marry. Now, there was no hope for the future, no possibility that they would ever become hus-band and wife. Too many obstacles stood between them— far more now than in the past.
On some instinctive level Joe knew that if he never made love to Andi, a part of him would remain incom-plete. He would always wonder. And he would always long for what had never been. But did Andi feel the same?
When Joe pulled the Expedition up in front of his hum-ble home, Andi didn't move. He reached out to nudge her,then stopped himself. He got out, rounded the SUV and opened Andi's door, then shoved her car keys into his pocket and retrieved his house key. She didn't move, didn't open her eyes. He slid one arm beneath her and lifted her up and into his arms. She moaned softly and snuggled against him, wrapping her arm around his neck. His body reacted in a typical male fashion, and he ad-mitted to himself that he would like nothing better than to take her inside to his bed and make passionate love to her.
Maneuvering awkwardly, still holding Andi securely, Joe fiddled with the door lock, inserting the key and trying to balance the sleeping woman in his arms. The lock clicked. He turned the knob and the door swung open. Andi mumbled. Her eyelids flickered.“Joe?''
"Yeah?"
"Oh, Joe."She nuzzled his neck with her nose and buried her face against his shoulder.
As much as he wished she were consciously reacting with pleasure to being in his arms, he realized that she wasn't fully awake, that she wasn't aware of what she was saying or doing.
Joe carried her through the living room and into his bedroom. When he deposited her on his unmade bed, she clung to him, her arms tugging him down to her. His muscles strained. His body yearned.Kiss her,an inner voice advised.Even if she wakes and slaps your face af-terward, won't it be worth it?Joe came down over her, bracing himself with his hands as he sat on the edge ofthe bed and lowered his lips to hers. For a split second he almost stopped himself, but the urge to take her mouth, to taste her sweet lips, overpowered his conscience.
Her mouth was soft and warm and inviting. She partic-ipated in the kiss, from first tender touch to the hot, moist tongue-mating. Joe's sex hardened. He wanted more. He wanted everything she had to give.
He couldn't resist touching her. Bracinghimself with one hand, he lifted the other and slid it just inside her collar, his fingertips ca-ressing her neck as his thumb stroked her throat.
As if his touch had brought her to full consciousness, alerting her to reality, Andi's eyelids flew open and she stared up at Joe. Just for a moment she smiled at him, and he saw the desire in her eyes. But in a heartbeat, the smile faded, replaced with a frown. The hunger in her eyes van-ished.
"What do you think you're doing?" she demanded.
"Nothing you didn't want me to do."
Andi shoved against his chest. "Get off me!"
Joe lifted himself up and off the bed, then stood and glared down at her. “You were asleep when we got here, so I decided not to wake you. But when you wrapped yourself around me and kept calling my Generated by ABC Amber LIT Conv erter, http://www.processtext.com/abclit.html
name, I took it as an invitation to—"
"To take advantage of me?"Andi shot straight up in bed, glanced around the room and then groaned.
"I'm in your bedroom."
"So? It's the only bedroom in the house."
"If you thought I was goingto. . .that we were going to. . .I'll have you know that you're the last man on earth I'd have sex with." She jumped out of bed and confronted him. "What's happened to you? You used to be a gentle-man. When we were dating you never wouldhave. . .well, you didn't ever try to push me into doing something I wasn't ready to do."
"Maybe I should have."
"What?" She glared at him, an incredulous look on her face.
He wanted to grab her by the shoulders and force her to admit the truth—that despite all the obstacles that kept them apart, the old chemistry between
On some instinctive level Joe knew that if he never made love to Andi, a part of him would remain incom-plete. He would always wonder. And he would always long for what had never been. But did Andi feel the same?
When Joe pulled the Expedition up in front of his hum-ble home, Andi didn't move. He reached out to nudge her,then stopped himself. He got out, rounded the SUV and opened Andi's door, then shoved her car keys into his pocket and retrieved his house key. She didn't move, didn't open her eyes. He slid one arm beneath her and lifted her up and into his arms. She moaned softly and snuggled against him, wrapping her arm around his neck. His body reacted in a typical male fashion, and he ad-mitted to himself that he would like nothing better than to take her inside to his bed and make passionate love to her.
Maneuvering awkwardly, still holding Andi securely, Joe fiddled with the door lock, inserting the key and trying to balance the sleeping woman in his arms. The lock clicked. He turned the knob and the door swung open. Andi mumbled. Her eyelids flickered.“Joe?''
"Yeah?"
"Oh, Joe."She nuzzled his neck with her nose and buried her face against his shoulder.
As much as he wished she were consciously reacting with pleasure to being in his arms, he realized that she wasn't fully awake, that she wasn't aware of what she was saying or doing.
Joe carried her through the living room and into his bedroom. When he deposited her on his unmade bed, she clung to him, her arms tugging him down to her. His muscles strained. His body yearned.Kiss her,an inner voice advised.Even if she wakes and slaps your face af-terward, won't it be worth it?Joe came down over her, bracing himself with his hands as he sat on the edge ofthe bed and lowered his lips to hers. For a split second he almost stopped himself, but the urge to take her mouth, to taste her sweet lips, overpowered his conscience.
Her mouth was soft and warm and inviting. She partic-ipated in the kiss, from first tender touch to the hot, moist tongue-mating. Joe's sex hardened. He wanted more. He wanted everything she had to give.
He couldn't resist touching her. Bracinghimself with one hand, he lifted the other and slid it just inside her collar, his fingertips ca-ressing her neck as his thumb stroked her throat.
As if his touch had brought her to full consciousness, alerting her to reality, Andi's eyelids flew open and she stared up at Joe. Just for a moment she smiled at him, and he saw the desire in her eyes. But in a heartbeat, the smile faded, replaced with a frown. The hunger in her eyes van-ished.
"What do you think you're doing?" she demanded.
"Nothing you didn't want me to do."
Andi shoved against his chest. "Get off me!"
Joe lifted himself up and off the bed, then stood and glared down at her. “You were asleep when we got here, so I decided not to wake you. But when you wrapped yourself around me and kept calling my Generated by ABC Amber LIT Conv erter, http://www.processtext.com/abclit.html
name, I took it as an invitation to—"
"To take advantage of me?"Andi shot straight up in bed, glanced around the room and then groaned.
"I'm in your bedroom."
"So? It's the only bedroom in the house."
"If you thought I was goingto. . .that we were going to. . .I'll have you know that you're the last man on earth I'd have sex with." She jumped out of bed and confronted him. "What's happened to you? You used to be a gentle-man. When we were dating you never wouldhave. . .well, you didn't ever try to push me into doing something I wasn't ready to do."
"Maybe I should have."
"What?" She glared at him, an incredulous look on her face.
He wanted to grab her by the shoulders and force her to admit the truth—that despite all the obstacles that kept them apart, the old chemistry between
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