“Grace, I have a flight to catch to Texas soon.” He runs his fingers through his hair. “I didn’t come over here tonight to make love to you. I came to take you out to dinner, to get to know you some.” Laughing, he takes my face between his hands. “I’m going to blame you for screaming while fighting with the water in your shower when I arrived. If you hadn’t been naked, I might have stood a chance against you.”
Resting his forehead against mine, he runs his fingers down my back. “I want more Grace, but I can’t right now. I have a case waiting for me in Texas. Hopefully it won’t take long, but I promise to come back here as soon as it’s over, because this, me and you, is only just starting.”
Kissing my forehead, he walks out of the bathroom, returning with my robe. He helps me into it before he starts to dress. I stand watching him cover up his sexy as sin body.
I start to feel sad. Will Josh be back? Or is he just saying that to make his leaving easier on him or me? God, I wish I were more experienced.
“Grace. I can see the wheels turning in that pretty little head of yours.” Taking my hands, he pulls me close. “I promise to return to you as soon as I can. I can’t give you a date, because bad guys don’t always fall in line, but I’ll be back. Make no mistake about that.”
“Okay Josh. I’ll walk you to the door.” Holding his hand, we walk to the front door. Taking my face into his hands, he kisses me and kisses me. Finally pulling away, to breathe, we just look at each other.
“I need to leave.”
Opening the door, he steps outside. “Take care, Grace. I’ll be thinking about you.”
I shut the door as he walks toward, what I presume, is his car.
Glancing at the clock, Josh was here for about an hour and in that hour, I’ve lost my heart.
The End
Find out what happens when Josh returns to Jackson Hole, eight months later, in Book 2, New Beginning, due out in 2015.
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