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years of loneliness and pain he’d finally found someone worth living for. He’d finally found a woman that he could see a future with. Josh wasn’t like other men but Rose was a woman that made him want to live the way other men lived. Watching her sleep he allowed himself to picture a life with her. Waking up next to her every morning would be enough for him. He could make a life out of that. He’d made a life out of a lot less.

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    R OSE LAY IN THE BED with her eyes closed. She was awake but pretended to be sleeping. For the first time since her father died she thought she might actually be happy. She felt safe. Josh was laying next to her, asleep. He was breathing in a steady rhythm that she found soothing and calming. He’d been so gentle with her. He’d been so caring. She was grateful to have a man like that in the bed next to her.
    This was something she could make a life out of. This was something she could build on. With Josh by her side she felt she could face the things that had happened to her with courage. She could overcome all of the terrible traumas and get through the process of healing.
    He’d been so kind to her earlier when she’d freaked out. She was a little embarrassed about the way she’d acted but she felt good about how Josh had handled it. He’d taken control of the situation. He’d calmed her and soothed her. And they’d ended up having a satisfying night even if she wasn’t ready for sex.
    She knew she’d allowed things to move too fast. They’d made love the very first night they’d arrived at Chazel but she should have taken things slower. She wasn’t ready for that. All sex was not the same. It was very different depending on the man you were with. That was something Rose was beginning to realize. She’d been having sex all the time back at the Cat and it hadn’t had the emotional impact on her that it might have. It had been damaging to her, it had been demeaning and painful, but she’d built up a wall against it and she somehow managed to protect herself emotionally from it. She didn’t have that same protection when she was with Josh. In some ways, having sex with Josh was even more emotional and intense than all the things that had happened to her back at the Cat. It amazed her that after the crazy things she’d survived, it was sex with a loving, caring man like Josh that had caused her to freak out. She’d never lost her composure like that when the DRMC was treating her like a whore.
    Life was surprising.
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    A ND THEN SHE HEARD JOSH STIR. He wasn’t asleep. Rose held her breath. What was he going to do? Was he going to try and make love to her? Was he still hungry for her body? He might be. She’d denied him what he’d wanted earlier. Masturbation was fun but it was nowhere near as satisfying as real intercourse.
    She held her breath and waited for him. She was certain he was going to reach around and pull her toward him. He wanted her. She knew he wanted her. She’d acted crazy but he still loved her. He was still lusting for her.
    He leaned over her. She didn’t breathe. She kept her eyes closed. She pretended to be asleep. She wanted to give him the pleasure of waking her with his touch. He kissed her gently on the forehead. It was the most tender thing she ever felt. She hadn’t felt loved like that since her father’s death.
    She braced herself for whatever he was going to do. She wanted him to ravish her. She was ready now. She wouldn’t freak out. She would take him inside her and feel the love of it. But he didn’t ravish her. He got out of the bed!
    Rose was confused. Where was he going? He seemed to be creeping out of the bed, trying not to wake her. Was he leaving her already? Had she blown her chance? Had she ruined things? He went carefully to the door and paused. Maybe he was rethinking. Maybe he was going to give her a second chance. But then he opened the door and was gone.
    Rose was devastated. She was overreacting. She knew she was.