painful, but it was a feeling she would cherish for the rest of her life.
Attempting to gain some control, he forced his lips from the incredible taste of hers. Her eyes lowered to his chest and he could feel her confusion at him putting on the breaks so quickly after almost devouring her only seconds before. "Look at me Cara," his voice was quiet but he demanded her attention.
As her eyes met his she felt completely overwhelmed by the passion that was so plainly shining from those deep blue eyes. “I don't know what you want,” she whispered miserably. She wanted to tell him that there was a part of her dying to explore this, but there was fear that she didn't have the experience to please him or that this was nothing but a casual desire on his part.
“Just so you know I never do casual affairs,” his continued to hold her chin, making sure she was looking at him. “I want you,” he had meant the words to be encouraging, but even he noticed the demand in his tone. "Tell me right now if you don't feel the same way little one," his eyes searched hers again. "Say it now before
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