Full Bloom
“Emily wanted to nap and found it impossible to relax. Her thoughts were churning in the caldron of her mind as she tried to sort out the wholly unexpected twist her life had taken this evening. She had assumed she would probably never see Jacob again. She simply had not been prepared to encounter him tonight. Most of all, she found it difficult to believe that he actually wanted her the way she had been longing for him all these years. It was too much to absorb in one night.
Jacob drove with an... expert's smooth touch, but Emily was still uncomfortable. It was his presence in the car, not his driving, that kept her awake. He dominated the small vehicle, filling it with his quiet male power. Emily's only means of retreat was into silence.
When he realized she was not going to respond to his efforts to continue the conversation, Jacob, too, fell silent. It wasn't until he neared the city that he spoke again.
"I have your address. It's downtown somewhere, isn't it? You'd better give me directions," he said.MoreLess
Jacob drove with an... expert's smooth touch, but Emily was still uncomfortable. It was his presence in the car, not his driving, that kept her awake. He dominated the small vehicle, filling it with his quiet male power. Emily's only means of retreat was into silence.
When he realized she was not going to respond to his efforts to continue the conversation, Jacob, too, fell silent. It wasn't until he neared the city that he spoke again.
"I have your address. It's downtown somewhere, isn't it? You'd better give me directions," he said.MoreLess
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