Read Online Loving Eden by T. A. Foster - Free Book Online Page A

our white bedroom. His hands lingered over my breasts and I arched forward, urging him to take me in his mouth. I moaned at the contact. I lowered myself on the bed, bringing him with me.
    The house was quiet except for the sounds coming from the beach. Our room was bathed in sunlight. Shadows cast by the ceiling fan bounced off our naked skin. If Grey was still hurt, I couldn’t feel the tension in his body or see the wounds on his face. I ran my fingers through his hair. My legs parted for him, and I bowed toward him as he pushed deep inside, slow and forcefully. As long as we could still communicate with our bodies, we would always be able to tell each other how we felt. His heart beating against my chest, his whispers in my ear, his body moving in and out of mine. It was everything I needed.
     

     
    I watched as Grey zipped his jeans and laced his boots. “Thank you.” He leaned down to kiss me on the neck.
    “Thank you?” I let the sheet fall from my chest. I wasn’t ready for him to go. I wanted to climb in his lap and spend the rest of the afternoon showing him how much I loved him, in case he still had any doubts.
    “Yeah, I needed that.” He smiled. “And I don’t mean just the sex part. I needed you too.”
    “Can’t you stay?” I nipped at his ear, distracting him with whatever tactics would keep him from putting his shirt back on.
    “Darlin’, I have to get on that roof and finish the shingles. But this was a much better ending to my morning than how it started.” He reached for the second boot. “I was an ass earlier.”
    I wasn’t going to argue with him.
    “How about we go out tonight? I don’t think I’ve taken you anywhere since you moved here.” He flashed a white smile.
    We had become regular homebodies in a short amount of time. I wasn’t complaining. I liked sunsets on the deck and dinner on the floor watching TV. It was us.
    “Sounds good. Pete’s?” I was excited to wear a dress. Grey hadn’t seen nearly enough of my cute clothes.
    “Nah, some place else. I’ll think of something and text you later.”
    “Ok.” I wrapped my arms around him a little tighter. I couldn’t let him go.
    “Baby, I have to get to work. After the roof, I have rooms at the Palm to get ready.” He peeled me away limb by limb.
    “What if I just stay here like this all day? Naked and waiting for you.” I threw the sheet on the floor.
    His laughter filled the room. “You might get cold.”
    I pouted. There was nothing cold in my body.
    “See you tonight.” He rushed out of the room before I could throw myself on him again.
    I rolled on my back and watched the fan blades spin. This is the part of life when responsibility was supposed to kick in. I got that. Grey was trying to make sure we could afford our rent. He had to keep the Palm from falling to pieces, and all I wanted to do was spend the day in bed. It wasn’t my most mature moment. I had to learn to savor the moments we did have. Like our bodies moving together in perfect unison. I sighed. He was incredible. I shook out my clothes from the pile we had made on the side of the bed.
    I needed to focus on a new snowbirds marketing campaign. Grey would be here tonight, and we would be spending it together. I giggled, hopefully naked.

I checked my phone every ten minutes for a text from Grey. He said he would let me know about our dinner plans. It was almost five, and I still hadn’t heard from him since he ran out of the bedroom.
    I worried the enormity of the envelope Mason had dropped on him was starting to sink in. No amount of sex could cure that problem. I folded my laptop and placed it in the storage closet. I didn’t like leaving it out on the desk. I switched the AC off and locked the door behind me.
    Grey’s truck wasn’t at the house. I jogged up the stairs, and let myself in. I decided to go ahead and take a shower. It always took me three times as long to get ready. I might as well get started.
    I checked my phone again