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    “Ouch,” he said with a
boring dry tone, not even bothering to look at her. He didn’t even flinch!
    Loraine rubbed at her
knuckles. “Yeah right, you didn’t even feel a thing. Do you eat rocks for
brunch because you shouldn’t be that hard, it’s just not normal?”
    He laughed and the
sound made the butterflies in her belly flutter.
    “No, I don’t eat
rocks.” He took her injured hand and massaged her knuckles. “You should be
careful next time. Here let me kiss your boo boo and
make it better.”
    “I’m not a child…” she
began to grumble when she caught his darkening eyes as he lifted the back of
her hand to his lips.
    Breath caught in her
chest as she watched his lips lower to her knuckles. When they came in contact,
her eyes fluttered shut and she sucked in a breath. He kissed it lightly,
running his lips then the tip of his tongue over her knuckles before he planted
another soft kiss.
    “Better?” he whispered
huskily.
    Loraine nodded,
unconsciously moving toward him until her chest touched his. He wrapped his
free arm around her waist, as the other hand weaved her fingers through his and
held them both to his chest. Her head cantered to the side as he lowered his to
nuzzle at the nape of her neck. Her body shuddered, pushing closer to his.
    “Reno…” she whispered
softly, turning her head into his.
    “ Mmhmm ,”
he responded, brushing his nose and lips up her cheek to her temple.
    Loraine felt her toes
curl in the sand, a quiver in her chest as her breaths grew heavy. “Thank you.”
    When he stopped what he
was doing, she thought she’d ruined the moment by bring that night up, that is
if he knew what she was referring to when she thanked him. She hoped he didn’t.
    He kissed her temple
and began moving in a circle, in a slow dance. “You’re welcome.”
    She nodded, blinking
back tears. She went on her tip toes and pressed her soft cheek to his rough
one. He tightened his hold on her waist and lifted her up, supporting her.
    She felt his breath on
her ear before he spoke. “Any time you need me Lori, I’m right here. Don’t ever
forget it.”
    A sob escaped from her
lips as a few tears broke free. He released her hand to wrap his around her,
hugging her to him. She wrapped her arms around his neck, lowering herself so
that her head rested under his chin.
    She felt a smile creep
over her lips and the load in her chest lightened. She didn’t know why but she
knew for certain she would always be safe where she was. In Reno’s strong arms,
she would get the strength she needed to rebuild herself to the person she used
to be before the nightmares made her feel defenseless again.
    And maybe, just maybe,
in his arms she’d also find the one thing she coveted.
    She slid her arms down
to wrap them around his torso. His body folded around her like a protective
casing of large hard muscles and she loved it, loved every second she was there
even more. Yup, this was where she wanted to be until she was strong again. And
certainly, not maybe, she’ll be staying in those arms until she was old and
grey. She was going to make sure of it.

 

 
 
    Chapter Four

 
 
    He heard the whimper
first, and then the creaking of wood as it cried under the strain of weight. At
first, he thought an animal had somehow found its way into his home, a beach
house he had built a few miles away from the resort where his first home, his
mother’s home, had once stood. The one bedroom shack that had been his mother’s
pride and joy, but for Reno it had been a reminder of his painful past. So he
replaced it with a two story, four bedroom home, with floor to ceiling windows
for walls in the living room and dining area at the bottom level.
    He heard the whimper
again, but this time it was louder and coming from one of the guestrooms. He
climbed off his bed and moved to the door, paying keen attention to the noise
again. A few minutes of silence passed and Reno turned around to go back to bed
when