Yet he’d walked away from her. And why? Because she had hurt his feelings by not being totally forthcoming with him? He couldn’t deny that hurt, but he knew it hadn’t been easy for her either. Whether or not it was Sarah who had donated Davey’s new heart or another family, there was no way to explain to someone what that gift had meant to his son. And now instead of thanking Sarah for that selfless act, he was sitting here alone in his room brooding because he hadn’t had the nerve to stay and see where tonight would lead the two of them. Yes, he did need to take the time to think about everything Sarah had told him, but what if this was the only night the two of them had to spend together? He had promised his son that they would live each day as if it was their last together, but here he sat spending his time worrying about things that were in the past. Was this how he wanted to spend his life?
He looked over at the bed where a staff member had turned down the covers for him. He had no desire to climb in that bed alone. He had no desire to spend the night alone at all. He thought about going back to Sarah’s just to spend the time with her. Only he knew it wouldn’t stop at talking. They’d only skimmed the surface of the attraction they felt for each other and it had left the two of them wanting more. Besides, she had probably already gone to sleep.
But what if she hadn’t? What if she was suffering through this lonely night just as he was? Making a decision, he grabbed the key card off the entry table and headed out the hotel door before he could change his mind.
He tapped on Sarah’s door quietly and waited. He would leave if she didn’t answer the door in a minute or two. If she’d managed to fall asleep, he didn’t want to interrupt her. But he heard the lock click and Sarah opened the door. She’d changed into a long sleep shirt, but her face showed no signs that she had been awakened.
“Is something wrong?” she asked as she moved aside for him to enter the room.
“No, nothing’s wrong,” he said. He looked through the door that led to the bedroom and saw the bed was undisturbed. Instead, he saw a pillow and blanket on the couch which looked out the window. Had she been spending the night watching the same lights go on and off as he had?
“Then...” she asked, looking at him expectantly.
“I couldn’t sleep,” he said as he motioned to the couch. “I take it you couldn’t either?”
“No. But that doesn’t explain why you came back,” said Sarah. She had invited him inside, but she still stood next to the door.
Had he made a mistake coming here? Maybe she had been glad he had left when he did and now here he was looking like a fool arriving on her doorstep in the middle of the night.
Not able to stand the distance between them any longer, he walked back over to her and pulled her up into his arms. “I’m sorry I had to leave.”
“I’m just happy you’re back. I’m sorry I didn’t tell you everything at first,” Sarah said as she rested her head on David’s chest.
“What’s wrong?” David asked as he held her tight in his arms.
“It changes things between us, you know,” she said as she buried her head deeper into his chest.
Putting a hand under her chin he brought her eyes to his. “Sometimes change is good, Sarah, and sometimes it’s something we can’t avoid. If this isn’t what you want...”
She answered him with a kiss, slow and hot that pulled against every bit of his control.
“Can you feel it, too?” she asked him, her eyes feverish, telling him she wanted this as much as he did. He didn’t have to ask what she meant. There had always been something between the two of them since the first time they had met. Not that slow burn of desire that had been building over the last few weeks, but that connection they had felt immediately as their friendship had built into more. He didn’t understand it, nor did he want to at that moment, but he couldn’t deny it either.
“Yes, I can feel it,” he said before bringing her lips to his.
Her hands roamed over his body and heat spread through his veins with every touch. He palmed her breast then answered her moan with his own. His hand slid lower, his palm cupping her sex as she pressed against him.
“I want more,” she said, panting as she arched against his hand. “I want you.”
David loved the way Sarah responded to him and there was nothing he wanted more than her right now, but he didn’t want to make a mess of this.
“Are you sure, Sarah?” he asked, “I don’t know where this is leading and I don’t want you to look back on tonight with any regret. Right now we can go back to just being friends, but once we cross into that bedroom things will change between us.”
“No matter what might happen between us later, I want to take that chance. I want to be brave for once. I’m tired of being afraid of taking chances. For just a little while I need to feel alive. I want you to make love to me, David.”
Picking her up, he carried her into the bedroom and laid her on the bed. He watched as she pulled the long shirt over her head then crawled across the bed to help him with his own shirt. The sight of Sarah in nothing but a small pair of panties overwhelmed him, making his fingers clumsy
