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Winter and I have been doing this dance for more than two months I want her more than I’ve ever wanted a woman I booked this cabin with the hope that we could discuss whatever is holding her back so we can ether

I park and she cos

“I’ve got the bags,” I tell her

“I’ll get mine”

She’s too headstrong for her own good I fix aze on her

“I’s, Winter”

She sighs softly “I’ to be difficult It’s just that this feels like a happy couple having a weekend tryst while they have a sitter”

“What if it’s just a really horny couple instead of a happy one? Would that make it easier?”

Winter glares atabout it I told you, I didn’t come here to sleep with you”

I take her bag out of the trunk and alk up to the cabin’s front porch together As I look up the code for the door on my phone, I say, “You told me at least fifteen times”

“Just so we’re clear”

Never in my life has a woman tried so hard not to sleep with ht at times, and I could help her relax if she’d just let me

I open the door to the cabin, and she smiles as she takes in the modern, yet rustic, finishes I leave her to ads

“This place is incredible,” she says, walking back into the s and an entire wall of s that look out on the forest

“Is it because you’re afraid you’ll fall in love with me?” I ask her

“What?” She gives me a confused look

“Do you not want to sleep with me because you’re afraid you’ll fall in love with me?”

Winter’s smile falls away and her expression turns serious She walks over to a dark leather sofa and sits down Even in black leggings and a flannel, with very little makeup on and her hair up in a bun, she’s the most beautiful woet on ; to tell her I ache for her in ways I never thought possible

“I guess that’s part of it,” she says softly “There are lots of reasons It’s not just any one thing And I think all of those reasons are valid”