Once with a Cowboy: Loving Day Collection (One Night Only Book 1) by Selena Illyria Read Free Book Online Page B

Ty wasn’t her jerk of an ex or her parents who would see her quitting the bar as another reason she was a failure. Unease dampened the mood.
                  A small voice reminded her of all the kindness she’d seen over the last year but that didn’t mean he would be happy if she left him. Her ex had always had an issue with her being a better programmer than him. She slumped down against the pillows. What am I supposed to do? The more she tried to figure it out, the more muddled things got. Thuds drew her out of her thoughts. Focus on the happy for now, worry later. She told herself, pasting a smile on her face at the sound of Ty's footsteps.
                 
                 
                 
                 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

Chapter Four
     
                  Ty woke up with a start. A dull buzzing reached his ears. For a second his blood pressure spiked and his heart pumped hard as he struggled to breathe. Nessa grabbed his arm. He peeked over his shoulder. She lay on her side, facing him, eyes closed, breathing slow and steady but her hand clasped him with strength but without clinging to him. He shut his eyes and focused on breathing in and out, slow and steady. She gave him a squeeze but didn’t withdraw her touch.
                  “You okay?” her voice came out muffled by the pillow.
                  He nodded his head and opened his eyes. “Yeah, bad dream.” He ran a hand over his face, his palm scraped over his stubble.
                  The sheets moved next to him and she sat up on her heels, naked, exposed and gorgeous. Her breasts hung heavy, dark nipples tightened due to the cool air. Her curls a mess, tangled around her face but they still called for him to sink his fingers in and hold on tight. His gaze swept over her, taking her all in. All of her, his for the taking if he’d ask. He just wished she belonged to him heart and soul. Despite their usual banter and the incredible act of openness in the bathroom last night, he couldn’t help but sense a distance had risen up between them recently.
                  She leaned forward, reached out and cupped his face. Her thumb brushed across his bottom lip, a soft smile on her mouth. “Anything I can do?”
                  He shook his head and kissed the pad of her finger. “Nope, just an old recurring dream. I’m late for practice and get cut from the team, oh, and I’m naked. Do programmers have dreams like that?”
                  She chuckled. “We have coding hell or clients that change their minds last minute.”
                  “Heh, I think I can relate when I’m hosting parties and the customers want fancy food or decorations or they invite more people than we can handle, but then again you know that.” He grinned, pleased to be able to share something in common with her. 
                  He reached up and molded his palm around her hand, just holding it there. She lifted her head, watching him through the thick fan of her lashes. “Yeah, which reminds me we have to discuss what we still have left to do. But I think I’d rather help you move past your bad dream.”
                  “Oh yeah?” He scooted closer to her. “How would you do that?”
                  “Well,” she moved toward him but stopped just short of touching him. She pounced on him, pushing him down onto the mattress, straddling him before he could figure out a way to counter her. “Well, I’d start with your chest.”
                  She traced sneaky fingers over his pectorals, outlining his nipples like he had last night before pinching him. A shot of lightening zipped to his groin, setting him on fire as it went. His half-hard cock thickened as heat flooded his shaft. He bucked. She grabbed onto his shoulders and held on until he