Password to Her Heart (The American Soldier Collection 9)
The tub was filling up and she slowly discarded the dress Lee had picked out for her. She folded it neatly, placed it on the counter along with the pretty matching panties and bra, and then looked into the mirror.
She would be relieved once these bruises were all gone. She looked black and blue almost everywhere, and her forearms were now an even deeper black and blue. As she grabbed onto the top of the tub to step inside, she felt the instant pain in her arms and in her ribs. She took a deep breath and stepped into the hot bubble bath. She moaned as she sunk into the water, letting the bubbles and the floral scent take away the pain.
She used her foot to turn off the faucet and then leaned back and closed her eyes.
She wasn’t completely surprised to imagine Lee in her head. She thought about the way he kissed her, how when their gazes locked, it was as if they shared some sort of deeper connection. Was that her mind’s subconscious trying to make excuses for her unacceptable attraction? But then she imagined Tex, Mercury, Stitch, and Tiek kissing her, too, sharing that same connection, and immediately her body responded.
Her nipples tightened to hard, sensitive buds. Her breasts felt full and her pussy ached. She couldn’t help but try and use the soap to rub along her large breasts and attempt to alleviate the ache she felt. It didn’t work and she released the soap, running her hands over her belly and wondering if that deep ache she had in her gut was actually from her bruised ribs. But she found herself moving her fingers lower, over her mound, between her bare pussy lips, and she knew where the ache originated. Her unused, unexplored cunt.
Maybe I’m just horny? Maybe the lack of sex, the near-death experience combined with meeting five sexy, muscular, to-die-for soldiers is bringing forth my own desperation?
She removed her fingers from her pussy. She had never touched herself like that before. She never imagined any man, never mind five she didn’t really know, touching her so intimately. Yet she let Lee kiss her. She pushed him away when all she wanted to do was hold on to him and let him in. Let all five of the men into her heart. She felt so lost and out of control. How was she going to live her life after everything that happened to her? How was she going to leave when the men realized they couldn’t fake their desires out of guilt and commitment to Keith? It wasn’t right. It wasn’t fair.
I finally feel an attraction to a man, well, five men, and I can’t have them because I’m so fucked up. I can never let my guard down. They’ll hurt me worse than anything if I let them inside my heart, never mind inside my body.
The tears filled her eyes as she squeezed them tight and tried to relax in the glorious bath.
* * * *
The guys were fixing up dinner and Tiek headed upstairs to check on Shawna. He knocked on her bedroom door but heard no response. He wondered if she were still sleeping. She looked exhausted after lunch today. He opened the door and walked into the room. The scent of flowers filled the room and he could see the light on in the bathroom. He walked deeper into the room.
“Shawna, it’s Tiek. Dinner’s ready.” He thought he heard some mumbled sounds and walked closer to the door. He knocked.
“Yes.”
“It’s Tiek. Dinner is almost ready.”
“Uhm…okay. You can start without me.” He didn’t like the sound of that. In fact she seemed like she was mumbling.
“Is everything okay? Do you need help?”
“Well, come in, but cover your eyes,” she told him. He felt his heart racing. Why the hell would I need to cover my eyes? Unless she’s naked. Oh God.
He used one hand to cover his eyes and the other to turn the knob on the door.
“Shawna?” he whispered.
“I’m in the tub. I tried taking a bath because I didn’t take the painkillers like I was supposed to and my ribs are sore.”
“Shawna, you need to take the pain meds,” he stated, uncovering his eyes and zeroing in on a very naked Shawna trying to use a small square washcloth to cover her rather voluptuous breasts. He turned away.
“Tiek, please. This is embarrassing enough. I can’t get out of the tub. My ribs hurt too much and I lose my breath when I tighten up to strain to get out.”
“Okay, don’t panic.”
“That’s easy for you to say, I’m shivering and have been in here for far too long. The water is cold, I’m shriveling up. God, I feel stupid.”
“Stop that. Don’t ever say any such thing. You’re injured. Bruised ribs can be just as sore as broken ribs. You should have called one of us to come help you. That’s why we’re here.
“I’ll need to grab a towel and see where I’m reaching to help you.”
“Oh God.”
“Shawna.”
“Fine. Okay,” she whispered, her breath sounding shallow and raspy. She probably didn’t even know how sexy she sounded.
He uncovered his eyes and tried to be a gentleman. But damn, Shawna was incredible. He grabbed the big fluffy towel and then half closed his eyes and reached for her. He submerged his hands and arms into the water to lift her up from her hips. She grabbed on to his upper arms and he couldn’t help but to open his eyes. Her plump, full breasts’ creamy skin and taut nipples called to him immediately. His cock hardened, his grip tightened, and he lifted her up and against him.