Under the Aspens (The Aspen Series) Read Online Free PDF

right now, Sher had enough to worry about.  He’s see what he could find out regarding Brad in the morning.  His first priority was Sher tonight.
    "I brought Chinese.  I know you haven't eaten, and Mongolian Beef used to be your favorite, and before you say anything, it is gluten free," He said with a smile.
    Sher couldn’t believe he remembered.  Mongolian beef and chicken fried rice was her favorite.  
    She had been gluten free for three years.  When she was diagnosed with Celiac Disease, she thought she would have to do without so many of her favorite foods,  but so many restaurants had gluten free menus now.  Still every once in a while she ate something accidentally and was very sick.  It happened less and less the past two years.
    "I'll get the plates. And thank you for being you.  You always are so thoughtful, and seem to know what I need," She wanted so badly to wrap her arms around his neck and kiss him. His thoughtfulness meant so much right now.
    "Not always,  or you would have kept taking my calls, and we will still be together," He mentioned.
    "Do we have to do this now?  I'm hungry and worn out.  I want to get some food in my body, then a long hot bath.  Then some sleep, I have to be up very early," She replied back, wearily.
    "No we can do this later.  But mark my words.  We will do this later," he told her firmly.
    While they ate, there was silence.  Glen remembered back to the last time they had Oriental food together.  He asked her to go away for the weekend.  He wanted to take her to a romantic cabin in the mountains.  He knew right after he asked that he said the wrong thing.  And that's when it ended.
    Looking at her now, he realized, he still wanted her.  He hadn’t wanted a woman as much as this. Although they had yet to be intimate, the desire was there years ago, and was still there now.  He had hoped the weekend at a cabin would show her how good they could be together, and how much he loved her, but it never came to be.
    They finished the meal in silence, and Sher took their dishes to the sink to wash.  Her nerves were shot.  How would she go through the night, knowing her body reacted so strongly towards him?  She ran from him years ago.  But did she want to keep running?  How can she keep her distance, while he looked at her with such longing?
    She was so deep in thought it took a moment before she realized he stood right behind her.

"I'll finish these.  You go take your long bath.  I want to check around outside.  Then I'll make sure everything is locked down for the night," he suggested.
    She practically ran from the kitchen.  She couldn’t be this close to him, for she knew she’d give herself away.

Lying in the bubbles in the tub was one of her favorite things.  She felt her muscles relax.  Maybe she would stay here all night.  The idea of sleeping in her bed, with Glen in the next room unsettled her.  Sher dried off, and dressed in her most modest pajamas.  She even threw on a robe, which still made her feel under dressed.
    Since she wasn’t sleepy, she decided a cup of hot chocolate might do the trick. Stepping out of her bedroom, she came to a sudden halt.  There was Glen, as he came from the hallway bathroom, dressed only in a pair of jeans, and he rubbed a towel through his hair. She kept her eyes on his chest.  She knew he’d have a beautiful, smooth chest. Finally, she moved her eyes from his chest up to his face.  The desire she saw there, made her weak.  She wanted this man, and she knew, he wanted her just as much.
    No words were spoken, as he stepped closer. He cupped her face and leaned down to claim her lips.  It was a kiss she never felt from him before.  It took her breath and senses away.  She thought a second that his shouldn’t happen but all she cared about was feeling.  She wanted to feel him kissing her, touching her, being inside of her.
    He pulled back, and ended the kiss. Searching her face for any sign of