wet body like the fingers of a hungry lover.
His hungry eyes
followed one rivulet of water from her shoulder over the slope of her full
breast, down her flat tummy until it disappeared in the bright pink bikini
bottom. He swallowed hard at the lump in his throat and swung furious eyes on
her.
Clarissa looked up and
smiled when her eyes fell on the little boy running towards her and had to
brace herself when he threw himself through the air into her arms. The breath wheezed
out of her and she struggled to keep her footing. Not realizing that he nearly
toppled them over, he beamed at her and wrapped his arms around her neck.
“Rissa, I longed for
you!” Clarissa smiled and tenderly wiped the black hair from his brow.
“You mean you missed
me?”
His smiling face
answered the question, as did the low rumble next to her.
“Yeah … I’m sure that’s
what he meant. You have to actually love someone to long for them.”
Her eyes lifted to his
and his fiery gaze captured hers and refused to let go, the message in them one
of loathing. When Robby started wiggling, she realized that her grip around
his body has tightened and she slowly lowered him to the sand. Her breathing
was shallow and uneven.
Would she ever get used
to seeing him look at her that way, all the while longing for love to shine
from his eyes, rather than distaste and loathing? Worse than that, would she
survive not seeing him again once he leaves in a few weeks even though he made
it clear he hates her now? A low sob escaped her and she swung away, briskly
walking towards her cottage.
“I must say I am
surprised to see you up so early,” Raymond growled softly behind her.
She glanced back at
him. His lips were pressed together and his jaw tight. Robby happily followed
a step behind him, trying to step into his feet imprints in the sand.
“Why is that?”
“Well, after your hot
date …”
He allowed the sentence
to dangle and her heart tightened remembering how their nights used to end
after they went on dates.
“I have to work … and
besides, it’s none of your business.” She increased her pace, longing for the
privacy of her cottage, away from his probing eyes.
“Guess not. Tell me,
do you still have the stamina you used to?”
Her breath caught in
her throat and she speared a glance at him, stopped mid-stride and slammed her
fists on her hips.
He turned towards her,
his gaze caressing a trail of heat down her body that had her skin burn all the
way to her toes and back. Belatedly she realized that she was standing in front
of him in a skimpy bikini and no towel! She felt her nipples tingle in
response to his hot gaze and wrapped her arms around waist so that he did not
notice.
“You are crude!” His
black eyebrow shot towards his hairline and he slowly grinned.
“Now whatever are you
thinking about? Tsk, tsk, I was merely referring to your ability to party into
all hours of the night!”
His eyes moved over her
face, hesitated on her lips and slid down to stare at her breasts. His slow
smirk told her he noticed the effect he had on her.
“Well, I see you are
the one with the … em … luscious thoughts! Does that mean he was not able to
satisfy you … or that you just do not have what it takes any …?”
“Raymond! Stop it!
How dare you talk to me that way! I am not some cheap …Oh!”
Words escaped her and
she felt hot tears burning her eyes. She swung around and furiously started
jogging away.
His hard hand around
her elbow brought her up short and he roughly hauled her back against his warm
body. All the way, up against him, so that she felt every hard ridge and
muscle straining against her near naked body.
His warm breath
feathered against her neck and she nearly fainted when he placed a soft kiss at
the base of her neck. His lips nuzzled her skin softly and he drew the skin
between his lips and sucked hard. Her neck fell backwards against his
His hungry eyes
followed one rivulet of water from her shoulder over the slope of her full
breast, down her flat tummy until it disappeared in the bright pink bikini
bottom. He swallowed hard at the lump in his throat and swung furious eyes on
her.
Clarissa looked up and
smiled when her eyes fell on the little boy running towards her and had to
brace herself when he threw himself through the air into her arms. The breath wheezed
out of her and she struggled to keep her footing. Not realizing that he nearly
toppled them over, he beamed at her and wrapped his arms around her neck.
“Rissa, I longed for
you!” Clarissa smiled and tenderly wiped the black hair from his brow.
“You mean you missed
me?”
His smiling face
answered the question, as did the low rumble next to her.
“Yeah … I’m sure that’s
what he meant. You have to actually love someone to long for them.”
Her eyes lifted to his
and his fiery gaze captured hers and refused to let go, the message in them one
of loathing. When Robby started wiggling, she realized that her grip around
his body has tightened and she slowly lowered him to the sand. Her breathing
was shallow and uneven.
Would she ever get used
to seeing him look at her that way, all the while longing for love to shine
from his eyes, rather than distaste and loathing? Worse than that, would she
survive not seeing him again once he leaves in a few weeks even though he made
it clear he hates her now? A low sob escaped her and she swung away, briskly
walking towards her cottage.
“I must say I am
surprised to see you up so early,” Raymond growled softly behind her.
She glanced back at
him. His lips were pressed together and his jaw tight. Robby happily followed
a step behind him, trying to step into his feet imprints in the sand.
“Why is that?”
“Well, after your hot
date …”
He allowed the sentence
to dangle and her heart tightened remembering how their nights used to end
after they went on dates.
“I have to work … and
besides, it’s none of your business.” She increased her pace, longing for the
privacy of her cottage, away from his probing eyes.
“Guess not. Tell me,
do you still have the stamina you used to?”
Her breath caught in
her throat and she speared a glance at him, stopped mid-stride and slammed her
fists on her hips.
He turned towards her,
his gaze caressing a trail of heat down her body that had her skin burn all the
way to her toes and back. Belatedly she realized that she was standing in front
of him in a skimpy bikini and no towel! She felt her nipples tingle in
response to his hot gaze and wrapped her arms around waist so that he did not
notice.
“You are crude!” His
black eyebrow shot towards his hairline and he slowly grinned.
“Now whatever are you
thinking about? Tsk, tsk, I was merely referring to your ability to party into
all hours of the night!”
His eyes moved over her
face, hesitated on her lips and slid down to stare at her breasts. His slow
smirk told her he noticed the effect he had on her.
“Well, I see you are
the one with the … em … luscious thoughts! Does that mean he was not able to
satisfy you … or that you just do not have what it takes any …?”
“Raymond! Stop it!
How dare you talk to me that way! I am not some cheap …Oh!”
Words escaped her and
she felt hot tears burning her eyes. She swung around and furiously started
jogging away.
His hard hand around
her elbow brought her up short and he roughly hauled her back against his warm
body. All the way, up against him, so that she felt every hard ridge and
muscle straining against her near naked body.
His warm breath
feathered against her neck and she nearly fainted when he placed a soft kiss at
the base of her neck. His lips nuzzled her skin softly and he drew the skin
between his lips and sucked hard. Her neck fell backwards against his
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