Читать книгу Her McKnight in Shining Armour - Teresa Southwick, Teresa Southwick - Страница 3
“Stay.” Alex reached out and loosely encircled Ellie’s wrist in his strong fingers.
ОглавлениеThere was surprise in his eyes now, and he didn’t look particularly happy about saying it, but he also didn’t let her go. “I bared my soul. Isn’t that worth a drink and dinner?”
The touch felt so good. The warmth peeled back several layers of protection that hid her loneliness from the rest of the world. It had been so long since a man had touched her, casually or any other way. And nearly as long since she’d allowed herself to consider having dinner with a man.
She simply couldn’t make herself pull free.
If she hadn’t really wanted to stay, it would have been easy to walk away. And if she’d just walked away, everything would have been fine.