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Markus prepared the hot chocolate and a cup of coffee for himself. His pulse was still racing, and he tried to think of something to say. Kissing Sarah, even for this brief moment, had stirred emotions in him that he hadn’t been aware of. The taste of her lips still lingered on his and although he knew he’d done the right thing by not going further with this, the rest of his body disagreed with him. Sarah had always been special to him. She was like a little sister, and he loved her dearly. Yet, when she’d kissed him, his whole body had been on alert.
The sound of the kettle’s whistle brought him back from his thoughts, and he finished the drinks.
“Let’s get some fresh air,” he said and headed towards the front porch.
When Sarah didn’t answer, he moved around and looked at her. A smile tugged at his lips when he saw her sitting at the table with her head resting on her arms—asleep.
“Come on, sleeping beauty,” he said as he picked her up to carry her to her bed.
“Night, Marky,” Sarah whispered before she fell asleep again.
Markus sat on the edge of her bed, watching her sleep. He studied her face. Her long lashes that lay against her cheek. Her soft breathing. Sleep had caused her to relax, and she looked so at ease, so beautiful. Carefully, he slid down the zip of her dress and instantly grimaced when he noticed she didn’t wear a bra. Without waking her, he slipped the dress down her body before taking it off, pulled the covers up over her, and tucked them firmly around her.
Choking back a chuckle, he thought about how she’d encouraged him to spend the night with her.
And now his heart ached seeing her in front of him in bed. He’d have given anything to slide under the blanket and wrap his arms around her petite waist. But it wouldn’t have been fair on Sarah or their friendship. As much as he thought he’d be ready for a relationship, he didn’t want to destroy what they had with a one-night stand. She deserved so much more. Yet, as he thought of it, he wasn’t sure why he wasn’t enough. Was it the old myth of a friendship turning into a relationship and failing? Was he scared to lose her as a friend, because they could be a mismatch as a couple? Or was it simply he didn’t want to be the rebound?
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It’ll be interesting to see her reaction to waking up minus her dress, and knowing he must have removed it.
Indeed … thanks for stopping by, Ed.
He’s certainly giving this a lot of thought. Interesting that he removed the dress…they’ll have a lot to talk about later! Enjoyed the excerpt…
Glad you enjoyed the snippet, Veronica. Thanks.
He is thoughtful, maybe too much so.
You might be on the right track here 😉 Thanks Aurora.
He’s definitely “enough” just by the care he’s taking with her and any possible relationship. I doubt he deserves to be the rebound though.
Thank you, Eden. Let’s hope he won’t be the rebound guy 🙂
I love how he’s giving it a second thought, I can see how all of it could scare him off. At least for now.
Thank you, Karen. Glad it comes across that way.
Such a good guy. I hope this works out for him in the end. Great snippet. 🙂
Thank you, Jennifer. Glad you liked it.