Beth
“Right, okay. I still don’t think it’s a good idea to sleep together, I mean, to sleep in one bed, so I’ll just…” I pulled away from his arms to grab my pillow, and hugged it. “I’ll just go sleep in Charlie’s room, then.”
“Why?” He asked stubbornly. He sounded just like Lucy when she was trying to get her own way.
I squeezed the pillow tighter. “Rafe, we can’t just…” I trailed off.
“Why can’t we?” He tugged the pillow out of my arms and tossed it back on the bed. “We’re both single. We’re both adults.”
“Yeah, but…” I took a step back, but there was nowhere to go. My knees hit the edge of the bed. My heart was hammering against my ribs. Not in fear, but in excitement. Anticipation.
Desire.
Raphael was the only man, past or present, who could make me feel that way. I lowered my
