together the air was charged and full of electricity. He made his way towards the house, he needed to be home tonight. It was going to rain and he needed to give his space in the outbuilding to someone else. With a deep breath, he opened the door and headed down the hallway.
He came around the corner and saw her there. She was in all white the light from the fading sun streaming through it and leaving very little to the imagination. Apparently, she didn’t want things to be like this anymore so she had waited up for him and she stood there. The air was electric as they looked at each other. Becca walked into the hall to tell them dinner was ready, breaking the silent tension and they both went inside. Something had to be done and soon. She sat near the door, almost guarding it somehow, to keep him from ignoring her. Dinner was strained, both of them having too much to say, but neither of them strong enough to start. Finally, when they were finished, she broached the subject, neither had been willing to talk about.
“Parker, why have you been avoiding me?” She saw him raise his head at her question.
“It’s not that I’m avoiding you. Things on the ranch have been busy, that’s all,” he said and gave her a once over before he moved towards the hall.
Chapter Nine - Jasmine
She was angry, she hated being dismissed more than anything else and she had been practically alone for days, she wasn’t going to let this go on like it was. She followed him into his study and shut the door with a bang. She watched him lean against the desk as if he were in pain and she continued on.
“If you have changed your mind, or I did something wrong then I need you to tell me. I can take it, I’ve been through worse than a headache before. Just stop shutting me out all of the time. Every time I am around you seem to disappear, it doesn’t makes sense. I thought we were getting along fine, getting to know each other. Even now you won’t look at me, you won’t face me. Just tell me what’s wrong!”
She felt the tears well up, despite her efforts to stop them.
“Do you really have to ask Jasmine?” He stood and turned towards her before he headed for the door.
“Stop running and talk to me. Do you know what it’s like being in this house all day everyday with no one to talk to? I wait for you… did you know that? I wait for you hoping you’re going to come, at least to dinner so I can have some companionship and you never show.”
She was exhausted and her chest heaving she waited for him to respond.
“So don’t wait, Jasmine. Don’t wait any longer.” He drew her to him in one swoop.
He pushed her against the closed door, leaning his body into hers.
She felt his heart beating under her hands as she pressed them against his chest. He kissed her wildly, barely allowing her to breathe as he trailed kisses down her neck and nibbled the area under her right ear. She whispered, his name, at least she thought so as he swept her up into his arms.
He carried her to his room, kicking the door shut behind him. He carefully placed her on the bed and started his slow decent on her aching body. Her breath was coming in little gasps now as he unbuttoned the front of her shirt, kissing after each one. She looked up at him and he paused only for a moment.
Instead of words she reached up for him pulling his mouth back to her and it was the only answer he needed. He undressed her quickly and stood back looking at her naked form.
“You’re so beautiful, Jasmine.” He traced his finger down over each breast watching as each nipple hardened to attention with his every move.
He followed with his mouth kissing and loving every inch of her along the way. She loved his hands the firmness of them on her skin. She reveled in the way he moved and in turn, how she moved with him. They fit together like missing halves of each other.