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would feel. She wasn’t afraid of his strength or the power behind his love making and the fierce, demanding kisses. He’d made her feel more alive than she’d felt in a long time, even with the undercurrent of pain from her strained muscles.
Abby pulled the pillow Jack had slept on to her face and inhaled deeply. She loved the way he smelled; a mixture of soap and a musky, masculine scent. She sensed more than heard him enter her room and felt a giddy headiness at the sound of his zipper being lowered and his jeans dropping to the floor. She waited until he’d lowered himself back into bed and turned on his side to face her before opening her eyes. Abby blinked and then rose on one elbow, wincing slightly at the sharp pain that shot through her shoulder blades.
“You shaved it off,” she said in shocked surprise.
Leaning over, she rubbed her cheek against his, moaning softly when he turned his head to capture her lips. Jack entwined his fingers in the hair at the back of her head and pulled her down for a harder, firmer kiss. When his hand slid down to her back she lifted her head and studied his face. His jaw was strong, his lips full and sensual.
“I like it,” she said softly. “You’re an incredibly handsome man, Jack Burton.” She shivered when his hand came to rest on the small of her back, and though she wanted nothing more than to give into the desire building inside of her, Abby was too curious about something to let it go. “Why did you come back last night?”
“I saw you fall.” He nodded to the huge picture windows in her room. “From my balcony, I can see into your room if the curtains aren’t drawn.”
Abby arched an elegant brow. “And what were you hoping to see when you were looking into my windows, Jack?”
His grin was sheepish. “I think it’s pretty obvious what I was hoping to see.”
“You thought I was playing mind games with you.”
“Yes.”
“Do you think that now?”
Jack brushed a soft kiss to her lips. “No. How long has it been, Abby?”
She didn’t have to ask what he meant. It was the reason he believed she hadn’t been toying with him. “Six years.”
Jack didn’t miss the pained look in her eyes or the fact that she turned them from him now. “What happened, Abby? Who hurt you so bad that you kept yourself locked away for so long?”
She smiled thinly. “Are you sure you want to hear this?” He didn’t answer but his arm tightened protectively around her. “Okay, here it is. I didn’t date much in high school, mostly because I was involved in a lot of extracurricular activities like the journalism club, school newspaper, and a few others. In my senior year, I started going steady with a boy named Shane Malcolm. After graduation, he asked me to marry him and we agreed to wait until we were married to…consummate our relationship.”
“Did you wait?”
“Well, one of us did,” she said bitterly. “We went to different universities so when we were together it got pretty heated, but I’d made up my mind to wait.”
Jack chuckled. “Yes, I’ve seen how you get when you make up your mind to do something.”
Abby held up a blistered palm. “Sometimes I’m not very smart about it, as you can tell. Anyway, we were engaged for a year and a half before we set a date six months out and started planning the wedding. We bought a house together and were slowly furnishing it so it would be ready by the time we got married. I guess I should have suspected Shane was getting it somewhere else because he wasn’t pressing me to have sex as much as he usually did. Our wedding day rolled around and everything went off without a hitch. We were going to spend our wedding night in the new house and then take off to the Caribbean for our honeymoon.” She stopped for a minute to compose herself.
“You don’t have to tell me if it’s too painful,” Jack said, but Abby just laughed.
“Oh, it’s not that it’s
Abby pulled the pillow Jack had slept on to her face and inhaled deeply. She loved the way he smelled; a mixture of soap and a musky, masculine scent. She sensed more than heard him enter her room and felt a giddy headiness at the sound of his zipper being lowered and his jeans dropping to the floor. She waited until he’d lowered himself back into bed and turned on his side to face her before opening her eyes. Abby blinked and then rose on one elbow, wincing slightly at the sharp pain that shot through her shoulder blades.
“You shaved it off,” she said in shocked surprise.
Leaning over, she rubbed her cheek against his, moaning softly when he turned his head to capture her lips. Jack entwined his fingers in the hair at the back of her head and pulled her down for a harder, firmer kiss. When his hand slid down to her back she lifted her head and studied his face. His jaw was strong, his lips full and sensual.
“I like it,” she said softly. “You’re an incredibly handsome man, Jack Burton.” She shivered when his hand came to rest on the small of her back, and though she wanted nothing more than to give into the desire building inside of her, Abby was too curious about something to let it go. “Why did you come back last night?”
“I saw you fall.” He nodded to the huge picture windows in her room. “From my balcony, I can see into your room if the curtains aren’t drawn.”
Abby arched an elegant brow. “And what were you hoping to see when you were looking into my windows, Jack?”
His grin was sheepish. “I think it’s pretty obvious what I was hoping to see.”
“You thought I was playing mind games with you.”
“Yes.”
“Do you think that now?”
Jack brushed a soft kiss to her lips. “No. How long has it been, Abby?”
She didn’t have to ask what he meant. It was the reason he believed she hadn’t been toying with him. “Six years.”
Jack didn’t miss the pained look in her eyes or the fact that she turned them from him now. “What happened, Abby? Who hurt you so bad that you kept yourself locked away for so long?”
She smiled thinly. “Are you sure you want to hear this?” He didn’t answer but his arm tightened protectively around her. “Okay, here it is. I didn’t date much in high school, mostly because I was involved in a lot of extracurricular activities like the journalism club, school newspaper, and a few others. In my senior year, I started going steady with a boy named Shane Malcolm. After graduation, he asked me to marry him and we agreed to wait until we were married to…consummate our relationship.”
“Did you wait?”
“Well, one of us did,” she said bitterly. “We went to different universities so when we were together it got pretty heated, but I’d made up my mind to wait.”
Jack chuckled. “Yes, I’ve seen how you get when you make up your mind to do something.”
Abby held up a blistered palm. “Sometimes I’m not very smart about it, as you can tell. Anyway, we were engaged for a year and a half before we set a date six months out and started planning the wedding. We bought a house together and were slowly furnishing it so it would be ready by the time we got married. I guess I should have suspected Shane was getting it somewhere else because he wasn’t pressing me to have sex as much as he usually did. Our wedding day rolled around and everything went off without a hitch. We were going to spend our wedding night in the new house and then take off to the Caribbean for our honeymoon.” She stopped for a minute to compose herself.
“You don’t have to tell me if it’s too painful,” Jack said, but Abby just laughed.
“Oh, it’s not that it’s
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