Free Falling Hard (Hidden Secrets Book 6) by P. J. Belden Page A

if something were to happen to him.
    Screaming as arms came around my waist, my hand flew to my mouth. “Holy fucking shit!”
    Nathan laughed, “A little jumpy, are we?”
    When I turned and met his smiling eyes with my terror filled eyes, his smile fell. Pulling me into his arms, he held me saying nothing. Nathan just rocked me back and forth, running a comforting hand up and down my back. No one has ever cared for me before. Trying to brace myself against the warmth I was feeling, it was going to be gone soon and I’d be back to being alone. It was that thought that had me pushing him away and me turning to wash my hair.
    “Kristy?” Nathan says, lightly running his hand down my arm.
    I finished washing myself and stepped out of the shower, grabbing a towel on my way out. Even over the sound of the shower, I hear him sigh. Once I got out to the bedroom again, I searched through my bag for something that didn’t look too bad and wasn’t that wrinkled. I was just finishing getting dressed when I mumbled, “I need to leave”.
    “Is that your answer then?” Nathan said, sounding almost sad.
    When I looked up and met his eyes, I could see the sadness. It caused my chest to tighten almost painfully so. How was it that in such a short time in meeting him (and most of it being spent with him inside me) that I’ve gotten so damn attached? Instant love was only in fairy tales, wasn’t it?
    “Nathan…”
    He moved toward me in only a towel and pulled me up into his arms. Nathan sealed his mouth over mine. It was a kiss to beat all kisses. If I were a kiss reader, I’d say he was trying to tell me something. Pulling back from the kiss, he looked me directly in the eyes.
    “I want to spend more time with you. Get to know you, let you get to know me. I’d like to have every minute I can with you. Believe me, I know how completely crazy it is to want someone around so much that you just met, but I do.” He looked down before meeting my eyes again. “I’m not going to force you to spend time with me. So if you need to leave, go ahead. But I want you to know that I’ll miss you when you leave.” With that he walked into the bathroom and closed the door.
    Sitting there, I just stared at the closed bathroom door. How had I gotten myself here? Just the thought of leaving him had my stomach in knots. No, I wouldn’t leave. Even though I needed to for him, I was just too damn selfish to do it.
    Just then there was a knock at the door. Terror coursed through my veins. What if Vin found me already? What if Stephen had told him that I left with some guy and he tracked that some guy down? The thought had me hiding in the corner behind a chair.
    Nathan came out of the bathroom door looking around. His face dropped as he hung his head and headed toward the door. Panic hit me hard and froze me in my spot. Vin was on the other side of that door, I just knew it. My happy bubble burst and reality was seeping in. I couldn’t breathe, blink, sneeze, nothing while I waited for Vin to burst through the doors hurting Nathan and killing me. Amazingly enough, the only part of that that sent fear through me was Nathan getting hurt.
    Nathan reappeared and flopped down on the bed, resting his elbows on his knees, he dropped his head to his hands. Waiting for Vin to come in, but after a few minutes still nothing. As the relief poured over me like water from a shower, I was out from behind the chair and barreling into Nathan as if we hadn’t seen each other for a long time.
    “Kristy?” Nathan asked, pulling back.
    He stared at me for a moment before sealing his lips over mine. My hands moved to his pants, opening them and pulling him free then I worked my own jeans and panties off. Once he’s shifted back on the bed and ready, I climb over him and slam myself down on him hard. Never taking my lips off his, I worked up and down his shaft quickly. Suddenly, Nathan flips us over and he’s pounding into me with as much fervor as I had while