He looked at her in speculation.“Can you follow behind me?”
Victoria still could not utter a sound, but she did nod again.
Cole helped her into her truck and made sure her seatbelt was clipped.Cole cupped her cheek and turned her head toward him.“I’ll go slow.At any time, if you feel you can’t go on, just flash your brights, and I’ll stop.Okay?”
“I’ll be fine, Cole.”Victoria steadied her tone, but the care he was taking with her made something inside melt.No one had ever worried about her safety.Her mother certainly hadn’t.She’d always been set apart from people because of her mother and their lifestyle of constantly moving.She’d never been able to get to know anyone well enough for deeper emotions to grow.
He nodded his head.
“Lock your doors, baby,” he said before he walked across the parking lot to his own truck.
Chapter Ten
Victoria pulled upto the side of her house.She took a few breaths to steady herself.It had been so long since she’d had sex.If she remembered correctly, it was her junior year in college.
She started to open the door and gasped as it was taken from her hands.
“I’m sorry, sweetheart.I didn’t mean to scare you.”He reached for her.“Let me help you down.”
Cole wrapped his arm around her waist and guided her toward the house.He noticed she had yet to say anything and was concerned she wanted to change her mind.He turned at the front door, held her at arm’s length, and looked into her eyes.
“If you’ve changed your mind, baby, I’ll understand.”He would understand, but the thought of not getting his hands on her that night was physically painful for him.
Victoria’s eyes widened, and she shook her head.
“I’m sorry I made you think I changed my mind.I didn’t, it’s just been a long time, and I’m nervous.”
His heart tripped in his chest.“How long?”
“Around six years,” Victoria whispered before she bit down on her bottom lip.
“That would have made you around, what, twenty years old?”
Victoria nodded, feeling a blush overtaking her face.She was thankful for the night for hiding most of it.
“I was a junior in college and wanted to know what all the hoopla was about.I wasn’t impressed.”
