Page 5 of His Virgin Woman
She hesitated to give him her hand, but he helped her down anyway, making sure their bodies were close together.She looked up into his face, and he stared right down at her, not looking away.He didn’t want to look away.He would gladly look at her for days.
But it was also getting cold, and he saw her shiver.Taking hold of her hand, he felt her try to fight him, but he wouldn’t let her.He closed the door of his truck and didn’t bother to lock it.No one would steal from him on his ranch.
Walking with her to his ranch, he stepped inside, and then slammed the door closed, and as he did, he pressed her up against the door.
She didn’t fight him, and he took possession of her lips.He didn’t hold back as he kissed her.At first, she hesitated and didn’t kiss him back, not that he expected her to.Sinking one of his hands into her hair, he ran his other down her back, sliding toward the curve of her ass, which he gripped tightly, and pulled her in close.
She felt fucking fantastic.Pure heaven.Her body fit against his as if she was designed to sit exactly there, flush to his body.And her lips were everything he had ever dreamed about.
His whole world screamed for Peyton.It made no sense to him, this desperation.It felt deeper than any need.It consumed, took control, and all he could do was fall deeper down that spiral.
His father was right, and Shae truly believed that he might have found the woman he was meant to be with.
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Peyton’s lips stilltingled.
She had expected him to take her right there and then, maybe in the hallway, or the sitting room.Perhaps even in the dining room.He had done neither, apart from kiss her and make her lips tingle at each and every touch.
She pressed her fingers against her lips, and she didn’t know what she expected to find.Either way, it didn’t matter.
Shae took her to his dining room, where spaghetti and meatballs were waiting, her all-time favorite meal, complete with a sprinkle of parmesan cheese, and it was so divine.She loved it, and couldn’t help but moan from time to time.
Afterward, they enjoyed a small coffee, then a piece of cheesecake, and to her surprise, it was one of her own.One of his men had picked it up at the shop that morning.She had gotten the order, and it was not under the name Marino.However, he did admit to using his men and their wives to order and collect bakery goods.
Peyton didn’t understand why he didn’t just come in and order himself.He also didn’t answer her question as to why.She figured maybe he got other people to do it because he saw it as demeaning.Maybe he was a snob.She knew he was the wealthiest man around.People admired him, envied him, and were also terrified of him.Rumors constantly run wild about this man.She did not know what to believe.Possibly none of it.
He had let her leave to change.One of his men had walked her upstairs, and Peyton expected to stay in a spare bedroom, only she had checked the closet and saw it full of Shae’s clothes.
Reality started to set in, and rather than have a full-blown panic attack, she walked into his bathroom, stripped down naked, and took a shower.It was nice and hot, and it felt really good.
She didn’t get a lot of sleep the previous night as she had been making plans for the fall baking.It was the season of cinnamon, pumpkin, apple, and there were so many ideas flowing through her head.Also, she loved to make Halloween treats the moment October hit.She enjoyed planning everything, then getting into the shop between five and five-thirty, she loved to just bake.Sometimes she played music, other times she didn’t and just worked in the silence, which was equally as enjoyable to her.
Tipping her head back, she closed her eyes and washed the day away.
At the end of this, she would still have her shop, but ...she wouldn’t have her virginity.Her sister wouldn’t cause her any trouble.She had always dreamed of marrying a man she loved and being a virgin on her wedding night.It was outdated, she knew, but she didn’t like the idea of sleeping around with random men.It just wasn’t her.
Lily-May had always called her a prude, but she didn’t care.Love mattered.It was out there and it was real.
Only, that was not an option for her now.She had sold her body to keep her sister alive, and to also keep her sister as far away from her as possible.She had no choice.
Turning off the shower, as she didn’t want to waste all the hot water, she rung out her hair and grabbed a towel.Wrapping it around her body, she couldn’t help but notice how soft it felt.With another towel, she dried her hair as best she could.All of her hair products were at home.Towel drying was the best way to take care of it.
She didn’t look at her reflection.There was no reason to rub in the feelings that were running riot around her body.She felt a little sick to her stomach.
Stepping out of the bathroom, she came to a stop, as Shae was already in the bedroom.Like her, he was in a bath towel, and his hair was damp.He must have taken a shower elsewhere.She couldn’t help but look down at his body and see the many tattoos that covered his flesh.He had ink on his arms, most of them just designs of swirls or patterns.Not that she was an expert on artwork.They looked good.
His arms already appeared thick, and yet, with the ink, they looked ...bigger.He was not a man to leave someone else to do his dirty work.He was hands-on.Shae was no coward.
Peyton looked at him and lost all words.
He took a step toward her, then another.She stayed rooted to the spot, and then he was right in front of her.
Her lips seemed to tingle as if they remembered he had kissed her.Those lips touching hers, no, more likeravishingher.
Peyton didn’t fight him as he slid his finger between her body and the towel, and he released the knot.The towel fell to the floor, and she was tempted to grab it, to try and cover herself, but she instead clenched her hands into fists, waiting.
He removed his own towel, and Peyton looked up, not daring to look at his ...cock.
