Free Forever's Promises (Forever In Luck Series Book 1) by J. Darling Page A

to slow this train
down. She knew if she gave an inch, they’d go the full mile. Nate’s hand moved
to her chin, and tilted it upwards. He had beautiful eyes, she thought, and in
the dim morning light, she was lost in their sultry color.
    “Good
morning,” he said. “I would hope to wake like this every day, with you in my
arms.”
    He
had a raspy morning voice, and upon hearing it, she felt a little flip, followed
by a tightening within. Lifting her hand to his chest, he took her under the
arms and pulled her up to face level. There was no escaping him, and honestly, she
didn’t know if she really wanted to. His mouth was on her, on her lips, then
her neck, her shoulder. Gentle, delicate, teasing nibbles, slowly up, and then back
down. He was tantalizing, and she quivered as she gently moved her hands along
his sides and up onto his strong, muscular back. When he came to her ear, his
breath was hot, and his lips determined. She couldn’t stop the sounds that
bubbled up in response to his ministrations.
    Trying
to turn her head to give him better access, she couldn’t. Picking her up with
one arm, he had her under him in a moment’s time. Continuing his exploration, he
brushed softly with his lips, rubbed tenderly with his bearded stubble, and she
was about out of her mind from the sensations of erotic delight. Wanting more, and
yet needing it to stop, she turned her face to him and he took her mouth, just
seized it, kissing her long and deep, adding fuel to the fire that had started
between them.
    Gasping,
the need for air breaking their kiss, he went back to attending to her ear and
neck. Breathing hard, she was on fire, and couldn’t remember feeling this way,
with such intensity, for a long, long time. Oh boy, if this is what he could do
just by kissing her, then what about when… Oh Lord, she was in trouble, big
trouble. Just then, she heard someone moving around upstairs. He’d heard it
too, because he stopped what he was doing and put his forehead to hers, while   he worked to reign in his control.
    “We
have to talk. Sooner than later,” he said, while breathing hard. “There’s stuff
that has to be cleared up between us.” More deep breaths. “It’s important,
you’re important, and you have to know what happened. If this goes further
between us, I won’t be able to let you go if you change your mind. I don’t even
know if I could now,” he said, as he moved to lay next to her.
    “Hey,”
Jake said, poking his head in the room.
    “Your
timing sucks,” Nate growled.
    “Yeah,
well so does yours,” Jake answered, as he walked through the room to the
kitchen. “Dad’s up, and will be down any minute, so you might want to quit
mauling his daughter before he walks in. I’d hate for you to have survived Iraq
and Afghanistan, only to meet your maker in Luck, Wisconsin.”
    Leaning
in and kissing her on the temple, he asked, “Can I see you later?”
    She
shrugged. “Maybe, I’m going to spend the afternoon with your mom working on a
project.”
    Pleased
with the knowledge, he nodded and smiled, then kissed her on the lips. Moving
to get up, he answered, “Nice, I like that. Why don’t you go back to bed, get
some more rest before you meet mom.”
    “I
might,” she answered, stretching a long stretch as she took advantage of the
extra room on the couch, her shirt ridding up in the process. Pulling it down,
she yawned and rubbed her bare arms.
    Groaning
at the sight, he rubbed his eyes with his thumb and forefinger, while giving
his head a brisk shake. Taking a deep breath, he looked at her and said, “You’re
killing me here.” Grabbing the blanket off the back of the couch, he wrapped it
around her and tucked her in, kissing her once more time before leaving.

 
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    Linnie
stood on the front step of Nate’s house, waiting for his mom to answer the
door. For whatever reason, she felt nervous. She couldn’t say why, she just
did. She’d been to Nate’s house so many