Broken Wings (Contemporary Romance) by D.G. Torrens

down heavily on hers. Angelina wrapped her lithe legs around his toned back and took a deep breath as he entered her.
    For over an hour, they wantonly discovered each other’s bodies, taking their time to familiarize themself with the other. Eventually, tired and exhausted, Angelina fell asleep in Joshua’s arms. As he lay there stroking her hair, Joshua watched Angelina sleeping for the longest time. He never wanted to let her go. He decided he would spend every last minute possible with her before his next deployment. Eventually, he fell asleep, a deep sleep, one free of bad dreams.
    On Saturday morning, Angelina awoke to the sound of music coming from her kitchen. She lay in bed for a few moments and closed her eyes as she recalled every single touch and every single kiss from the night before. Eventually, she climbed out of bed, sporting a huge grin as she made her way downstairs. “Good morning, beautiful, I thought I would surprise you by fetching you breakfast in bed.”
    Angelina strolled up to him and wrapped herself around him. “Good morning to you too,” she said and she planted a kiss on his soft plump lips.
    “ So this is what I’ve been missing all this time. Now I see why the boys are always in such a hurry to get home,” he said, laughing.
    He pulled out a chair and beckoned for Angelina to sit down then served up scrambled eggs, toast and two mugs of coffee, “Sorry, this was the best I could rustle up with no sausages or bacon hiding in your poorly stocked fridge!”
    Angelina looked at him with mock concern. “Oops, you have caught me out! I forgot to go shopping, there was this rather handsome guy who distracted me during the week,” she teased.
    “ Well, I can see how that would make you forget your weekly shop. Hey look, I have a few things to do today so I will need to head home after breakfast; however, I was thinking maybe you would like to come over to mine for dinner tonight. What do you think?”
    Angelina nodded in agreement. “Yes, that would be lovely. I'm guessing you can cook then!”
    “ Hey, I'm a culinary genius. You would be surprised at what I can rustle up in the kitchen, Miss Ferria!”

Chapter Seven
    Angelina greeted Lucy at the door. “So, how did it go with Joshua?” Before answering, Angelina led Lucy to the kitchen and made them both a cup of tea and then they both sat down.
    “ Lucy, there is one moment in your life when you are with someone and you feel like the whole world has ground to a sudden unexplainable halt. Suddenly it feels as if there is no one else in existence, just the two of you, perfectly balanced on a precipice, knowing you will never fall. That’s how I feel when I’m with him. He makes everything feel magical and perfect. I am falling in love with him, Lucy, and it’s scaring the hell out of me. He has not left yet and I am already feeling the pull of his absence.”
    Lucy placed her hand over her friend’s and looked at her in complete shock. “Oh my God, I never thought I would see this day. You were dead set on avoiding love altogether. Wow, Joshua really pulled it out of the bag. If it were not for Richard, I would almost envy you.” She laughed.
    “ So when are you seeing him again?
    “ Tonight, he is cooking dinner for me at his place.”
    “ And the man cooks too! I am so pleased for you; this is exactly what you needed in your life, only you didn’t even know it. Look, I have to dash; Richard and I are going shopping for his mother’s birthday present and you know how fussy she can be! So, have a wonderful time tonight and I will check in with you tomorrow afternoon. Oh and wear something sexy. Hell, go all out and show off that wonderful figure of yours for a change…”
    Angelina sat staring into her dishevelled wardrobe, nothing stood out. She reached for a red dress hanging loosely at the back. She held it against her and looked at herself in the mirror. Nope, too obvious for dinner . She flung the dress down on to the