“Yeah, we’re okay, squirt. It’s going to be a little rough until this storm gets by, that’s all. If you can sleep, go ahead. There’s nothing to see or do up top, so napping helps the time pass.”
He turned and started off to return to the deck. At the doorway, he paused and looked back. The sight of Bonnie, holding Jennifer so protectively, stirred some untouched spot deep inside him. He wanted to enfold them both in a mantle of security to shelter and protect them.
In some unfathomable way, Bonnie had become a key part of Jennifer’s world and of his as well. He still wanted to possess and enjoy Bonnie’s body, but that need had slipped to a level below his desire to cherish her and make her happy.
This was not the time to talk about it or break news of this revelation to her, but he took
