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and glared down at its screen. He shook his head and threw the phone on top of the coat,
returning his gaze to Tess.
Well?
As always, Mike has perfect timing.
He wouldn t call this late if it wasn t about work, would he?
I don t plan on finding out. Johnny eased his body alongside hers, as if he d never
left, his hands all over her again. But thanks for being so concerned.
I just figured
Now, where were we& ? Johnny s finger traced her temple, her cheekbone, then
down her neck until he reached an erect nipple. Do you really want me to call him
back?
Don t you dare. Tess smiled as she pulled Johnny down on her.
Some people never experienced sex as tantalizing as their foreplay, but Tess wanted
Johnny to take her completely, wanted to feel him inside her, feel the way Johnny used to
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make love to her for hours when they were teenagers. She wanted to stay trapped in this
picture, to live out a dream that she thought had died a long time ago, one she had held on
to for so many years.
She looked up into his smoldering eyes. I want you.
You don t know how bad I want you.
Show me.
She wrapped her arms around his neck, pulling him close. Her pearl-coated
fingernails stalked down his spine until they reached his lower back, begging him, gently
digging into his skin, until Johnny finally met her passion.
The sound escaping him pleased her beyond belief. The way he moved only pleased
her more. After all the fantasizing that had led to the forgotten dreams, Johnny was back
making love to her in a way so unlike before.
* * *
Their bodies wound down along with the flames as Johnny held Tess securely in his
arms. She could hear the beating of his heart against her ear, her head resting on his chest.
She didn t want to speak, for fear of what was to come. For fear that he would get up and
walk out on her, leaving her alone in the quiet house, to once again face the one thing
missing in her life.
However, he showed no signs of leaving. He seemed to be content holding her,
stroking her long brown hair with the tips of gentle fingers. It was the simplicity of his
touch that made her quiver with the reality of what had happened. Had it been loneliness
that brought him back to her? She wasn t sure.
She needed to know.
Tess leaned up on one arm in order to see his face. His immediate, loving smile gave
her hope that his needs had been the same as hers, the urgent need to be back in each
other s arms again. She didn t think she could accept any other explanation.
Are you regretting stopping me from leaving earlier? Johnny asked, his hands
traveling down the length of her naked body.
Should I have let you walk out?
What kind of answer is that?
What do you think?
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She wanted to tell him how she really felt, but decided it would be to her advantage
to leave the ball in his court. The last thing she wanted to do was pressure him with all
the undying words of her love that threatened to slip past her lips. It was way too soon to
be giving in to the crazy fantasy that they could just pick up where they had left off
eleven years ago.
I don t know how you feel, but I m glad you stopped me from walking out that
door. He nodded to the front of the house.
Tess repositioned her head against his chest, wrapping one arm around him, thinking
about what he had said. He seemed glad he had stayed, but what exactly did that mean?
Could it be possible they could have something more than one night, this soon after
Lindsey s death?
Disrupting her thoughts, Johnny lifted them both so he was sitting up, his back
resting on the oversized pillows with Tess lying against him.
What s wrong? he asked, tilting her chin with his index finger, giving Tess no
choice but to look him in the eyes.
It s strange& Tess paused, wanting her words to come out right, wanting them to
portray her true feelings.
What s that?
I never thought we could be like this again.
You ve thought about us?
Too much.
Me, too. Johnny bent down, lightly grazing her lips with the wake of his kiss.
I find that hard to believe. Suddenly her mood turned from professing her feelings
to wanting to know how Johnny could ve had room for two women in his heart, the
betrayal of the past coming back in force. I mean& After we ended things, it wasn t
long before you married. I guess I always assumed you must ve found something in
Lindsey that I couldn t give you. You two were together for so many years, in love, I
can t imagine you looking back on us, what we had.
She closed her eyes. A lone tear escaped.
I ve regretted what took place between us since the moment it happened, and I ve
never forgiven myself for the look in your eyes that day.
The day you ended things or the day I found you in bed with my best friend?
Suddenly the years didn t seem distant any more.
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Tess&
I m sorry. I shouldn t have said that.
Don t be. It was a rotten thing for me to do. But don t think for one second that I
ever cheated on you or had feelings for Lindsey when you and I were together. Johnny
pulled her close. I let so many outside forces get in our way, Mike, your mother& He
looked down at her. If we re going to be honest, you have to admit, we were just kids
back then. I guess I wasn t ready to grow up just yet.
I understood that.
Johnny raised his eyebrows.
Not when you ended it, of course, but I did, in time. That s why I went to your
apartment that day, to tell you I understood.
Why didn t you answer my calls, then? Why did you make Lindsey be the go-
between? You know I wanted you back. You told Lindsey there wasn t anything I could
do to fix things, that I d hurt you too badly. You told her it was over that you didn t
want anything to do with me.
Tess jerked back. What? What? Lindsey said that?
Lindsey had told him that she didn t want to see him. And Johnny he d just taken
her word for it. Okay, they d only been teenagers, but how could Lindsey have betrayed
her like that? And why hadn t Johnny fought harder to get her back?
And you just took her word for it, didn t bother to make the extra effort to tell me
yourself? Tess was humiliated that Lindsey had twisted the situation to her benefit.
Are you saying that ?
I had no idea. She played us both for fools, and you made it damn easy for her to do
it.
Tess stood, letting the conversation get the best of her, feeling eighteen all over
again. She disappeared into the bathroom, leaving Johnny to stew in the deception,
oblivious to the current pain in his life, wanting him to feel the pain of her past.
* * *
After Tess heard the front door shut she emerged from the bathroom, waiting for
Johnny s headlights to disappear down the driveway before entering the living room. Part
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and glared down at its screen. He shook his head and threw the phone on top of the coat,
returning his gaze to Tess.
