Chapter Twelve

When Alison awoke, Nick was still fast asleep next to her. Sometime during the night he’d managed to wrap his leg and arm over her in a possessive manner.  Although confining, it felt nice.

She slid from beneath his muscular limbs as gently as she could.  She was still tender from their love making, but the bleeding stopped.  A wave of relief swept over her as she remembered Vanessa’s fear that Nick might have torn her.

Dressing as quickly and carefully as she could, she slipped out of the bedroom, taking one last look at the gorgeous man she left sleeping. With a satisfied smile on her face, she went to Vanessa’s room to see if she was awake.

Vanessa’s face was buried in the pillow as she lay naked on top of the bed. “Did you come to ravage me?”

“Are you talking to the pillow or me?” Alison teased. Vanessa rolled onto her back and stretched her sinewy body in a catlike manner, mindless of the