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Wendy froze her body stiffening as she struggled against him
Stanley don t she pleaded her voice trembling
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StanleyheldhertightlyandpulledherbackontothecouchWithouthesitation,heleaneddown,capturingherlipsinafiercekiss.Wendyfoughthim,herhandspushingat hischest,butherresistanceonlyseemedtofuelhisintensity.
In the heat of the moment Stanley accidentally knocked over a vase sending it crashing to the floor Newspapers and magazines scattered everywhere addingto the chaos
Eventually Wendy stopped struggling Her forehead bumped against the edge of the couch and tear swelled up in the corners of her eyes
Stanleysuddenlystilled,his darkeyeswideninginshockashe stareddownather.”You’re…still…avirgin?”heasked,hisvoicefilledwithdisbelief.
He had assumed she wasn t The thought that she might have been untouched had never crossed his mind
Wendy s at up abruptly her emotions boiling over In a flash of anger she sank her teeth into his shoulder biting down hard enough to draw blood Stanley s jaw clenched his muscles tensing as he let out a low pained groan She was practically tearing a piece of him away
With a firm grip Stanley pinched her jaw forcing her to release him He used his lefthand and Wendy couldn the lp but notice the long scar running across his palm a permanent reminder of the time he had saved her
Buteven thatcouldn’terasethepainhehadcausedher.
Tears streamed down Wendy s face as she glared at him her eyes glistening with a mix of anger and hurt Stanley felt something inside him crack asifa part of his heart had just crumbled
I m sorry he rasped his voice heavy with regret I was wrong
He had been wrong so terribly wrong
Shehadneverbeenwithanyonebefore.Hewasherfirst.And yet,hehadtreatedhersopoorly,sayingthingsthathadcutherdeeply.
Wendyturnedherfaceaway, refusingtoaccepthisapology,Stanleygrabbedhersmallhandandhurleditagainsthisface,forcinghertoslaphim.Thesharpsoundechoedintheroom.
Hit me he urged his voice rough If once isn t enough do it again And again I m sorry
He tried to make her strike him once more but Wendy quickly pulled her hand back
Her reaction put a smile on Stanley s face He leaned down to brush a gentle kiss against her lips
Wendy he murmured his voice soft and husky do you still love me
The question hung in the air heavy and loaded And what about him What did he truly feel
Wendy thoughtofZayn’swordsandhesitated,hervoicebarelyabove awhisper.”Stanley,haveyou…”–
Stanley kissed her again What he asked his breath warm against her skin
But Wendy couldn t bring herself to finish Instead she shrank back too afraid to ask the question burning in her heart Stanley took her hand intertwining his fingers with her s in a tight intimate grip
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Give yourself tome babe he whispered his voice deep and velvety sending shivers down her spine
Itwasthefirsttimehe hadcalledher”babe”,andthewayhesaidit–sotenderly,sopossessively–madeher
heartrace.
Wendy closedhereyes,unable tolookathim.Thefloor–to–ceilingwindowsreflectedtheirfigures,andshecaughtaglimpseofStanley’sbaretorso,hismusclestautanddefinedashehoveredover her.Hisshoulderbladesshiftedwitheverymovement,hisframebothpowerfuland strikinglybeautiful.
Wendy felt like a small boat adrift in a stormy sea tossed and turned by relentless waves She surrendered to the currents letting them carry her higher and higher until she was lost in the sensation consumed by it
The next morning Wendy s long lashes fluttered as she slowly opened her eyes She was still in Stanley s arms the two of them having fallen asleep on the couch Stanley hadn two ken yet his arm draped protectively over her shoulder as he held her close
Wendy shifted slightly wincing at the soreness in her body Last night she and Stanley had become true husband and wife in every sense
Asshegazed athissleepingface,socalmandhandsome,shefinallygatheredthecouragetoaskthequestionshehadn’tdaredtovoicethenightbefore.
Stanley she whispered softly have you ever loved me Even just a little
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