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STORY EXCERPT

The knock at the door made her heart jump. She also realized that she smiled as she walked to the door. The thought of Jared’s face warmed her heart. Max’s tail wagged nonstop as he assisted her to the door. After the second day of being home, whenever she stood up, Max would come to her side and let her steady herself with his neck and back so that she could get around.

She checked the peephole to see Jared, and again caught herself smiling as she opened the door.

“Hello, Sam,” he said kindly. His smile was perfect. He had shaved, she noticed. He looked gorgeous, of course, but it just wasn’t the same as when he left his beard for a day or two. The thought of that look on him again made her pulse race.

“Hi.” A wave of emotions swept over her. Sam wanted to cry because she had been so rude to him. She couldn’t say anything or even move as the tears filled her eyes.

“Sam, are you all right?”

She hesitated for just a moment, but the shaking of Max’s body caused her to snap out of it. “I’m…I’m sorry,” she said as the tears poured from her eyes.

“Sam?” Jared stepped inside, placing the bag of food on the nearby lamp table. He reached back to her and took her hand in his. She sobbed uncontrollably.

He pulled Sam against his body and wrapped his arms around her. Not speaking, he just held her there safe in his arms. She pressed her face to his chest and placed her arms against him, gripping his shirt. She hadn’t been held by a man in so long that it felt foreign to her, but she didn’t want to let go of him either.

“Shh, Sam, what do you need me to do?” he asked quietly.

“I’m so sorry,” she blubbered. Jared squeezed her tighter. His embrace soothed her, and she hadn’t thought about how much she would enjoy it until that moment.

“Come sit down.” Pulling her to the sofa, he kept one arm around her. Jared let her cry for several minutes. The tears flowed and the wailing continued as if it would never end, but Jared remained silent and held her in his arms.

Sam slowly composed herself. “I suppose you’ll want to leave now.” She wiped the tears from her eyes.

“No, I don’t think so, unless you want me to.”

Sam didn’t know how he could possibly want to stay. She was a total mess, and he couldn’t possibly want to see this.

“I’m not leaving. I want to stay with you,” he added. She perked up then and their eyes met. With one finger, Jared reached up and wiped away the last remaining tear from her eye.

“Okay.” She turned away quickly, still afraid of how to handle herself.

 “Would you like to eat?”

“Yes,” she answered. Jared walked over and got the food, bringing it to the small coffee table.

“I didn’t think to ask what you like, so I brought a few things.”

Snap out of it, Sam! She kept trying to convince herself that everything would be okay.

“I’ll set everything up if you don’t mind taking Max out real quick.” She felt better and rose to get some plates. He agreed and put the leash on Max. While they were outside, she plated the food, placing a sampling of the different dishes that he had brought on each one.

Jared had insisted that she secure the lock while he went outside even though the police were there. So as she waited by the door for his knock, she thought about the last few minutes. Something in her heart told her it would be okay to share her vulnerabilities with him and let him care about her.

Once they were back in, they sat down to eat, Max sitting next to her, still in guard-dog mode.

“This is really good,” she commented with her mouth full. Her manners had escaped her. Jared laughed as she caught a piece of lo mein that hadn’t quite made it in.

“Yes it is. I’m glad you like it,” he replied. She watched him intently as he ate. He wore a white-and-gray plaid shirt with the sleeves rolled partway up, jeans, and tennis shoes. Again, she thought he just didn’t seem to be dressed the way she thought a doctor would. He dressed like other guys, which made sense, she supposed, since he was close to her age. She could also see prominent muscles as his shirt seemed to be a bit tight around his biceps and pectorals.

Sam shifted her focus back to her food, and they ate quietly for a while until she dropped her fork. She bent over to pick it up, but suddenly feeling light-headed, she slipped off of the couch and onto the floor. She laughed, looking up at Jared. Her food was all over her lap now and Max jumped up and started barking. He had a look on his face, as if he were waiting for permission from Sam to eat the spilled food.

Jared set his plate on the other side of the couch and offered to help, but, still being bullheaded, she insisted that she could handle it.

Sam picked the chicken and noodles off of her pajama pants and put them on the plate. When she pushed it over to Max, he happily started eating. She got up on her knees and turned to face the couch so that she could get up. Not remembering the awkward cast, she used her right foot to put her weight on. As she stood, Jared tried to help by holding on to her arms to steady her. However, she didn’t realize she had stepped on some of the food, causing her to slip and fall onto Jared.

“Oops,” he stated softly. Sam now lay on top of him laughing, which felt good in and of itself, she thought. He smiled at her as their eyes met. She breathed in deeply as she looked into the coolness of his blue eyes. They were that light, sparkling blue, like Paul Newman’s. Sam knew that she could look at them forever. Their gaze locked and her laugh shortened when her breathing became ragged.

Slowly his smile faded, and he leaned toward her, causing their lips to touch slightly. He tasted like a man, and she gave in to her primal desires and closed her eyes. His mouth moved slowly on hers. She took in his taste completely and sighed with pleasure.

