The pace grew faster and faster. "Yes! Yes!" they screamed as their bodies approached orgasm. "Now! Now!" It was the final surrender. They shook and trembled, clits pressing tightly against their lover's firm legs, sliding with the wetness, yet holding fast to the end. Their bodies shook so that the floor vibrated beneath them.
Clinging together, moaning softly, they kissed one another's face and gazed into each other's eyes – deep, dark, swirling pools of radiance and emotion, rising and falling in rhythm with their bodies.
Taryn closed her eyes and rested her head on Lisa's breast. She listened to her heartbeat racing and pounding. Her eyes still closed, she thought about Kimberly Justin, her brilliant red hair and her emerald green eyes. She envisioned her standing on a mountain, the wind tangling her hair about her face and her arms spread open, waiting. Taryn imagined herself rushing toward her, then pausing only a few feet away. It was then she realized that she needed Kimberly and it was up to her to close the distance that loomed between them.
Moving very quietly so she wouldn't wake Lisa, Taryn slipped into the bedroom where she spent the previous night. She pulled her cellular phone from her purse and dialed Camarin's number at the cabin. Camarin answered on the second ring. "Hi, Camarin."
"Taryn," Camarin whispered into the receiver. "What's up?" she asked, glancing furtively into the living room where Taylor and Kimberly were talking.
Taryn sighed. "I need you to do something for me, Camarin. It's about Kimberly."
"Okay," Camarin prompted her. "What do you need me to do?"
She took a pad and pen from the kitchen counter, poised to take notes.
"First of all, where is she now?"
Camarin drew a deep breath, wondering how much she should tell Taryn. "Actually, she's here in the cabin with Taylor and me. Do you want to speak to her?"
Taryn's brows drew together in a frown, wondering why Kimberly was there. However, she would deal with that later. "Okay, I want you to keep her there. I'm driving back up tonight. When I get there, I want you and Taylor to make yourselves scarce. Do you understand?"
"Well, yes." Camarin wanted to ask Taryn why she was coming, but she felt certain she already knew. "What time will you be here?"
she asked.
"A couple of hours," Taryn replied. "See you then."
Camarin listened as the telephone clicked in her ear. She heard movement behind her and turned to find Kimberly standing in the doorway. "Hi," she said, replacing the receiver as nonchalantly as possible.
"Who was that?" Kimberly asked, an unexplainable flutter in her chest.
"Uh, it was Taryn. She's going to be here in a couple of hours and she'd like you to stick around so she can talk to you. You weren't planning on going back to your cabin tonight, were you?"
The flutter was now a tremble that weakened her extremities.
Kimberly closed her eyes and thought about the mysterious woman who had haunted her thoughts since the first time they'd met. She touched her cheek where Taryn had kissed her the night she stayed at Morgan Estates. "I'm staying here," she replied in a faint voice.
Forgetting Camarin, Kimberly sighed dreamily and returned to the living room. She gathered her drink and sat down in front of the fireplace. As she stared into the fire and thought about Taryn, Kimberly lost track of the time. She did not hear the back door open and close nor did she hear the exchange of voices in the kitchen.
However, she did feel the hand that settled on her shoulder and she caught a whiff of the familiar perfume. Smiling, she turned and opened her arms to Taryn Williams. Just as Pat had promised, this was going to be a Christmas Kimberly Justin would never forget.
Table of Contents
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
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