Minerva's Ghost by Danielle Elise Girard Read Free Book Online

with me for a while.”
     
    “’For a while, maybe longer.’  It’s Crosby, Stills & Nash, a seventies rock band. I think the name of the song is ‘Mandy’. I keep hearing it in my head since we met. I have an enormous music collection and I watch a lot of reruns on TV. I really got into the stuff when I was recovering from my wounds.”  He said it with a crooked grin. It made her smile again. First he quoted a line from an old rerun and then a sweet rock ballad in close harmony, both references to a gentler time. It seemed out of character as interests for a businessman and a SEAL.  
     
    The police came and did their thing, making a report and having the wrecked car towed. Amanda told them who she thought caused the accident.  It was all routine and calming in a way.
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

Chapter 3
     
    Amanda sighed with relief as they walked into the house after the long wait for the sheriff’s office to finish investigating the wreck. Gabe had asked the EMT’s to give her an ice pack for her shoulder and one for his knee to reduce the swelling and bruises. Her shoulder must have looked awful if his concern was any indication of the seriousness of the injury. Both of them had flatly refused other medical care.
     
    ‘”Come in the kitchen and let me put something on that cut.” she told Gabe.
     
    He looked at her, a bit grim and worn around the edges. He wrapped his arm around her waist where it had been constantly for much of the afternoon. “You’ll have to have an X ray in a couple of days. Once the swelling is down more they’ll be able to see better if you have any hairline fractures.”
     
    “You seem to know quite a lot about it,” she observed.
     
    “I know some,” he agreed. He helped her collect bandages and hydrogen peroxide in the kitchen.
     
    “Where’s the bathroom?” he asked.
     
    Amanda led him upstairs to her room. From there he found the bathroom without her help. “Let’s shower first. Don’t scrub too hard and don’t get the water too hot.” He was unbuttoning her jacket. He eased it from her shoulder, and then helped her with her bra. There was nothing detached or clinical about his manner. It was the first time a man had ever completely undressed her. Her previous lover had been goal oriented. He got their clothing out of the way enough to get in her and made out like a bunny, quick and selfish.
     
    She found herself unable to summon the will to resist Gabe or worry about her modesty. He helped her out of her skirt and then caught his breath when he saw her garter and stockings. He was standing directly in front of her and there was no way he could hide his arousal. He didn’t try to hide his obvious excitement from her. Looking at him, seeing his body’s response to hers, and being close to him was very exciting…very sexy. He finished undressing her and started the shower in the bathroom, all without ever completely letting go of her.
     
    She had a big bathroom with a whirlpool tub and a large separate shower with no door. She could see him as he stripped off his own clothing. His body was tall and more muscular than she had realized. He had beautiful legs and arms, wide shoulders, and a full six-pack for his belly. He looked even better than her fantasies. His cock was thick and long with a well-defined head. It was the biggest she had ever seen. Stepping into the shower with her, he took the scented soap in his hands with no washcloth and began to gently soap her body. As he lathered her body his cock pressed against her smooth wet skin as if it was assisting him in soaping her up. It was the most erotic thing that had ever happened to her. She was already aroused just seeing him, just looking at his body. As his hands ran over her with the lightest touch goose bumps raised in their path. She felt hotter and hotter. He gave her time to get hot and turned on.
     
    She took the soap from him and began an equally thorough exploration of his body.