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Authors: Jamie DeBree
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too-cute claws on the side of your face.” Her words were almost a growl which just made him smile more.
“See, that right there is what I mean. You are gorgeous when you’re angry, and extremely sensual when you’re not.” He stroked his hand up and down her back, slowly, smoothly.
“Just relax, Kat. Let me pet you a little. Better yet, you can curl up in my la--ouch!”
He released her quickly as the flat of her hand connected solidly with his jaw. Reaching up to feel the burning in his face, he wasn’t prepared when she threw herself at him from the side, tackling him to the ground and straddling his hips while she pinned his arms overhead.
“I’m not a mousey librarian,” she said, her pulse beating rapidly against the skin of his wrists through her fingers. “But I’m not a social butterfly willing to just sleep with anyone either, which is what the name Kat means to a lot of people. I don’t want to be that woman - can you understand that?”
David figured it wasn’t a good time to remind her she’d come to the big island with the express purpose of getting laid. Instead, he slowly nodded his head.
“I understand wanting to redefine yourself,” he said carefully. “But can’t you be both Katherine and Kat? Different sides of yourself, but both still ‘you’?”
She thought for a moment, her gaze wandering somewhere past his head. Then she sat back, narrowly missing the family jewels, and released his wrists.
“Kat scares me,” she finally said, so softly he almost missed it. She ran her hands through her hair and looked up at the sky, the backs of her thighs resting on the front of his. If she’d just scoot up a few inches...
He reached out to grasp her hands, moving her forward to where he wanted her. Bending his legs, he created a back rest for her and then released her hands.
“What scares you the most about her?”
She gave a little half-laugh. “Everything.” She glanced down at him, her defenses lowered long enough for him to see the abject fear in her eyes before she looked away again.
“You don’t know what I’m like - not really. I like schedules and routines and everything in its place. I hate change. I get antsy every time I have to make an unplanned change to my day. It was nerve-wracking just getting on the plane to come here without any plans or itinerary other than the return flight. And then you...and this screwed up trip...” she rubbed her face with one hand. “I just need to go home, and get back into my normal routine. Everything will be fine if I can just do that.”
“Run and hide, you mean?” David said, propping one arm under his head so he could look up at her. “Because that’s what you’ll be doing. It won’t actually fix anything. You’ll be stuck where you always were. And wasn’t that the reason for coming here - to learn how to meld both worlds together?”
***
There was truth to his words that Katherine didn’t want to face. She was trying to decide how to answer when a small but unmistakable shape floated into her vision out in the open sea.
“Run,” she said, getting hastily to her feet. “We both need to run. Now!”
Reaching for his hand to pull him to his feet, she couldn’t make her mouth move fast enough and simply pointed to answer his confused and irritated look.
“Boat! Ship! Whatever - we have to catch it!”
He didn’t need any further explanation, taking off in the direction of the exposed sandbar. She followed as closely as she could, minding the odd bits of rock and driftwood sticking up on the beach. The surface of the sandbar wasn’t really all that sandy, but rather hard and jagged, and she had trouble keeping her balance. Somehow she did though, almost catching up as they reached a point in front of the passing ship.
“Is that your boat?” she asked, bent over with her hands on her knees as she tried to catch her breath. He shielded his eyes and squinted against the glare off the water.
“I
“See, that right there is what I mean. You are gorgeous when you’re angry, and extremely sensual when you’re not.” He stroked his hand up and down her back, slowly, smoothly.
“Just relax, Kat. Let me pet you a little. Better yet, you can curl up in my la--ouch!”
He released her quickly as the flat of her hand connected solidly with his jaw. Reaching up to feel the burning in his face, he wasn’t prepared when she threw herself at him from the side, tackling him to the ground and straddling his hips while she pinned his arms overhead.
“I’m not a mousey librarian,” she said, her pulse beating rapidly against the skin of his wrists through her fingers. “But I’m not a social butterfly willing to just sleep with anyone either, which is what the name Kat means to a lot of people. I don’t want to be that woman - can you understand that?”
David figured it wasn’t a good time to remind her she’d come to the big island with the express purpose of getting laid. Instead, he slowly nodded his head.
“I understand wanting to redefine yourself,” he said carefully. “But can’t you be both Katherine and Kat? Different sides of yourself, but both still ‘you’?”
She thought for a moment, her gaze wandering somewhere past his head. Then she sat back, narrowly missing the family jewels, and released his wrists.
“Kat scares me,” she finally said, so softly he almost missed it. She ran her hands through her hair and looked up at the sky, the backs of her thighs resting on the front of his. If she’d just scoot up a few inches...
He reached out to grasp her hands, moving her forward to where he wanted her. Bending his legs, he created a back rest for her and then released her hands.
“What scares you the most about her?”
She gave a little half-laugh. “Everything.” She glanced down at him, her defenses lowered long enough for him to see the abject fear in her eyes before she looked away again.
“You don’t know what I’m like - not really. I like schedules and routines and everything in its place. I hate change. I get antsy every time I have to make an unplanned change to my day. It was nerve-wracking just getting on the plane to come here without any plans or itinerary other than the return flight. And then you...and this screwed up trip...” she rubbed her face with one hand. “I just need to go home, and get back into my normal routine. Everything will be fine if I can just do that.”
“Run and hide, you mean?” David said, propping one arm under his head so he could look up at her. “Because that’s what you’ll be doing. It won’t actually fix anything. You’ll be stuck where you always were. And wasn’t that the reason for coming here - to learn how to meld both worlds together?”
***
There was truth to his words that Katherine didn’t want to face. She was trying to decide how to answer when a small but unmistakable shape floated into her vision out in the open sea.
“Run,” she said, getting hastily to her feet. “We both need to run. Now!”
Reaching for his hand to pull him to his feet, she couldn’t make her mouth move fast enough and simply pointed to answer his confused and irritated look.
“Boat! Ship! Whatever - we have to catch it!”
He didn’t need any further explanation, taking off in the direction of the exposed sandbar. She followed as closely as she could, minding the odd bits of rock and driftwood sticking up on the beach. The surface of the sandbar wasn’t really all that sandy, but rather hard and jagged, and she had trouble keeping her balance. Somehow she did though, almost catching up as they reached a point in front of the passing ship.
“Is that your boat?” she asked, bent over with her hands on her knees as she tried to catch her breath. He shielded his eyes and squinted against the glare off the water.
“I
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