against the side of her head, her cheek red from sleeping so hard on one side. Her thick lashes outlined sleepy blue eyes. In short, she took his breath away. And she didn’t deserve to be with a man like him.
“How is your backside?”
She blushed and ducked her head. “If I told you it felt great, would that sound odd?”
He reached out and caressed her cheek. “Not in the least, sweetheart.”
She took a few bites, a thoughtful expression on her face. He reached down to grab a few snacks for himself. When the words finally came out of her mouth, he couldn’t help but feel even more connected.
“This whole weekend has been strange, but not in the sense you think it might be. It just feels right. I’ve never thought of myself as a person who would enjoy these sorts of things, but it’s like I’ve been missing something my whole life.”
He gave her a gentle smile. “It’s always nice to find what you’ve been missing.”
She set down her snacks. “Do you ever feel that way?”
“I have everything I need right here.” He patted her knee and leaned forward to give her a quick kiss on the lips. “Ready for sleep? Or round two?”
“Definitely sleep.” She grinned.
----
Chapter Six
“Come on, sleepy head, it’s time for us to leave.” His voice made her limbs tremble again. A cool hand stroked down her back.
She whined. “Do we have to?”
“Of course we do. We need to be out of here before the station manager’s shift is up.”
She rolled over and smiled in his direction. Once again, it was black as night in the train car. “Are you sure you don’t want to tie me up and slap my pussy with that little slapper again?”
He nuzzled her neck, and she wrapped her arms around him. “If I did that, we would be here the rest of the day.”
She held more tightly to him when he would have retreated. “When you take me home then?”
He kissed her forehead, and finally she released him with a sigh. “When I get you home, I want you to sleep. You’ll need it.” His hand rested on her bare belly, his long fingers spanning her waist. “You know I like a woman who’s greedy for sex.”
Slowly, she sat up, her heart still light despite having to leave. “Then you’re going to like me a lot.” She laughed.
He left the bed. She heard his feet padding across the car floor. The flick of the light on the lamp stole their solace. She stared sadly at the bag of toys and tried to shake the odd sensation of loneliness that now seeped its way into her bones. She looked up and caught him gazing off somewhere above her head. Even relaxed, his naked body resembled an Adonis.
His staring did not cease. Kaitlyn rose from the bed and walked over to him. Did he feel the same withdrawn feelings she did? Did he feel just as empty? Without saying a word, she wrapped her arms around him and clung to him as though she’d seen a scary movie. She trembled, even when his arms came around her. “Are you alright?”
He kissed the top of her head and cradled her closer to his warmth. Her heart ached. Something was off.
“I’m fine, sweetheart. We just had an intense weekend is all. I think I need some sleep and cool off time, as well.”
He didn’t let go of her though. If he had, it would have been her clue that something wasn’t right. I could tell him I love him. When she looked up, she disentangled her arms. He was smiling down at her with such adoration she didn’t want to add anything else to their intense weekend.
They dressed in relative silence. Kaitlyn assisted Steven in taking down the bed and packing it in the bed his truck. She had never noticed that it was right next to the train car. “You said your car was in the shop.”
He winked and opened her door. She laughed and climbed into the cab. During the ride, they both fell silent. She stole glances his way, but they revealed nothing of how he felt. He knew she’d enjoyed herself this weekend, knew she didn’t have to tell him so. Her