He was smiling.
"He likes you" he said.
Katherine let Rufus smell her hand, he licked it and she scratched him behind the ears.
"He must really like you too" she said. "And watches over you.. I guess"
"Some watch dog" Jensen remarked. "If that's how he reacts to every stranger who comes here then I'm screwed".
Katherine smiled, and straightened. Then she answered his previous question. "No I don't need to drink anything. I just came to give you that. I should go now"
"Hey, come on, Kat" he insisted. "You can't just come here, stay five minutes and then just leave. Are you avoiding me?"
"No" Katherine said. "Why do ask that?"
"I don't know... A feeling, I guess. Are you scared I might kiss you again?" he asked suddenly.
"What.. No" Katherine replied.
"If you had told me sooner
Katherine pulled the chicken breasts she had been thawing all day out of the fridge just as Tim burst into the kitchen.“Mom, can I go to Oliver's house to play with legos?” he asked.She gave him a quick smile. “Sure. But not now, dear. After you have eaten.”“Okay!” Tim called as he dashed back into the living room. “We can, but not yet” she heard him say, and she couldn’t help but smile. She pulled a knife from the butcher block holder and started slicing.Jensen flashed into her head and she put the knife down. She didn’t want to accidentally cut her finger off if she wasn’t concentrating fully on what she was doing. She wasn’t sure what to make of this weirdness. It wasn’t just that getting involved with him was a bad idea—it was these strange feelings he aroused inside her. Making her acknowledge that she was a
“I’ll let it go,” Delia said, in a voice that made it clear she didn’t want to, and Katherine had to smile. “But I’m still hopeful, honey.”“You can be,” Katherine said, because it would make her mom feel better. "Ermm... I also wanted to tell you that I will be bringing Tim over tomorrow night. The official opening of Crimson Bay is tomorrow. I hope you don't mind"."Oh that's fine..." Delia said. "Always happy to spend time with my grandson""Thanks mom" Katherine said.---------------------------"That was a great speech, Jensen" Katherine said as Jensen came back to the table."Thanks" he said. "Dance with me... Please""Again?" Katherine asked."Hell yeah". He held out his hand and Katherine took it smiling. He took her to the dance floor and held her close. S
Katherine looked at the floor. Talking to him about this was hard. Since she had given him a big speech Five years ago about how Mitch cared about her. "No..." she said. Her eyes still on the floor. "I adopted Tim months after we broke up. Things got sour pretty quickly between us... And Mitch became... Ermmm"Jensen frowned. He touched her chin and lifted her head gently so she could face him. Katherine looked up into his fevered scrutiny."Did he hit you?" he asked tightly.Katherine shook her head before the volcano in his eyes could erupt. "No its nothing like that. Mitch didn’t…abuse me. At least not the way you think" she sighed. "He just became... Harsh and verbally abusive. He became distant. Very different from the guy I left with""I'm sorry that you got hurt" Jensen said, his hand moved from her chin and he gently cupped her face. "But I'm kinda glad because it kinda brought y
Jensen hadn't meant for the kiss to get so intense. All he had wanted to do was to calm her down a bit. To taste her beautiful lips for a few seconds. But it had escalated.It had always been that way with them right from the beginning. Those had been special times, times when he’d taken her in his arms and kissed her until the world melted from existence. Anytime he touched her, they couldn't seem to keep their hands off each other. All rational thought flew right out the window. He loved the way she always responded to his touch... Like she was made just for him.Like right now.Katherine relished the taste and texture of him. A moan of protest curled up her throat when he finally pulled away. Her brain barely had time to register the fact that he had unclasped the halter top of her dress and the material now bunched at her waist. Her bare breasts trembled from the sudden rush of air and she felt a moment of self consciousness.
Katherine felt her heart sink. She couldn't believe it. She had made a fool of herself again. She had given herself to him and he had turned her down... again. She really needed to get her brains checked. How she managed to get turned down twice by the same guy, she couldn't understand.Panic gripped her and pumped her heart faster. She fought to get a grip on the emotion pushing and pulling inside her. She found her dress and hastily fixed her clothes.But it was fine. She thought. There would be no falling apart, no moping around, no feeling her heart shatter into a million pieces because her heart was not —repeat not —involved. She was going to handle the situation like a mature adult. Get herself together.When she was reasonably decent, she exhaled. No need to embarrass herself any further. She started for her bedroom door door, but he moved so swiftly that she didn't even manage to take more than a step towards freedom.
"Oh, hello. Claire" Katherine replied. "Your sons dragged you here too, huh""Oh, yes" Claire replied. "Oliver has been so excited about this. If I missed it, he would be so upset""Same with Tim. But it's good to be out for something else apart from work" Katherine said.Claire nodded in agreement. "So what's new, Katherine?" she asked after a moment.Katherine grinned at her. "Absolutely nothing, Claire, except the heat" she replied.Claire squinted over her first puff of a cigarette. "I know good and well that something is new. I heard you have a store at Crimson bay. A friend of mine mine saw you with Jensen at the party. So how is it being reunited with your 'best friend' from high school?" she asked.Katherine sighed. She knew Claire. She would pick at facts until she arranged them to her satisfaction."Why are you saying best frien
Katherine sucked in a deep breath.He studied a batter's stance. "Your legs look sexier in shorts. Long and smooth and tan. Warm, creamy, silk, inviting..... And from where I sit, I can just see down...."Katherine's hands flew to her chest and held the gaping knit top to her breasts.He smiled."Someday, Kitty Kat" he said. "Someday""There won't be a someday, Jensen" she snapped. "Not anymore.""Oh Yes there will be" he stated quietly. His confidence annoyed her. "And we are going to put the past where it belongs." he added.Katherine stared at him. But the words would not come. The rugged face and intense eyes obliterated everything right out of her mind.Jensen curved his fingers about her upper arm just enough to touch her breasts."You are fighting yourself, Kat". His smoldering gaze slid mockingly over her rigid body.
Thrusting his hand into her hair, he tilted back her head and covered her mouth with his. He didn't ease into the kiss, didn't bother with preliminaries, but stamped his ownership in the most primitive way possible.She instantly yielded, offering sweet surrender in the face of his determined assault. It was that unexpected capitulation that almost sent him over the edge.With an incoherent murmur, her lips softened, parted, encouraging him to plunder within. He didn't need a second invitation. He forged a union between them, mating his tongue with hers. She trembled in his arms, clinging to him as though he alone sustained her. And he, heaven help him, worshiped her with both hands and mouth.Not now. He reminded himself. No matter how much he wanted to.Ultimately, it was that thought that restored his sanity.With a muttered curse, he dragged his mouth from hers. He had made a mistake touching he