THE ART OF FALLING GRACEFULLY by SARAH BETH LEE (romantic books to read .TXT) 📕

catch in his throat as his tongue forgot how to move. She was still in bed with her hair fanned out on the pillow the sunlight seemed to be doing odd things to her skin and he felt as if he were in the presence of a god. Sydney was beyond beautiful and he realized right then and there that he had lied to himself long enough; he had always been and would always be in love with Sydney Erin Jordan. She was it for him and he wanted to spend the rest of his life waking up to this vision before him. He willed his feet to move and slowly walked across the floor.

“Hey Syd, how’d you sleep?’

“Okay and you?”

He watched as she stretched trying to work the kinks out of her neck. He swallowed trying to find his voice but being here like this so close yet so far away from where he wished to be was like an excruciatingly sweet form of torture. He wanted to reach out and touch her to run his fingers along the line of her neck and work his fingers into her tender muscles and relieve the tension that he could see all over her face.

“Good thanks.”

Trent watched as Sydney patted the bed for him to sit down. He gingerly lowered himself to the bed and watched as she studied his unshaven face. He watched mesmerized by her laughing eyes as she ran an fingertip along his jaw line.

“I like this,” he trembled as her finger ran along his stubble, “it makes you look scruffy and not quite so perfect.”

She thought he was perfect? That made him smile as he relaxed and watched her face for some sign of fear or anxiety but all he saw were her beautiful brown eyes dancing with laughter.

“Well I was about to grab a shower and shave but if you prefer the bohemian look I’ll skip the shave.”

Sydney laughed and she found that the act was almost liberating as if Rick had not robbed her of everything. She was still able to laugh and to enjoy this moment with the man she secretly adored.

“So what’s up today?”

Trent shifted on the bed and began to massage Sydney’s shoulders much the way he had imaged moments earlier. He felt her stiffen at his touch and then with her eyes drifted closed she leaned into his touch and let him work his magic on her tightly wound muscles. He watched her breathing speed up and slow down with his touch and he wondered what she thinking about.

“Ryan is going to check on a couple of projects on the other side of town. I am going help you get in touch with Mackenzie and then I am going to personally oversee the installment of new locks, windows and a state of the art security system. I swear Syd that man will never get in here again uninvited.”

Sydney was almost lulled into sleep by the low timber of his voice but she could hear the underlying meaning in his words as he spoke of Rick.

“Trent I don’t really think that is necessary. New locks yes but an alarm system?”

Trent turned her around to face him and he looked into her troubled eyes, “Yes Syd I do. I don’t want to think of what that man might have done to you last night. He won’t get a chance like that again, not on my watch.”

Sydney could see the annoyed look tinged with a trace of fear but ignored it. She would not be treated like a child.

“Trent I am not a child I am more than capable of taking care of myself. This is my home and if I want some fancy security system than I will order it.”

Trent stopped listening as he saw the indignant look on her face. She was angry with him for overstepping his boundaries. He watched as she ran across the room and down the hall. He listened as the bathroom door closed.

He wanted to go after her but he wasn’t sure what exactly he had done wrong. He had been so close to kissing her but she had bolted. He wondered if she had known where he was headed and that was why she had made a mad dash from her bedroom. He sat in a stunned silence and waited for her to return. He heard the soft patter of her feet as she made her way down the hall and then the door as she closed it behind her. He was almost afraid to look up so he continued to study the floor beneath his feet.

“Trent look I appreciate everything you are trying to do but I am a big girl and I am capable of making decisions on my own.”

Trent nodded his head and raised his eyes to take in her freshly washed face. She looked so adorable with the pink blush tinting her cheeks.

“Trust me Syd I know you’re not a child and I know you are capable of making decisions for yourself. I would really like to do this for you if it’s what you want.”

Sydney was mesmerized by his green eyes boring into her waiting for her answer, “Okay you’re probably right it is the smart thing to do.”

Trent let out the air he had been holding and he reached for her hand pulling her into his lap. She looked a little surprised as a giggle escaped her lips.

“Sydney I’m going to kiss you now.”

She snuggled into the crook of his arm. “Good I would hate to think that I acted like a spoiled brat for nothing.”

Trent looked at her as her lips twitched with laughter. “Not following.”

“I needed an excuse to leave the room and brush my teeth.”

Trent could smell the fresh mint toothpaste as he lowered his lips closer to hers and his hand caressed her smooth as silk skin. “Have I mentioned how beautiful you are and how crazy being this close to you and not touching you has made me?”

Sydney looked into the endless depths of his sea green eyes, “Then stop talking and show me.”

Trent lightly covered her lips with his own and Sydney felt her body being assaulted by so many sensations. She could feel the stubble of Trent’s unshaven face as it rubbed her baby soft skin and the feel of his firm muscles holding her close as his hand made slow lazy circular motions along her back it was almost more than she could stand. She heard a low growl in the back of Trent’s throat as his tongue teased her lips begging for entrance. She part her lips and let him discover all the nooks and crevices of her more than willing mouth. His tongue danced playfully with hers and she never wanted this feeling of euphoria to end. She could feel herself melting into him and she wondered what on earth had gotten into her and what could ever be better than this.
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Publication Date: 02-10-2011

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