Page 81 of A Soft Kiss in Summer
She cried out his name, her legs shaking as she rode out the tremors, her hips rolling violently against his face.
Long minutes later, or maybe it was hours, she calmed enough he kissed his way up her body, his hardened length dragging up her thigh, before he settled his weight between her legs.
He entered her body so slowly, she felt every inch of him.His groan echoed in the room when he was seated completely, his eyes closing for a moment before he grabbed her leg, pulling it up to drape over his hip.
The push and pull of his hips grew more steady, the sound harsh in the stillness, and when he lowered his upper body to lay against hers, his weight supported on his forearms, she wrapped her arms around his torso and held on.
Their eyes were locked as their bodies moved against each other and somehow, looking into his eyes as he loved her, made it feel more intimate.It was as if they were connected in ways she hadn’t known were possible.
He lowered his head and kissed her, sucking her tongue into his mouth, and she felt it clean to her toes.She clung to him as he moved against her and when they both crashed over, bliss taking them both at the same time, she didn’t think she’d ever been happier.
ChapterTwenty-Four
The sound of people talking and laughing drifted in through the window.Josiah had been staring at the ceiling for close to half an hour now, seeing the rest of his life play out in his mind's eye and he couldn’t find a single thing to hate.
Violet was napping beside him, her naked body warm against his side.He looked down at her and smiled before placing a soft kiss on her forehead.
How his life had gotten to this point was beyond him.Tragedy had followed him to Silver Falls, but the woman in his arms had brought him chaos, then total bliss.He couldn’t help but think it was too good to be true.
When someone knocked on the door, he rolled his eyes.Surely things couldn’t go bad so quickly.
Violet stirred at his side and lifted her head.“Who could that be?”
“I’d hate to think.”
The sheriff saying, “open up,” made them both groan.
“Not again,” Violet said, sitting up.
“Just a minute,” Josiah yelled before rolling off the bed and crossing the room to where he’d dropped his pants.He slipped them on as Violet hurriedly put her skirt and blouse back on.
When they were both decent, he opened the door.
Just like last time, the sheriff wasn’t alone, but seeing Bonnie standing behind the man sent his mind in a different direction than it had been heading.Maybe this wasn’t about him at all.Had Archie taken a turn for the worse?
He glanced at Violet when she stepped up beside him and put a hand on her shoulder when she asked, “What’s wrong?”
“Nothing,” the sheriff said.“Everything is finally right.”He glanced at him, seeing them only half dressed and motioned down the hall with a tilt of his head.“You two finish getting dressed and meet me at the jail.”
He didn’t wait for a response and they both looked at Bonnie.Her wide grin told them everything was okay and after she walked off without a word, Josiah shut the door and searched for his boots.
Neither said a word as they finished dressing, nor when they hurried to the jail.
Once inside the building, Violet gasped.The two men who had been running Edwin’s store were occupying the jail cells and neither of them looked happy.
“You arrested them?”Violet asked as he shut the door behind them.
“I did.”The sheriff took his seat behind his desk and nodded at the chairs in front of it.“Take a seat.This might take a while.”
Josiah motioned for Bonnie, who was still there, to take the vacant seat beside Violet and stood with his back to the wall beside the door.He stared at the men in the cells who were glaring at the sheriff.
“What’s going on?”he asked, directing the question at the sheriff.
“Well, for starters,” the man said, “You’re no longer a suspect in Edwin’s murder.You are free to leave town whenever you please.”
Violet turned her head to look at him, a tiny smile gracing her face.When she turned back to the sheriff, she said, “Did the lady who accused him finally tell the truth?”
“No.”The sheriff looked at Bonnie.“Your friend did something the rest of us were unwilling to do.”
