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Authors: Melissa Foster
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describing how Jade felt when she woke up the next morning. She’d gone into the barn the night before, flicked on the light, and sat outside Flame’s stall. Her body was still reeling from the feel of Rex’s rough, strong hands touching her, inside of her, exciting her. She’d shivered with the memory, then gave in to the tears that pulled at her heart. Before she’d gone to bed, she showered, trying to scrub the thoughts of him away, washing herself under the cold water until her skin went numb.
Now, hours after he’d touched her and she’d tried to scrub his touch away, she could still feel the way her body hummed to life with the first thrust of his tongue in her mouth. When his fingers entered her, he’d brought her to new heights. No man had aroused her to orgasm with just his hands before. That had to mean something.
She looked in the mirror as she dried her hair. “Right?” she asked her reflection. At almost thirty-two years old, she knew how these things worked. The chances of her and Rex ever getting together again were slim to none, and maybe that was for the best. She really didn’t want to hurt her father. She knew the damage it would cause if he ever found out. She’d chalk last night up to a mistake. The heat of the moment . Now, if she could only convince her heart to do the same.
She iced and massaged Flame’s leg and was pleased to see that he was still walking normally. She was fairly certain that he was perfectly fine and what he’d experienced was a quick nag of pain rather than a sustained injury, but she’d still take it slow with him for one more day. She knew he was climbing out of his skin to be set free. Like me .
Inside the house, she was reviewing her schedule for the remainder of the week when her mother appeared in the kitchen.
“I thought you were sewing Daddy’s new curtains for his office today.” Jade’s mother was the best seamstress around, and her father was continually asking for new curtains, blankets, even shirts, to keep her creative juices flowing .
“I am. I just wanted to visit with my daughter.”
Her mother sat beside her on the couch in her capri pants and flowery blouse. “Jade,” she said in a voice that made Jade stop what she was doing and look into her mother’s brown eyes. “What’s your plan?”
“My plan, Mom?”
Her mother put her hand on her leg. “Honey, you know I love you, but you’ve been here nearly eight months. I just want to know what you’re thinking.”
Jade smiled. “Ah, I get it. You want me to get out. You and Daddy are used to having the house to yourselves, and now I’m in the way?” She wasn’t hurt by the thought; she was just a little surprised by it.
“No, no. It’s not that. I mean, I guess it is a little. Children are supposed to grow up and define their own lives. Granted, you had a bad experience with Kane, but you can’t let that hold you back from starting anew.” She folded her hands in her lap and looked at Jade expectantly.
“I am. I have a number of clients, and I’m trying to figure out where I want to be with all of this. I mean, do I want to stay here in Colorado, or move somewhere else altogether?” Which at the moment seems like a really good idea. Maybe then I could completely forget Rex and his captivating moods .
Her mother nodded, but Jade could tell she had something else to add.
“Mom, what is it? Did I do something? Do you want me to pay rent? What’s really bothering you?”
Jane pursed her lips and furrowed her brow, glancing at Jade and then back to her lap.
“Mom, whatever it is, just spit it out, please.” Her chest tightened just watching the anguish on her mother’s face.
“Let’s take a walk.” Jane nodded toward Earl’s office.
“Sure.” Jade followed her mother out the door, noticing determination in her gait and a quickness in her pace. The knot that had tightened in her chest twisted and pulled. She could remember the handful of times her mother had
Now, hours after he’d touched her and she’d tried to scrub his touch away, she could still feel the way her body hummed to life with the first thrust of his tongue in her mouth. When his fingers entered her, he’d brought her to new heights. No man had aroused her to orgasm with just his hands before. That had to mean something.
She looked in the mirror as she dried her hair. “Right?” she asked her reflection. At almost thirty-two years old, she knew how these things worked. The chances of her and Rex ever getting together again were slim to none, and maybe that was for the best. She really didn’t want to hurt her father. She knew the damage it would cause if he ever found out. She’d chalk last night up to a mistake. The heat of the moment . Now, if she could only convince her heart to do the same.
She iced and massaged Flame’s leg and was pleased to see that he was still walking normally. She was fairly certain that he was perfectly fine and what he’d experienced was a quick nag of pain rather than a sustained injury, but she’d still take it slow with him for one more day. She knew he was climbing out of his skin to be set free. Like me .
Inside the house, she was reviewing her schedule for the remainder of the week when her mother appeared in the kitchen.
“I thought you were sewing Daddy’s new curtains for his office today.” Jade’s mother was the best seamstress around, and her father was continually asking for new curtains, blankets, even shirts, to keep her creative juices flowing .
“I am. I just wanted to visit with my daughter.”
Her mother sat beside her on the couch in her capri pants and flowery blouse. “Jade,” she said in a voice that made Jade stop what she was doing and look into her mother’s brown eyes. “What’s your plan?”
“My plan, Mom?”
Her mother put her hand on her leg. “Honey, you know I love you, but you’ve been here nearly eight months. I just want to know what you’re thinking.”
Jade smiled. “Ah, I get it. You want me to get out. You and Daddy are used to having the house to yourselves, and now I’m in the way?” She wasn’t hurt by the thought; she was just a little surprised by it.
“No, no. It’s not that. I mean, I guess it is a little. Children are supposed to grow up and define their own lives. Granted, you had a bad experience with Kane, but you can’t let that hold you back from starting anew.” She folded her hands in her lap and looked at Jade expectantly.
“I am. I have a number of clients, and I’m trying to figure out where I want to be with all of this. I mean, do I want to stay here in Colorado, or move somewhere else altogether?” Which at the moment seems like a really good idea. Maybe then I could completely forget Rex and his captivating moods .
Her mother nodded, but Jade could tell she had something else to add.
“Mom, what is it? Did I do something? Do you want me to pay rent? What’s really bothering you?”
Jane pursed her lips and furrowed her brow, glancing at Jade and then back to her lap.
“Mom, whatever it is, just spit it out, please.” Her chest tightened just watching the anguish on her mother’s face.
“Let’s take a walk.” Jane nodded toward Earl’s office.
“Sure.” Jade followed her mother out the door, noticing determination in her gait and a quickness in her pace. The knot that had tightened in her chest twisted and pulled. She could remember the handful of times her mother had
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