Chapter 338

• Maybe he could feel me staring; I know that I’m always aware of his eyes on me. Shifting his position slightly, he reaches out an arm and loosely drapes it across my waist. He pulls me closer so our bodies mold in the best way possible and brings his face closer to my shoulder. His eyes are still closed, and I’ve literally stopped breathing; my heart skips at least three beats. The position is sensual and comforting, but the fear inside me is notching into frantic worry.
• “You smell good.” His nose brushes against the naked skin at my shoulder near my dress strap, his touch burning through me, igniting some of last night’s passion. Before making another stupid mistake, I must push it down and shove it away quickly.
• “Thanks,” I mutter, trying to calm my racing thoughts. I’m tense as hell, rigid with it. I need to relax. I must be emanating crazy anxiety, but he smiles against my shoulder. I see and feel the delicate, soft graze of his face as it moves, the slight scratch of the stubble of his jaw on my exposed skin.