As if that weren’t enough, he swept his tongue through her mouth and a fire shot through her body that left her thighs quivering and her heart pounding. She wanted more of his attention, and she responded by clutching a fistful of his shirt in her hand. Much to her dismay, he gently pushed her away.

“I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have done that,” he whispered. Jared gently sat her upright. “I should go.”

She reacted abruptly by touching his leg. He looked down at her hand on his thigh, and while she didn’t know what he thought right then, she certainly didn’t want him to leave.

“No, please don’t. It’s my fault. Please, stay.” She pleaded with him because she knew now that she did not want him to leave, not just because she would be alone, but because he would be feeling guilty too. Most of all, though, she knew then that she just wanted to be with him, even if he didn’t want anything more than a friendship.

“I’ve crossed the line. I’m your doctor. Ishouldn’t be doing this, but…” He stopped as their eyes met. Sam looked back at him, not knowing how to say that she wanted him to stay and definitely not sure how to tell him that she wanted him to kiss her again.

“Please stay,” she whispered.

ADULT EXCERPT

Forced to take in a deep breath, Sam disengaged their lips, but thankfully Jared just relocated them to her neck. She immediately saw this as a good sign, so she reached for the button on his jeans and released it. Every extremity of her body felt pain and desire at once, so as she pulled the zipper down on his pants. She already imagined their bodies together, and it sent a shiver through her.

He moved one hand across her breasts as he kissed her neck and slowly moved lower. Sam grabbed the bottom of his shirt and pulled it up, forcing him to stop for just a moment so that she could get it off of him. During those few seconds, Jared looked directly into her eyes and then picked her up. Cradling her in his arms, he carried her to the bed.

The bed hadn’t been made, so he gently laid her down. While she pulled the covers up he let his jeans drop to the floor, leaving him completely naked. Sam thought that she couldn’t have been a luckier girl at that moment as she stared at him. The sight of his rigid cock against his stomach excited her. Her mouth salivated, and that wasn’t the only place getting wetter as she felt the hot moisture between her legs making her slick.

Jared climbed onto the bed next to her and his hands were immediately exploring her body. His touch exhilarated her as he slid his hand down over the soft curls of hair between her legs. Sam moaned as he slipped his finger over her cleft.

“Is this okay?” he asked gently as one finger slid into her. She thought that she would climax just from his light touch.

She moaned as he drove his fingers in and out of her wet body. She couldn’t take it much longer, she thought. Sam had never felt this way about any man before. Her body wanted to be touched and she could only imagine what it must feel like to be with someone all the time who could satisfy her physical desires as well as her emotional ones.

Then, abruptly, he pulled his fingers away from her.

 “That’s hardly fair.” Sam whined.

She slid down in the bed as he rolled to his back.

“What’s not fair?” Jared asked. He stopped as she pushed her hand around his cock again. Sam wanted to please him, and she knew that she had to try.

“You’re teasing me. That’s not fair.” Sam whined.

Jared rolled over on top of her and every line of their bodies met. Her breathing became shallow from the anticipation. She thought he would enter her aching body now, but he didn’t. His hands glided over her skin, gently caressing her breasts. Then he dipped his head to her stomach and gently, inch by inch, he kissed from her navel down to the soft curls of her core.

Jared stroked her clit lightly before his tongue took over. She cried out with pleasure as he repeatedly plunged his hot tongue inside of her. Sam had never felt like this before. Jared continued to lick her swollen labia and rubbed his face over the small hairs.

“You taste like heaven,” he whispered. Returning his mouth to her mons, Jared continued to stimulate her until she thought she might die before she could possibly find relief. Yet just as she thought she would never reach satisfaction, she came.

“Oh, oh, oh!” she cried out. Sam thought she had experienced an orgasm before, but now she doubted that as he brought her body to the point of ecstasy. Her body shook with pleasure, and he stopped.

“Are you all right?” he asked. She smiled, turning her head slightly away from him. Sam was no stranger to sex, but it did happen quite infrequently. This, however, was heaven, and they hadn’t even really started.

“I’m good except…” She beckoned to him with her eyes. Gently, Sam placed her hands on either side of his face and pulled him toward her. Jared slid up her body, letting his weight press against hers lightly. Cocking his head to the side, he waited for her to finish her statement.

“I need you inside of me,” she whispered. The way he looked at her, with those blue eyes, and those dimples, it left her feeling like Jell-o. Jared turned slightly away from her which wasn’t exactly what she expected. She waited as he quickly reached into the nightstand drawer and retrieved the unmistakable square packet.

Using one hand to hold the foil package, he ripped it open with his teeth. Sam never thought that opening a condom could be considered sexy, but Jared had pulled it off. Within seconds he was prepared and crushed her lips with his as he wedged his body between her legs.

“You’re sure about this?” he asked as he rubbed his cock against the inside of her thighs.

“Yes.” Sam pushed her body toward his, and he slowly pushed himself inside of her.

The sensation of him filling her made her gasp as he thrust his steely shaft into her. She moaned as their bodies moved against each other. Jared pulled his face back slightly, and his expression made her wonder whether he were having second thoughts.

“Don’t you dare try and get away from me,” she panted.

Jared smiled and pushed her back against the bed. “I’m not going anywhere.”