Twenty-Two
Ruthie’s eyes were enormous in the moonlight. They looked as if they held all the secrets of the universe in their shining depths. His need for her absolutely shocked him. How had he come to this point? How had his friend Ruthie, who’d started off as a mild annoyance in his kitchen, become…everything to him?
He’d figure that out some other time. Right now, he just wanted to make love to her in the moonlight.
The blanket, so soft and silky, still retained its warmth from inside the lighthouse. The air cooled his face, but not even a September night in Alaska could turn down the roaring heat inside him. The fact was, he’d never wanted anyone with the ferocious need that filled him when he looked at Ruthie.
He wrapped the blanket around her. It was huge…meant for a super king-s
