Secrets in Battle: Secrets of Savannah Series Book 3 Read Online Free Page A

are you saying that I’ve spoiled you?”
    “Yes . You’ve ruined it for all other men, I think.”
    “Well, I’ll say I slept with that girl twice, but she’s nothing compared to you , and like I said, I was trying to fill a void. The void left by you.”
    I laugh . “So let me get this straight. You only had sex with her twice and I’ve only had sex once in the past year almost. We are pathetic.”
    “No, we just didn’t feel like we needed to have sex with other people . We found perfection and nothing compared, so why even try?”
    I laugh and look at my watch . “Shit. It’s getting late, I should really go.”
    “Why don’t you stay with me?”
    “Do you think it’s a good idea?”   Please say yes. I want to be wrapped up in your arms all night.
    “Yeah . This is the most relaxed I’ve felt in months. I like sitting here with you, holding you.”
    Thank God . “Okay then.”  He stands up and shuts the doors to the den. Leading me over to the area they’ve set up for him as a bedroom, he reaches in a drawer and hands me a t-shirt.
    He strips down to his boxers and climbs in the small double bed . I put on the t-shirt, leaving only my panties on underneath it. I slide into the bed beside him and our legs automatically intertwine.
    My eyes grow very heavy as he st rokes my hair and before I know it, I’ve drifted off to sleep.
    ~*~*~
    I’m startled awake by someone sweating and shaking. I pull away a little from Judd. He’s still asleep, and I know from some of my classes that it can be very dangerous to wake soldiers from their nightmares.
    Then I hear his soft sobs . I have to do something so I stroke his hair. “Shh Judd, baby, it’s me. You’re okay. You’re at home. Please baby, wake up.”  I keep stroking and suddenly he jumps up.
    I reach over and turn on the bedside lamp . He wipes his face quickly and starts to pace the room.
    “Judd.”
    He won’t look at me.
    “Judd . Look at me.”
    He keeps pacing the room.
    “Judd!”
    Finally , he looks at me. “Judd, it’s okay. You were having a bad dream.”
    His side of the bed is saturated with sweat and his body is coated. He still hasn’t said anything.
    “Judd, why don’t you go shower off and I’ll find some clean sheets , okay?”
    He nods and walks toward the downstairs bathroom . I walk to the linen closet and find some sheets. I lay him out a clean pair of boxers and I grab a clean shirt for myself. His sweat has part of this shirt soaked.
    About thirty minutes later , he returns to the room wrapped in a towel. He looks at me and seems defeated.
    “I’m sorry if I scared you , Princess.”
    “No, it’s fine . You didn’t scare me.”  Well, he did a little, but I’m not telling him that.
    He sits down on the sofa with his head in his hands . “I thought maybe I was ready to have someone stay with me, but I guess I’m not. Sometimes the dreams wake me up, sometimes they don’t.”
    “Hey, this is okay . You’ve been through a lot, you’re allowed to have some emotions.”
    “I know, but I thought maybe since everything felt so right with you that I would sleep, but I guess it’s not meant to happen.”
    I sit down by him. “Look, I changed your sheets, go try to rest. I’m gonna go on home.”
    “No . I don’t want you driving this late. Please go sleep in the bed, I’m gonna sit here for a little while and watch TV. I seem to sleep better sometimes while I’m watching it and sitting up.”
    I nod . I don’t want him to worry about anything else, he has enough on his plate. “Okay. Here, I grabbed you a pair of boxers.” I hand them to him.
    He kisses my forehead . “Thanks, Princess.”

 
    Chapter 5

    I wake up sitting on the couch with some random movie playing on the TV . Glancing over to the bed, I see my princess curled up sleeping. Last night comes back to me. No one has been around me when I had the nightmares. I definitely haven’t let anyone take care of me like she did.
    I have to go