Well?
As always, Mike has perfect timing.
He wouldn t call this late if it wasn t about work, would he?
I don t plan on finding out. Johnny eased his body alongside hers, as if he d never
left, his hands all over her again. But thanks for being so concerned.
I just figured
Now, where were we& ? Johnny s finger traced her temple, her cheekbone, then
down her neck until he reached an erect nipple. Do you really want me to call him
back?
Don t you dare. Tess smiled as she pulled Johnny down on her.
Some people never experienced sex as tantalizing as their foreplay, but Tess wanted
Johnny to take her completely, wanted to feel him inside her, feel the way Johnny used to
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make love to her for hours when they were teenagers. She wanted to stay trapped in this
picture, to live out a dream that she thought had died a long time ago, one she had held on
to for so many years.
She looked up into his smoldering eyes. I want you.
You don t know how bad I want you.
Show me.
She wrapped her arms around his neck, pulling him close. Her pearl-coated
fingernails stalked down his spine until they reached his lower back, begging him, gently
digging into his skin, until Johnny finally met her passion.
The sound escaping him pleased her beyond belief. The way he moved only pleased
her more. After all the fantasizing that had led to the forgotten dreams, Johnny was back
making love to her in a way so unlike before.
* * *
Their bodies wound down along with the flames as Johnny held Tess securely in his
arms. She could hear the beating of his heart against her ear, her head resting on his chest.
She didn t want to speak, for fear of what was to come. For fear that he would get up and
walk out on her, leaving her alone in the quiet house, to once again face the one thing
missing in her life.
However, he showed no signs of leaving. He seemed to be content holding her,
stroking her long brown hair with the tips of gentle fingers. It was the simplicity of his
touch that made her quiver with the reality of what had happened. Had it been loneliness
that brought him back to her? She wasn t sure.
She needed to know.
Tess leaned up on one arm in order to see his face. His immediate, loving smile gave
her hope that his needs had been the same as hers, the urgent need to be back in each
other s arms again. She didn t think she could accept any other explanation.
Are you regretting stopping me from leaving earlier? Johnny asked, his hands
traveling down the length of her naked body.
Should I have let you walk out?
What kind of answer is that?
What do you think?
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Amy Mistretta
She wanted to tell him how she really felt, but decided it would be to her advantage
to leave the ball in his court. The last thing she wanted to do was pressure him with all
the undying words of her love that threatened to slip past her lips. It was way too soon to
be giving in to the crazy fantasy that they could just pick up where they had left off
eleven years ago.
I don t know how you feel, but I m glad you stopped me from walking out that
door. He nodded to the front of the house.
Tess repositioned her head against his chest, wrapping one arm around him, thinking
about what he had said. He seemed glad he had stayed, but what exactly did that mean?
Could it be possible they could have something more than one night, this soon after
Lindsey s death?
Disrupting her thoughts, Johnny lifted them both so he was sitting up, his back
resting on the oversized pillows with Tess lying against him.
What s wrong? he asked, tilting her chin with his index finger, giving Tess no
choice but to look him in the eyes.
It s strange& Tess paused, wanting her words to come out right, wanting them to
portray her true feelings.
What s that?
I never thought we could be like this again.
You ve thought about us?
Too much.
Me, too. Johnny bent down, lightly grazing her lips with the wake of his kiss.
I find that hard to believe. Suddenly her mood turned from professing her feelings
to wanting to know how Johnny could ve had room for two women in his heart, the
betrayal of the past coming back in force. I mean& After we ended things, it wasn t
long before you married. I guess I always assumed you must ve found something in
Lindsey that I couldn t give you. You two were together for so many years, in love, I
can t imagine you looking back on us, what we had.
She closed her eyes. A lone tear escaped.
I ve regretted what took place between us since the moment it happened, and I ve
never forgiven myself for the look in your eyes that day.
The day you ended things or the day I found you in bed with my best friend?
Suddenly the years didn t seem distant any more.
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Tess&
I m sorry. I shouldn t have said that.
Don t be. It was a rotten thing for me to do. But don t think for one second that I
ever cheated on you or had feelings for Lindsey when you and I were together. Johnny
pulled her close. I let so many outside forces get in our way, Mike, your mother& He
looked down at her. If we re going to be honest, you have to admit, we were just kids
back then. I guess I wasn t ready to grow up just yet.
I understood that.
Johnny raised his eyebrows.
Not when you ended it, of course, but I did, in time. That s why I went to your
apartment that day, to tell you I understood.
Why didn t you answer my calls, then? Why did you make Lindsey be the go-
between? You know I wanted you back. You told Lindsey there wasn t anything I could
do to fix things, that I d hurt you too badly. You told her it was over that you didn t
want anything to do with me.
Tess jerked back. What? What? Lindsey said that?
Lindsey had told him that she didn t want to see him. And Johnny he d just taken
her word for it. Okay, they d only been teenagers, but how could Lindsey have betrayed
her like that? And why hadn t Johnny fought harder to get her back?
And you just took her word for it, didn t bother to make the extra effort to tell me
yourself? Tess was humiliated that Lindsey had twisted the situation to her benefit.
Are you saying that ?
I had no idea. She played us both for fools, and you made it damn easy for her to do
it.
Tess stood, letting the conversation get the best of her, feeling eighteen all over
again. She disappeared into the bathroom, leaving Johnny to stew in the deception,
oblivious to the current pain in his life, wanting him to feel the pain of her past.
* * *
After Tess heard the front door shut she emerged from the bathroom, waiting for
Johnny s headlights to disappear down the driveway before entering the living room. Part
of her was ashamed for acting like a child, hiding out in the bathroom instead of finishing [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]