Caroline's Seduction (Montgomery Family and Friends) Read Free Page B

know that his body was gorgeous all the way from his broad chest to his sculpted abdomen and beyond.  She openly admired the hard muscular planes of his body as each became visible. 
    Kyle finished undressing.  He gave Caroline a wicked smile.  Then he grabbed the bottom of the sheet and yanked it completely off the bed.  He chuckled when she let out an undignified squeal. 
    “Hey give that back,” she demanded.  She reached for the beige satin sheet, but Kyle was holding it just out of reach.
    Kyle just shook his head right before he dropped the sheet on the floor.  “I want to see you too, Caroline.  You don’t have to hide from me.  I’ve already seen and touched every inch of you anyway.”  He watched as Caroline turned pink in that way that fascinated him.  “I actually think I’m going to miss you when you’re gone Caroline Johnson.”
    Caroline froze.  Now was the perfect time to let him know she was staying.  “Maybe not,” Caroline responded, “because as it turns out, I’m not leaving after all.  The school where I completed my student teaching offered me a job and I accepted their offer this morning.”
    Kyle pulled back and looked at Caroline with amber eyes that were no longer aroused or even amused.  “I always thought that you planned to go back to your hometown after graduation,” Kyle stated in a quiet but firm voice.
    That tone of voice sent chills down Caroline’s back.  It was all she could do to contain the shudder that threatened to break loose.  It was definitely his boardroom and not his bedroom voice he was using now.  She stuck up her chin.  “That was my original plan, but why should I?  Since my aunt died, I don’t have family there or anywhere else for that matter.”  She drew her knees up to her chin and wrapped her arms protectively around herself.  “All my high school friends are here at UGA or spread out at other colleges around the southeast.  And I really like the school where I did my student teaching.  It’s a great fit for me and I already have a good working relationship with some of the other staff.” 
    “Everything I need is right here in northern Georgia.”  She looked Kyle dead in the eyes when she said it.  She wasn’t backing down.  If he had problems with her staying in town, they needed to get them out in the open now and deal with them.  “Really nothing is going to change.  First year teachers are swamped with work.  I’ll be even busier than I am now.”
    Kyle stood and pulled on the large white terrycloth robe he kept on the foot of the bed.  “It makes a big difference, Caroline.  I always thought you’d be leaving soon, that this relationship was temporary.  And that’s what I want, what I’ve always wanted, a temporary relationship. 
    Caroline didn’t miss the way he stressed the word temporary.  Tears formed in her eyes and she had to fight to hold them back.  The last thing she wanted was to cry in front of Kyle.  She felt vulnerable enough having this argument without wearing any clothes.  She got off the bed and quickly put on her shirt, panties, and denim skirt.  She realized she forgot to put on her bra about the same time she saw it peeking out from under the edge of the bed.  She grabbed it up and stuffed it in a pocket.  There was no way she was redressing right now.  She had more important issues to worry about. 
    “I didn’t realize you felt so strongly about me leaving northern Georgia one way or the other.”
    “What did you expect Caroline?  I feel like you lied or at the very least misled me with your intentions.  I would have never pursued a relationship with you if I hadn’t thought we both understood it was only temporary.”
    Caroline felt her tears dry up to be replaced by righteous indignation.  She crossed her arms over her chest and glared at him.  “I’ve never been anything but honest with you,” Caroline snapped.  “You’re the one that assumed I’d be