Free Winter's Embrace by Kathleen Ball Page B

she put her arms
around his neck, pulling his head down so she could kiss him.
    Her velvety, full lips were a taste of his future and
he couldn’t get enough of her.
    “You’re sure that Rachael will be all right with Colt
and Caleb?”
    Stone grabbed her hands and pulled her toward him.
“She loves it over there. Besides I have my neighbor, Summer ,
Holden’s wife, on standby if needed.” He kissed her behind the ear and enjoyed
the resulting shiver.
    “The bed, it’s beautiful. I’ve never seen a
four-poster bed before. Pictures, of course, but it certainly is impressive.”
Winter kissed his cheek. “You did all this for me?”
    “Of course and not just for a one night stand either.
I want you to be happy and I’m not feeding you a bunch of lies. I have missed
you every single day we were apart.”
    Pulling away, she gazed into his eyes.
    “I can sense your hesitation and, believe me, I
understand. I know I’m the cause of the look of doubt in your eyes.” He
caressed her satiny cheek with the back of his hand. “Trust me.”
    The whole room brightened with her smile and when she
nodded at him, he thought his heart would burst. He’d been given the gift of a
second chance and it humbled him.
    He kissed the side of her neck, and the resulting
shiver gave him all the confidence he needed. Her top and bra were off in
record time. He could feel her trying to unbutton his shirt with shaking hands.
He quickly took over embracing her skin to skin.
    Lifting a hand between them, Stone stroked her
breasts. Her hardened nipples excited him to no end. Sitting on the bed, he
pulled her down, laid her on her back, and he kissed one, then the other
pebbled nipple. Her little moans enthralled him and when he felt her hands
running over his chest, he couldn’t wait any longer.
    He reached and unbuttoned her jeans, pulling them off,
revealing black lace panties. Stone grinned, but just as quickly, he took them
off her.
    “You are so beautiful, more so than I remember, and
your skin is like the softest down.” He ran his hands up her creamy thighs,
kissing everywhere he touched while she squirmed beneath him.
    “Stone, please.”
    “I’m getting there, don’t worry.”
    “I mean now, don’t tease me. Get your pants off and
make love to me.”
    Stone laughed. “What do you think I’ve been doing?”
    “Well do it faster, you’re making me crazy!”
    Stone shucked his pants and lowered himself on top of
her. Winter’s beautiful, green eyes and long, blonde hair struck him. He'd
dreamt of this moment. Kissing her deeply, he entered her. It was everything he
remembered and more. Winter met him thrust for thrust as though she couldn’t
get enough of him.
    Stiffening, she cried out and it was enough to send
him over the edge. God, it felt good. Finally, she was his.
    He started to take her into his arms when his cell
phone rang. Groaning, he rolled off the bed, found his jeans on the floor, and
pulled his phone out of the pocket. He answered it looking at Winter’s luminous eyes, hoping the call wasn’t important. It
was Colt.
    “What happened?”
    “Rachael wants her mama. Apparently, she was sliding
down the porch banister, thinking that the snow would catch her like a cloud.
Instead it was iced over.”
    Winter jumped up and grabbed her clothes. “Is she all
right?”
    “Nothing a little TLC from you
couldn’t cure.”

 
     
     
     
    Chapter Eight
     
     
    “If I remember correctly, you had fun the last time we
did it.” Stone enjoyed watching her face turn all shades of red as he shuffled
the cards. “Strip poker is a great game and I’m pretty sure you won and got to
see a pretty big prize.”
    “I don’t remember it being such a big prize.” Winter quickly looked away.
    “Oh really? I
know they say if you’ve seen one you’ve seen them all, but I don’t believe in
my case it’s true.” Stone bit his bottom lip to keep from laughing. She was fun
to tease.
    “True?”
    “If you’ve seen