“Just a nightmare.” My face flushes with heat. “I’m so sorry I woke you. You can go back to sleep. I’m fine.”
I lie back down and turn away from him.
I expect to feel the mattress bounce back up when he stands.
But that sensation never happens.
Instead, after a moment, the mattress sinks behind me.
It barely registers in my brain that Cam’s actually lying downin my bed, but then
he shifts so close that his chest touches my back. His arm slides around my waist, and he holds me close. I lie like a statue at first, afraid if I move he’ll mistake it for something sexual. But he keeps his arm firmly around me, and he kisses the back of my head lightly. I relax into his embrace, and eventually I fall asleep that way, in Cameron Wild’s arms.
* * *
Cameron
Savannah’s breathing evens out, and I know she’s fallen back to sleep. I brush her long hair off her neck and just barely resist putting my lips on her exposed skin. I want to kiss her so badly that I ache. I want to kiss all of Savannah’s pain away and make her the kinds of promises I never thought I’d be comfortable making to a woman. I’ve seen my cousins change when they met the right woman, but I honestly never thought it would happen for me. Certainly not for years.
But lying here with Savannah in my arms, I feel a tug in my chest, and the sensation pulls at me. I want to strip her naked and get to know each and every secret part of her. She’s revealed more of herself the longer I’ve known her, but I still haven’t scratched the surface. She’s got a fortress around her, and I want her to let me inside.
* * *
Savannah
With Cam’s arm around me, I go into another dream. This time, it’s a sexy dream where Cam and I are in the water. His mouth is on my breast, and I’m clutching at his short hair and moaning.
I awake with a jerk and immediately flip onto my back. I peek over at Cam, who’s staring at me.
This is exactly why I didn’t want to sleep in the same room.
“Another nightmare,” I mumble, clutching the top of the sheet in my fists.
“Didn’t seem like a nightmare.” He presses his lips together like he’s trying not to laugh.
“Was.” The curtains do a good job of blocking out the light, but I look over at the digital clock. Not even five a.m. “We should try to get some more sleep.”
I turn away from him again.
Again, he wraps a strong arm around my waist and pulls me flush against him.
And I crack.
A girl can only take so much closeness, especially one as turned on as I am.
“My sisters and I made New Year’s resolutions this year,” I mumble.
“Oh, yeah?” he says in my ear. “What was yours?”
“That’s the thing,” I say. “I thought maybe you could help me with it.”
“I’m sure I can.” His tone is confident. “What’s the resolution?”
Mic drop moment as Savannah Virginia McMann puts her heart on her sleeve for the first time ever.
“To lose my virginity.”
Chapter Twelve
