"If we're going to be together, you can't be keeping things from me. You should have kept me apprised of the situation. Things could have gone horribly wrong and I wasn't prepared."
He braced his arms on the bed beside her and leaned forward to kiss her forehead.
Natalie half-heartedly shoved him away. “Don't think you can sweet-talk your way out of this. Don't think I'm going to go all goo-goo-my-hero on you. I'm damn well mad. And why the hell does my head hurt so bad?"
"That's my fault. I ... overloaded, and you caught the fall-out."
"You mean this could happen again?"
He nodded. “You asked if it was inherited or learned. It's both. When we're married—"
"Don't press your luck."
He actually had the nerve to fight a smile. “Normally there's a more gradual absorption of ability and you're eased into it so it becomes as well developed and controlled as it is for those born with it. Last night—"
"You overloaded into me.” She snickered. “You pack one hell of an orgasm.” She levered her elbows beneath her. “Can you at least make the pain go away without the drugs?"
"I can ... if you trust me. It'll mean opening into you again."
She felt tears sting her eyes and tried to blink them away. They trickled down her cheeks anyway. “I do trust you, Doug. But you have to trust me, too. With everything, good and bad."
"Agreed."
He rolled onto the bed and patted the mattress between his thighs. “Come sit."
Natalie crawled into the cove of his body and rested against him. Here was safety and comfort. Here was love.
He slid his fingers through her hair, massaging gently. She sighed with the relief that seeped into her pores. Pain dissipated.
"Can you see it?” he whispered.
She did—his love, how he saw her and their life, how he envisioned their children, how each breath he gave was for her ... forever.
She sighed and cuddled deeper. “All I see is you ... resting in the corner of my soul."
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Caitlyn Willows
Erotic romance author Caitlyn Willows weaves deep emotions and sizzling sensuality into her action-filled stories. Believing life is to be lived and felt, not merely watched, Willows delivers real-to-life characters in unforgettable tales of love, adventure, and always steamy passion.
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