Curves of the French Riviera Read Online Free
Author: Krista Lakes
gets home safe? I won’t wait up, so don’t worry about coming home late, Megs.” Laura started walking down the pier, a triumphant grin spreading across her face. She felt a burst of happiness for her friend as she walked back towards town.
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Megan watched Laura walk away, her heart pounding with anxiety. She had no idea what Laura was doing leaving her alone with Gabriel. Granted, she wanted to be alone with him more than anything, but she was sure that Gabriel was interested in Laura, not her. And now she was stuck in a situation where her dream guy was going to tell her he wasn’t interested. She sighed, tears threatening to fill her up at the rejection she knew she was going to receive. She started heading towards the gangplank, her throat tight. He touched her shoulder, stopping her from moving forward. Her breath caught at his touch. She wished he would never stop touching her.
“Where are you going? Do you also not feel well?” his concerned face filled her vision. She hoped he couldn’t see the tears forming as she desperately looked at her feet to get away from his eyes.
“I know that you don’t want to go out with just me. I don’t want to waste your evening, so I’ll just go.” She was proud that her voice didn’t crack.
“What? Why would you think that, ma chérie?” he asked her, moving in front of her and putting his hands on her shoulders. She couldn’t look up at him, tears brimming in her eyes as she shared the fear that filled her heart.
“Why would you want me when you can have someone as beautiful as her?” she whispered, not daring to look up into his face. She stared down at their feet, wishing she could just disappear into the deck. He put his hand under her chin, tilting her face up with his fingers. She reluctantly looked up and into his eyes, losing herself in their sea of green.
“Because you are a beautiful woman. Because I want you, not her. You are a real woman. There are hundreds of girls with her kind of beauty, but only one of you. I thought I had made my interest in you clear at the restaurant. I... I am glad she isn’t coming,” he paused looking deeply into her eyes, making sure she clearly heard the next part. “I want you.”
Her world spun out of control. Megan could barely believe her ears, sure that they were playing tricks on her. He wanted her. He thought she was beautiful. He wanted her . Her body moved on its own volition, her body surging upward to kiss him. Their lips met, her hands trembling around his face as he pulled her closer, kissing her fiercely. It was the most passionate kiss she had ever experienced, her heart threatening to thud out of her chest.
His lips finally released her, as she gasped for breath. He kept her face close to his, his perfect smile all that she could see. She looked up into his eyes, surprised to see the fire of desire burning so brightly in them. He kissed her forehead, and grabbed her hand, pulling her onto the deck. He kissed her hand like a gallant knight as she sat by the railing, and with a grin he dashed towards the ropes holding the ship to land.
With practiced motions he released the vessel from the dock and pushed them out to sea. The engines purred as he maneuvered them to the dark blue water where the sails could be of use. They reached the deeper water and he turned off the engines, throwing an anchor over the side. He kept the sails secured and out of the wind, making sure that they floated just a few miles from shore. She could see the lights of the town slowly starting to twinkle in the distance. It seemed like something from a dream as she looked out on the glittering world. The moon reflected off the gentle waves, bathing her new world in a romantic glow. He came to her side and pulled her in for a second kiss. It was better than the first, lust seeping through the edges and burning into her skin. Every fiber of her being wanted him, and he obviously felt the same. She pressed into him, willing
***
Megan watched Laura walk away, her heart pounding with anxiety. She had no idea what Laura was doing leaving her alone with Gabriel. Granted, she wanted to be alone with him more than anything, but she was sure that Gabriel was interested in Laura, not her. And now she was stuck in a situation where her dream guy was going to tell her he wasn’t interested. She sighed, tears threatening to fill her up at the rejection she knew she was going to receive. She started heading towards the gangplank, her throat tight. He touched her shoulder, stopping her from moving forward. Her breath caught at his touch. She wished he would never stop touching her.
“Where are you going? Do you also not feel well?” his concerned face filled her vision. She hoped he couldn’t see the tears forming as she desperately looked at her feet to get away from his eyes.
“I know that you don’t want to go out with just me. I don’t want to waste your evening, so I’ll just go.” She was proud that her voice didn’t crack.
“What? Why would you think that, ma chérie?” he asked her, moving in front of her and putting his hands on her shoulders. She couldn’t look up at him, tears brimming in her eyes as she shared the fear that filled her heart.
“Why would you want me when you can have someone as beautiful as her?” she whispered, not daring to look up into his face. She stared down at their feet, wishing she could just disappear into the deck. He put his hand under her chin, tilting her face up with his fingers. She reluctantly looked up and into his eyes, losing herself in their sea of green.
“Because you are a beautiful woman. Because I want you, not her. You are a real woman. There are hundreds of girls with her kind of beauty, but only one of you. I thought I had made my interest in you clear at the restaurant. I... I am glad she isn’t coming,” he paused looking deeply into her eyes, making sure she clearly heard the next part. “I want you.”
Her world spun out of control. Megan could barely believe her ears, sure that they were playing tricks on her. He wanted her. He thought she was beautiful. He wanted her . Her body moved on its own volition, her body surging upward to kiss him. Their lips met, her hands trembling around his face as he pulled her closer, kissing her fiercely. It was the most passionate kiss she had ever experienced, her heart threatening to thud out of her chest.
His lips finally released her, as she gasped for breath. He kept her face close to his, his perfect smile all that she could see. She looked up into his eyes, surprised to see the fire of desire burning so brightly in them. He kissed her forehead, and grabbed her hand, pulling her onto the deck. He kissed her hand like a gallant knight as she sat by the railing, and with a grin he dashed towards the ropes holding the ship to land.
With practiced motions he released the vessel from the dock and pushed them out to sea. The engines purred as he maneuvered them to the dark blue water where the sails could be of use. They reached the deeper water and he turned off the engines, throwing an anchor over the side. He kept the sails secured and out of the wind, making sure that they floated just a few miles from shore. She could see the lights of the town slowly starting to twinkle in the distance. It seemed like something from a dream as she looked out on the glittering world. The moon reflected off the gentle waves, bathing her new world in a romantic glow. He came to her side and pulled her in for a second kiss. It was better than the first, lust seeping through the edges and burning into her skin. Every fiber of her being wanted him, and he obviously felt the same. She pressed into him, willing
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