Page 20 of Rekindled Heat

"It wasn't."

"Maybe it was because of all the flirting we did during the week."

"Don't try to figure it out. Leave it as the miracle it is."

His hand covers one of my breasts and teases my nipple. He places small kisses along my shoulder. That causes my skin to break out in goosebumps.

"Stop that,” I tease. “You'll get us all hot and bothered again."

"I've got no problem with that."

His words make me grin like a fool. I'm in bed with my high school sweetheart, and we just had explosive, out-of-this-world sex.

"Bran, what would your perfect life be like?"

"That's too complicated to answer after you screwed my brains out."

"I'm being serious."

I sigh. How much can I share? I want to be honest, but I don't want him to think I've been pining for him since we were twenty. That's what I did, but I don't want him to think I'm some kind of loser.

"There's a man, kids, dogs, a lot of quilts to be made, sleeping in on Sundays, date nights—lots of date nights."

"Where do you see all this happening?"

Of course, he wants to know that. Can I, the consummate small-town girl, live in the big city?

"Wherever he is, I'll be."

"It can't be that simple."

I grab his hand and link my fingers with his.

"It is for me."

A buzzing sound comes from the floor.

"That's my phone,” he says.

I'm closest to it so I pull his pants towards me and search in the pocket. I pass him the phone, and he laughs at something.

"What's going on?"

"I was supposed to take you to dinner at Max and Annette's, but we got distracted."

"I'll let you distract me anytime you want."

"Promise?"

"Promise."

We spend the rest of the night talking, teasing, and giving and taking pleasure from one another. A dream come true for me, but I can't help but wonder if he will change his mind after this. I need to be prepared if that happens because I don't know if my heart can take that kind of abuse. Unfortunately, our conversations only involve light-hearted subjects as I'm too scared to touch the important stuff, like the fact that he claimed me tonight.

Will he keep me?

Chapter 8

Brandy

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