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Authors: Sheri Whitefeather
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could buy your self-portrait.” The warrior. The nude. I wanted to hang it on my wall and look at it every night before I went to bed, and every morning when the sun seeped into my room.
“That one isn’t for sale.” He flashed a smile designed to make me sigh. “But I might make an exception for you.”
I could tell that he was teasing me. But he hadn’t been joking earlier when he’d told me that he’d included it in the show because he’d wanted me to see it.
“How about next weekend for our date?” he asked. “Next Saturday. I’ll come to your house and take you out to dinner.”
“That sounds perfect.” I leaned closer to him, and he held my hands a little tighter. If I had any sense I would decline the date, especially with the 105 issue boggling my mind. Granted, I was supposed to kiss the warrior someday, but sleeping with him wasn’t part of the deal.
He nuzzled my cheek. “I’ll see you, Vanessa.”
Heat seared through my blood. “I’ll see you, too.” I wasn’t giving up the date. I wanted that first kiss. And I wanted to make love with him. Whoever he was or wherever he’d come from, Duncan Lock was mine.
Chapter Five
Carol fixed me some hot chocolate, along with the cup she made for herself. I didn’t ask for any; she just gave it to me. We sat together in the living room with the blinds drawn. I was thinking about Duncan, of course, envisioning his piercing eyes and soft, sexy smile.
Carol seemed lost in thought, too. She tucked her legs beneath her and blew across the rim of her cup.
“Is yours too hot?” she asked.
The only hot thing on my mind was Duncan. “It’s fine.” I hadn’t even taken a sip yet, but I was sure it would be okay. She’d put mounds of marshmallows in it and they were melting into sticky clouds, making me feel dreamier.
She interrupted my musings. “I saw the way you and Duncan looked at each other when you said goodbye tonight. It was romantic, but it was scary, too.”
My gaze shot up to hers. “What do you mean?”
“I’m worried things are going to move too fast and you won’t be ready for it. I’m concerned for him, as well. There’s a lot at stake for both of you.”
“I won’t let it move too fast.” I’d made up my mind to have sex with him, but I wasn’t planning on doing it this very instant. I wouldn’t act impulsively, not if I could help it.
“I think I should talk to him, just to be sure he understands the gravity of the situation.”
Was she freaking kidding me? “I’m an adult, Carol. I can handle this. And he already knows how inexperienced I am.”
“That doesn’t change the dynamics that are involved.”
“You were encouraging me to date him. You were on my side. And now you’re backpedaling? That isn’t right. It isn’t fair.”
“I know. But I didn’t realize how quickly your feelings for each other were going to develop. I thought there was going to be more time to let it unfold and figure things out.”
“We’re only going on our first date. We’re not running off and eloping.”
“I’d feel better if I had a chance to talk to him and tell him more about…” She hesitated, then added, “Abby.”
I started, confused by the direction this was going. What did my sister have to do with me dating Duncan? Had Abby secretly told Carol about the warrior? No, that didn’t seem possible. Abby didn’t trust our aunt enough to confide in her.
Then what was Carol’s agenda? Was she feeling guilty for being ashamed of Abby? Was this her way of seeking absolution?
She said, “I want your permission, Vanessa. I want you to say it’s all right for me to talk to him.”
“Why don’t you talk to me about it instead?”
“I am talking to you. That’s what I’m doing right now, expressing my concern about how your attachment to Abby could affect your relationship with Duncan.”
“He understands that Abby is ill and that she needs me.”
“But he isn’t aware of how
“That one isn’t for sale.” He flashed a smile designed to make me sigh. “But I might make an exception for you.”
I could tell that he was teasing me. But he hadn’t been joking earlier when he’d told me that he’d included it in the show because he’d wanted me to see it.
“How about next weekend for our date?” he asked. “Next Saturday. I’ll come to your house and take you out to dinner.”
“That sounds perfect.” I leaned closer to him, and he held my hands a little tighter. If I had any sense I would decline the date, especially with the 105 issue boggling my mind. Granted, I was supposed to kiss the warrior someday, but sleeping with him wasn’t part of the deal.
He nuzzled my cheek. “I’ll see you, Vanessa.”
Heat seared through my blood. “I’ll see you, too.” I wasn’t giving up the date. I wanted that first kiss. And I wanted to make love with him. Whoever he was or wherever he’d come from, Duncan Lock was mine.
Chapter Five
Carol fixed me some hot chocolate, along with the cup she made for herself. I didn’t ask for any; she just gave it to me. We sat together in the living room with the blinds drawn. I was thinking about Duncan, of course, envisioning his piercing eyes and soft, sexy smile.
Carol seemed lost in thought, too. She tucked her legs beneath her and blew across the rim of her cup.
“Is yours too hot?” she asked.
The only hot thing on my mind was Duncan. “It’s fine.” I hadn’t even taken a sip yet, but I was sure it would be okay. She’d put mounds of marshmallows in it and they were melting into sticky clouds, making me feel dreamier.
She interrupted my musings. “I saw the way you and Duncan looked at each other when you said goodbye tonight. It was romantic, but it was scary, too.”
My gaze shot up to hers. “What do you mean?”
“I’m worried things are going to move too fast and you won’t be ready for it. I’m concerned for him, as well. There’s a lot at stake for both of you.”
“I won’t let it move too fast.” I’d made up my mind to have sex with him, but I wasn’t planning on doing it this very instant. I wouldn’t act impulsively, not if I could help it.
“I think I should talk to him, just to be sure he understands the gravity of the situation.”
Was she freaking kidding me? “I’m an adult, Carol. I can handle this. And he already knows how inexperienced I am.”
“That doesn’t change the dynamics that are involved.”
“You were encouraging me to date him. You were on my side. And now you’re backpedaling? That isn’t right. It isn’t fair.”
“I know. But I didn’t realize how quickly your feelings for each other were going to develop. I thought there was going to be more time to let it unfold and figure things out.”
“We’re only going on our first date. We’re not running off and eloping.”
“I’d feel better if I had a chance to talk to him and tell him more about…” She hesitated, then added, “Abby.”
I started, confused by the direction this was going. What did my sister have to do with me dating Duncan? Had Abby secretly told Carol about the warrior? No, that didn’t seem possible. Abby didn’t trust our aunt enough to confide in her.
Then what was Carol’s agenda? Was she feeling guilty for being ashamed of Abby? Was this her way of seeking absolution?
She said, “I want your permission, Vanessa. I want you to say it’s all right for me to talk to him.”
“Why don’t you talk to me about it instead?”
“I am talking to you. That’s what I’m doing right now, expressing my concern about how your attachment to Abby could affect your relationship with Duncan.”
“He understands that Abby is ill and that she needs me.”
“But he isn’t aware of how
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