It wasn’t a dream!
Cody dropped the lock of hair he’d been using to tickle her and kissed the tip of her nose this time. “Good morning, sweetheart.”
He was lying on the pillow beside her, still naked, at least to his hips, where the sheet hid the rest of his gloriously muscled body. Hair tousled, golden scruff covering his chin and jaw, his eyes were alight with the same joy filling her up to bursting.
She put her hand on his face and brushed her thumb over his full bottom lip. “You’re here.”
He kissed her thumb. “No place I’d rather be.” His hand slid under the covers and landed on her hip, where he squeezed her tight. “Are you sore?”
“A little,” she confessed. “But in a really good way.”
“Then we won’t go riding today. So what should we do?”
She beamed, so excited and just…elated. “First, breakfast. I’m starving.”
“Me, too. You gave me a good workout last night.”
Said the man who woke her up in the early morning before the sun had even hinted at dawn to make love to her again. Slow and sweet, he’d been so tender it brought tears to her eyes from the sheer joy of being with him, lying in his arms as he kissed her hair and settled her beside him again. She’d fallen back to sleep with her head over his heart and his strong arms wrapped around her.
She still felt safe and protected and cared for with him beside her.
“I want to spend the day with you. Whatever you want, it’s yours,” he promised. “Think about it while you shower, then meet me downstairs for breakfast.” His lips pressed to hers in a soft caress, just the barest hint of the passion they’d shared last night, but a new tenderness that made her ache for more. “Today is for us. Tomorrow we’ll talk about the future.Ourfuture.” His smile, the open, excited one she hadn’t seen often, warmed her heart and brushed away any and all fears and doubts.
She nodded, liking that he wanted to spend the day wallowing in the bright and happy emotions they were both feeling this morning.
He kissed her one more time, then slipped out of bed, standing there naked, not a care in the world.
She sat up, letting the sheet fall to her lap, baring her breasts. “God, you’re gorgeous.”
His heated gaze swept over her and his impressive cock swelled.
She couldn’t help the grin or her excitement. “Is that for me?”
“Yes, damnit. Looks like a cold shower for me.” He bit out those words. Then his voice and eyes softened. “You need time to recover today.”
Regretfully, she did. And she needed time to process all of this. Everything was different now. Better. Amazing. But different. What did that mean for the two of them going forward?
Cody leaned over and kissed her again. “Not today. Today we enjoy it. Tomorrow we work it out.”
With that, he snatched up his clothes, held them in front of him, and went to the door, giving her a really nice view of his perfect ass. He peeked out to be sure the hall was empty, then stepped out and closed the door behind him.
She wondered what her mother would think of Cody sneaking out of her room.
She’d be happy for them. She knew how much Brooke loved Cody.
But did he love her?
Yes, in a way. But maybe more now.
They’d talk about it tomorrow.
Today, she got to have Cody all to herself.
At least that’s what she thought until she’d showered, dressed, and reached the bottom of the stairs and heard Cody’s deep voice coming from his study. “I got your texts. All nine of them. What’s so urgent? I thought we ended things last night.”
“Cody, please, hear me out.”
Kristi.
