Wanted by Her Lost Love

“I don’t know yet. I’m not in a hurry,” he said as hestudied her. “Right now I prefer to concentrate on thetime we have here together.”She nodded, her acceptance coming a littleeasier now that she’d had more time to grasp theidea.“Will you sleep with me tonight, Kelly?”Her eyes widened.He cursed. “That came out completely wrong. I’dlike for us to sleep together. Actually sleep. In thesame bed. I’d like to hold you again. Nothing more.Just let me hold you.”The idea of lying in his arms, of snuggling into hisbody and tangling her legs with his… It was socompelling that she suddenly wanted it more thanher next breath.Taking a deep breath, she nodded.He reached over, took her hand and simply held it,their fingers wound tightly. He leaned back andpositioned himself up on his elbow at an angle andthen pulled her so she could rest against his chest.They remained that way until hotel workers cameout to light the torches along the beach as duskdeepened and the stars began to pop in the sky.