the way she felt. She couldn’t and wouldn’t allow him to see her stomach.
“I understand what you’re saying but…”
“But nothing. I want to show you how much you mean to me and that includes having you in my arms naked. Nothing between us.” He pulled at her shirt trying to remove it from her stranglehold.
“Reed.” She attempted to roll away but he forced her to look at him.
His stern look gave her pause. Would he leave her if she didn’t comply? But what would he think when he got an up close and personal look at her scars?
“Did you bring up the strawberry schnapps?”
“Yes and the tequila.” What? Did he need to do a few shots before looking at her stomach?
“Sierra! I know what’s going through your mind and you can just forget those thoughts. I said I want to cherish your body and that means doing body shots on every inch.”
She struggled with his words. Was he being sincere? She wanted to believe him. She wanted to believe he wanted her and that he wasn’t looking to atone for his sins. Sins he felt deep inside. She didn’t blame him for the accident. She never had and never would. It was just a stupid twist of fate. But she didn’t want him to suffer with someone deformed, because in all honesty that’s what she was, deformed. From the scar on her face, to the ones riddling her stomach. No one could change her appearance and no one should be subjected to it, unless necessary. And she didn’t think it was necessary for Reed to be stuck with her or her deformities.
“Please let me love you.” He looked at her with such admiration, she wanted to cry. She didn’t deserve him and he didn’t deserve being stuck with someone scarred like her. He should be with someone like Lita , the singer from Rebel Yell. She was gorgeous. A goddess.
She pushed the thoughts to the back of her mind. She wanted this with Reed. She wanted to experience all she possibly could before it all slipped away again.
She nodded. “Okay. I’ll get the tequila.”
“Bring the schnapps too,” he called.
Her bare feet padded across the room to the kitchen counter where she’d left the alcohol earlier. Her heart pounded in her chest. She was going to remove her shirt, bare all for Reed. The only man she ever loved and she was going to show him just how much.
Butterflies filled her stomach as she walked back into the room. He sat propped up in the middle of her bed, with only a huge grin on. It seemed like she’d waited for this moment forever. Now he was in her bed, naked. Ready to make all her dreams and wishes come true.
Placing the bottles, salt and bowl of lemon wedges on the table, she smiled down on him.
“Ready?” she asked. More for herself than him. Because he claimed he was more than ready but she was nervous.
“Please,” he urged.
The shirt came off with ease, then she removed her bra leaving her completely naked and very vulnerable.
“Come.” He patted the bed next to him.
She fell into his strong, welcoming arms where she felt secure. Pressing her body against his, she attempted to hide the scars.
He shook his head. “Not this time. No hiding.”
“This isn’t easy for me, Reed.” Admitting her weakness was the first step in moving forward, right?
“I know, sweetie. But I’m not going to hurt you. I’m only going to love you.”
She bit her lower lip. Taking a deep breath she did something she never thought possible. Something she’d never dared with any other man in her life.
She rolled on her back. The sunlight streamed through the cracked blinds glistening on her skin, exposing the reality of her scars.
Pain covered Reed’s face. “I can’t tell you how sorry I am this happened. I wish it was me with the scars.” He bent, kissing each scar, his soft lips lingering after each touch.
“No, Reed. I don’t wish this on anyone.”
“It’s not fair you had to deal with the pain all these years. If only I could have taken it away. I would have.”
“I never
“I understand what you’re saying but…”
“But nothing. I want to show you how much you mean to me and that includes having you in my arms naked. Nothing between us.” He pulled at her shirt trying to remove it from her stranglehold.
“Reed.” She attempted to roll away but he forced her to look at him.
His stern look gave her pause. Would he leave her if she didn’t comply? But what would he think when he got an up close and personal look at her scars?
“Did you bring up the strawberry schnapps?”
“Yes and the tequila.” What? Did he need to do a few shots before looking at her stomach?
“Sierra! I know what’s going through your mind and you can just forget those thoughts. I said I want to cherish your body and that means doing body shots on every inch.”
She struggled with his words. Was he being sincere? She wanted to believe him. She wanted to believe he wanted her and that he wasn’t looking to atone for his sins. Sins he felt deep inside. She didn’t blame him for the accident. She never had and never would. It was just a stupid twist of fate. But she didn’t want him to suffer with someone deformed, because in all honesty that’s what she was, deformed. From the scar on her face, to the ones riddling her stomach. No one could change her appearance and no one should be subjected to it, unless necessary. And she didn’t think it was necessary for Reed to be stuck with her or her deformities.
“Please let me love you.” He looked at her with such admiration, she wanted to cry. She didn’t deserve him and he didn’t deserve being stuck with someone scarred like her. He should be with someone like Lita , the singer from Rebel Yell. She was gorgeous. A goddess.
She pushed the thoughts to the back of her mind. She wanted this with Reed. She wanted to experience all she possibly could before it all slipped away again.
She nodded. “Okay. I’ll get the tequila.”
“Bring the schnapps too,” he called.
Her bare feet padded across the room to the kitchen counter where she’d left the alcohol earlier. Her heart pounded in her chest. She was going to remove her shirt, bare all for Reed. The only man she ever loved and she was going to show him just how much.
Butterflies filled her stomach as she walked back into the room. He sat propped up in the middle of her bed, with only a huge grin on. It seemed like she’d waited for this moment forever. Now he was in her bed, naked. Ready to make all her dreams and wishes come true.
Placing the bottles, salt and bowl of lemon wedges on the table, she smiled down on him.
“Ready?” she asked. More for herself than him. Because he claimed he was more than ready but she was nervous.
“Please,” he urged.
The shirt came off with ease, then she removed her bra leaving her completely naked and very vulnerable.
“Come.” He patted the bed next to him.
She fell into his strong, welcoming arms where she felt secure. Pressing her body against his, she attempted to hide the scars.
He shook his head. “Not this time. No hiding.”
“This isn’t easy for me, Reed.” Admitting her weakness was the first step in moving forward, right?
“I know, sweetie. But I’m not going to hurt you. I’m only going to love you.”
She bit her lower lip. Taking a deep breath she did something she never thought possible. Something she’d never dared with any other man in her life.
She rolled on her back. The sunlight streamed through the cracked blinds glistening on her skin, exposing the reality of her scars.
Pain covered Reed’s face. “I can’t tell you how sorry I am this happened. I wish it was me with the scars.” He bent, kissing each scar, his soft lips lingering after each touch.
“No, Reed. I don’t wish this on anyone.”
“It’s not fair you had to deal with the pain all these years. If only I could have taken it away. I would have.”
“I never
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