From This Moment - By Alison Chaffin Higson Page 0,12
the reins we head out along the trail to the side of the house.
We must have been riding for about thirty minutes when we come out of the forest of snow covered trees to a river.
Cade rides along side me, “Do you want to stop here for a short while?”
“Oh, that would be great,” thinking my butt could do with a rest.
Cade climbs off his horse, takes the reins from me and leads our horses over to a tree and tethers them to it.
Helping me down from the horse, “Are you okay to walk?”
“Yes, I think so.” I feel his hands tighten briefly on me before letting me go.
Stepping away, he takes my hand and leads me to a fallen tree close to the river. Taking a seat with his back against another tree, he pulls me down between his legs and puts his arms around me. I snuggle into him on a sigh.
He always smells so good and having his arms around me has my heart pounding. I’ve become so attached to him since meeting him just over twenty-four hours ago. Being in his arms feels like home, a feeling I haven’t had since my grandmother died.
~~ Cade ~~
Sitting here at my favorite place on my property with Rona in my arms feels like heaven.... and hell. She’s snuggled into me with her face turned sideways against my chest. As I place a kiss on top of her head I can smell the apple shampoo she obviously used this morning.
Lifting her head, she lifts her gloved hand and caresses down one side of my face, “I could stay like this forever.”
I place a kiss on her lips, “I don’t ever remember feeling as content as I do right now with you in my arms.”
Tightening my arms around her we continue watching the river. I notice two deer appear on the opposite side.
“Hey Rona, look over there.” I point towards the deer.
“Wow! A mommy with her baby.”
Trying to get a rise out of her, “They usually taste pretty good.”
Rona elbows me in the stomach, “No way are you going to kill Bambi.”
Laughing now, “I was only joking and I don’t allow hunting on my land.” I briefly pull her tighter into me, and then start moving away. “Come on, we better head back before we freeze our butts off.”
“Can we do this again sometime? Just the two of us?”
“Yes, I think that can be arranged.”
Unhooking the horses we head back to the stables having really enjoyed my time with this amazing woman.
~~ Rona ~~
Back in my room to shower before I head downstairs to help Cade with dinner, I decide it’s time to switch my phone back on. I regret doing so; I’ve over twenty voicemails.
Lying on my bed, I start to sort through the messages and they are mostly hang ups or from Nick, which I delete without even listening to them.
After my shower, I decide to put one of my dresses on. It isn’t really posh or special, but it’s comfortable and I want Cade to see me in something other than jeans. The dress is lilac and made of a soft knit fabric which falls perfectly against my skin. It has a sweetheart neck line with cap sleeves and I can’t wait to see Cade’s face when he sees me in it.
Not bothering with shoes, I glance one last time in the mirror and head downstairs.
I can see Cade in the kitchen and it looks like he’s made more of an effort as well. He’s obviously shaved again and is dressed in dark blue slacks and a pale blue shirt; he’s one sexy guy, my heart’s pounding. I walk towards him waiting for the moment when he sees me.
~~ Cade ~~
Turning around to grab the wine off the worktop, I stop dead. Rona is walking towards me in a dress which highlights all her curves and doesn’t really leave anything to the imagination. She takes my breath away.
Looking into her eyes, I can’t look away. As she walks around the breakfast bar towards me, I find my legs moving towards her, reaching out with my hands, I take hold of her arms in a caress.
“Wow, you look.... wow.” I’m acting like an idiot, but she really does leave me speechless.
Moving my hands slowly up her arms over her shoulders, smoothing my thumbs along her collarbone, I can feel her pulse throbbing, which probably matches the rhythm of mine.
Finally resting my hands lightly against her neck, I bring