669小说网

第8部分（第4页）

〃No。〃　That　word。　That　past。

His　breath　warmed　her　ear。　〃Youll　always　be　my　princess；　Chloe。〃　He

nibbled　at　her　lobe。　〃It　has　nothing　to　do　with　the　past。　Right　now

youre　my　princess。〃　With　a　groan；　he　pressed　her　to　him。　She　felt　his

desire　as　she　tried　to　deny　her　own；　but　that　same　coil　of　need　gnawed

within　her。　She　was　on　the　verge　of　losing　control。

〃No！〃　Her　scream　echoed　back　through　her　with　such　force　that　only

Rosss　arms　kept　her　standing。　As　she　sagged　against　him；　he　eased　down

onto　the　sand；　turning　her　to　sit　with　her　back　to　his　chest；　her　knees

bent　and　bounded　by　his。　He　said　nothing；　just　held　her；　his　arms

wrapped　around　her　middle。

Chloe　couldnt　have　moved　if　shed　tried。　Drained　by　emotional　strain；

she　closed　her　eyes　and　breathed　in　deeply　of　the　slow…cooling　air。

When　Ross　spoke　long　moments　later；　she　was　surprised　to　hear　humor　in

his　voice。　〃Not　bad　for　a　novice。〃

〃What？〃

〃That　scream。　For　someone　who　says　she　doesnt　do　that　kind　of　thing；

you　sure　let　loose！〃

She　let　out　a　breath　and　grinned；　feeling　oddly　calm。　〃I　guess　I　did。

You　have　a　way　of　doing　the　weirdest　things　to　me。〃

〃I　certainly　hope　so；〃　he　drawled。

〃　Ross…〃

〃Shh。　Ive　heard　enough　from　you　for　a　while。　I　want　you　to　listen。〃

〃But…〃

〃Shh！　I　have　something　to　say。〃

〃You…umph！〃　The　breath　was　forced　from　her　by　a　squeeze　to　her　middle。

She　didnt　try　to　speak　again。

〃Better；〃　he　said。　〃Now；　listen。　I　realize　that　you　need　time；　and　Ill

give　you　that。　But　Im　not　leaving。　Not　this　time。　I　want　to　get　to　know

you；　and　I　want　you　to　get　to　know　me。　We　blew　it　on　that　score　last

time。　But　yesterday　was　one　thing；　todays　another；　and　theyre

different；　Chloe；　theyre　different。〃

She　liked　the　sound　of　that。　Didnt　know　if　she　believed　it。　But　it　was

fine　for　the　moment。　Same　thing　with　sitting　against　one　another　this

way；　looking　out　over　the　last　of　the　sunsets　flaming　rays。　Ross

provided　support。　And　heat。　She　was　acutely　aware　of　his　long　legs；　his

strong　arms；　his　broad　chest；　his　warm　breath。　She　might　not　have　a

right　to　do　it；　but　she　savored　the　peace　of　the　moment。

So　maybe　today　was　different。　Certainly　they　were　eleven　years　older；