A Little Dare (49 page)

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Authors: Brenda Jackson

Tags: #Fiction, #Romance, #General, #Contemporary, #Arts&Photography

reminded
her
of
just
how
things
used
to
be
between
them,
and
how
things
still
were
now.

Hungry.
Intense.
Overpowering.

His
gaze
became
keen,
concentrated
and
potently
dark

each
time
he
thrust
forward,
drove
deeper
into
her,
and
she
felt
her
body
dissolve,
dissipate
then
fuse
into
his.
She
felt
the
muscles
of
his
shoulders
bunch
beneath
her
hands,

heard
the
masculine
sound
of
his
growl
and
knew
he
was
fighting
reaching
sexual
fulfillment,
waiting
for
her,
refusing
to
leave
her
behind.
But
he
couldn’t
hold
back
any
longer,
and,
with
one
last,
hard,
deep
thrust
his
body
began

shaking
as
he
reached
the
pinnacle
of
satisfaction.

His
orgasm
triggered
hers,
and
when
her
mouth
formed
a
chilling
scream,
he
quickly
covered
it
with
his,
denying
her
the
chance
to
wake
the
entire
neighborhood.
But
he

couldn’t
stop
her
body
from
quivering
uncontrollably.
Nor
could
he
stop
her
legs
from
wrapping
around
him,
locking
their
bodies
together,
determined
that
they
continue
to

share
this.
She
closed
her
eyes
as
a
feeling
of

unspeakable
joy
and
gratification
claimed
her
in
the
most
provocative
way,
restitution,
compensation
for
ten
years
of
not
having
access
to
any
of
this.

And
when
the
last
of
the
shudders
subsided
and
they
both
continued
to
shiver
in
the
aftermath,
he
sank
down,
lowered
his
head
to
the
curve
of
her
neck,
released
a
deep
satisfied

sigh,
and
wondered
what
words
he
could
say
to
let
her
know
just
how
overwhelmed
he
felt.

He
forced
himself
to
lift
up,
to
meet
her
gaze,
and
she

opened
her
eyes
and
looked
at
him.
And
at
that
moment,
in
that
instant,
he
knew
words
weren’t
needed.
There
was
no
way
she
couldn’t
know
how
he
felt.

And
as
he
leaned
down
and
kissed
her,
he
knew
that
the
rest
of
the
night
belonged
to
them.

“Mom?
Mom?
Are
you
all
right?”

Shelly
opened
her
eyes
as
she
felt
AJ
nudge
her
awake.

Once
again
he
had
found
her
sleeping
on
the
sofa.
After

several
more
bouts
of
intense
lovemaking,
they
had

redressed,
then
Dare
had
gathered
her
into
his
arms
and
carried
her
inside
the
house.
Not
wanting
to
risk
taking
her
upstairs
to
her
own
bed
and
running
into
AJ,
just
in
case
he
had
awakened
during
the
night
to
use
the
bathroom
or

something,
she
had
asked
Dare
to
place
her
on
the
sofa.

Now
she
turned
over
to
meet
AJ’s
gaze
and
felt
the

soreness
between
her
legs
as
she
did
so.
She
had
used
muscles
last
night
that
she
hadn’t
used
in
over
ten
years.
“Yes,
sweetheart,
I’m
fine.”

He
lifted
a
brow.
“You
slept
on
the
sofa
again.”

She
glanced
at
the
book
that
was
still
where
it
had
been
the
last
time
she
had
used
it
for
an
alibi.
“I
guess
I
fell
asleep

reading
again.”
She
glanced
at
the
clock
on
the
wall.
It
was
Saturday
which
meant
it
wasn’t
a
school
day
so
why
was
he
up
so
early?
“Isn’t
this
your
day
to
sleep
late?”

He
smiled
sheepishly,
and
that
smile
reminded
her
so

much
of
Dare
that
her
breath
almost
caught.
“Yeah,
but
the
sheriff
is
giving
us
martial
arts
lessons
today,
remember?”

Yes,
she
remembered,
then
she
wondered
if
after
last
night
Dare
would
be
in
any
physical
shape
to
give
the
boys

anything
today.
But
then
he
was
a
man,
and
men
recovered
from
intense
sessions
of
lovemaking
a
lot
quicker
than

most
women.
Besides,
she
doubted
if
he’d
gone
without

sex
for
ten
years
as
she
had.
She
forced
the
thought
from
her
mind,
not
wanting
to
think
about
Dare
making
love
to

other
women.

She
shifted
her
attention
back
to
AJ.
“You’re
excited
about
taking
lessons
from
Dare
aren’t
you?”

He
shrugged.
“Yes,
I
guess.
I’ve
always
wanted
to
learn

some
type
of
martial
arts,
but
you
never
would
let
me
take
any
classes.
Morris
said
his
father
told
him
that
the
sheriff
is
an
ace
when
it
comes
to
that
sort
of
stuff,
and
I’m
hoping

he’ll
be
willing
to
give
us
more
than
one
lesson.”

Shelly
wondered
if
AJ
would
ever
stop
referring
to
Dare
as

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