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Your Heart & Mine Legacy
Harper dragged her eyelids open the next morning realizing she was in her bed but not remembering how she got there. When she looked at the clock on the fireplace mantle, she saw it was 8:30. She had managed to get a couple of hours sleep after all. Looking up at the canopy over her bed, she sighed. She needed to get dressed and go downstairs to face the day though she was loathe to. She and her sisters had a lot of talking to do. Pulling on some yoga pants and a sweatshirt, she made her way downstairs to the kitchen. Her sisters were already there eating breakfast and nodded in greeting. None of them were big morning people. After pouring herself a cup of coffee, she sat down at the big kitchen table with them. She'd glanced at the muffins and bacon on the kitchen island but sat down without making a plate.“Not hungry?” Brenna asked, reaching for her glass of juice. “Not really. Too much on my mind. How’s Mama this morning?” Harper asked.Brenna shrugged. “About the same. She's le
Last Updated : 2024-08-27Your Heart & Mine Community
Not having planned on staying in Carrington Ridge more than a couple of days, Wyck found his wardrobe and supplies quickly dwindling. The hotel offered to send some things to the cleaners, but in the meantime, he figured he'd make a trip to the local Wal-Mart for some essentials. Thirty minutes later, he was not at all sure the trip had been a good idea. In Richmond, he was normally out of a store in minutes not making eye contact with anyone but the cashier—and that was hit or miss. They were on their phones or talking to coworkers just as often. Here in Carrington Ridge, everyone met your eye, usually with a smile, and if they knew you, stopped to chat. Sometimes, even if they didn't. Today, every aisle was a minefield of people who recognized him and needed to 'catch up'. He was exhausted and hadn't even gotten half the things on his list yet. Wyck started down the aisle again, rubbing his forehead where a headache was just starting to bloom. He had to admit that part of him enjo
Last Updated : 2024-08-27Your Heart & Mine Plots & Plans
Not having planned on staying in Carrington Ridge more than a couple of days, Wyck found his wardrobe and supplies quickly dwindling. The hotel offered to send some things to the cleaners, but in the meantime, he figured he'd make a trip to the local Wal-Mart for some essentials. Thirty minutes later, he was not at all sure the trip had been a good idea. In Richmond, he was normally out of a store in minutes not making eye contact with anyone but the cashier—and that was hit or miss. They were on their phones or talking to coworkers just as often. Here in Carrington Ridge, everyone met your eye, usually with a smile, and if they knew you, stopped to chat. Sometimes, even if they didn't. Today, every aisle was a minefield of people who recognized him and needed to 'catch up'. He was exhausted and hadn't even gotten half the things on his list yet. Wyck started down the aisle again, rubbing his forehead where a headache was just starting to bloom. He had to admit that part of him enjo
Last Updated : 2024-08-27Your Heart & Mine Cross Purposes
Not having planned on staying in Carrington Ridge more than a couple of days, Wyck found his wardrobe and supplies quickly dwindling. The hotel offered to send some things to the cleaners, but in the meantime, he figured he'd make a trip to the local Wal-Mart for some essentials. Thirty minutes later, he was not at all sure the trip had been a good idea. In Richmond, he was normally out of a store in minutes not making eye contact with anyone but the cashier—and that was hit or miss. They were on their phones or talking to coworkers just as often. Here in Carrington Ridge, everyone met your eye, usually with a smile, and if they knew you, stopped to chat. Sometimes, even if they didn't. Today, every aisle was a minefield of people who recognized him and needed to 'catch up'. He was exhausted and hadn't even gotten half the things on his list yet. Wyck started down the aisle again, rubbing his forehead where a headache was just starting to bloom. He had to admit that part of him enjo
Last Updated : 2024-08-27Your Heart & Mine Moonrise
Wyck turned on his best smile as Harper mounted the steps. She looks like she's going to the gallows, he thought. I need to remedy that. "Harper! This is a surprise."Harper's lips turned up in a grim smile. "For me, too. I went for a drive and just kinda ended up here," she confessed."C'mon in out of the cold now that you're here. It's freezing." Wyck moved aside and ushered her in. "Can I take your coat?""Um, I guess. Thanks," Harper replied, glancing around the familiar room. File folders were piled on the old coffee table with a glass filled with dark amber liquid. A fire crackled in the fireplace making the small room warm as toast."So, are you renting this place now?" she asked, confused by the new lived-in feel of the place."Just bought it actually," Wyck replied. "Have a seat," he offered as he hung her coat on a hook behind the door. "It looks like you're working. I don't want to interrupt," Harper noted."Not at all," Wyck assured her. "Nothing that I can't do tomorrow
Last Updated : 2024-08-27Your Heart & Mine Past, Revisited
Wyck was afraid to breathe. They had sat together, watching the moon, finishing the cheesecake and their wine, listening to the fire crackling in the hearth. When Harper still made no move to pull away from him, Wyck closed his eyes and let the scent of her coconut shampoo fill his nostrils. This was where he needed to be. Always. He stroked her arm over her sweater as she snuggled closer into him. He felt the stress of the day melt away from him as he tightened his arm around her shoulder. He wanted to say something. To pull up another memory for them to share. To remind her how good they had been together. Before he could come up with anything, a cashmere-covered arm was draping over his middle and resting on his waist. He looked down. Sure enough, Harper was sound asleep. The stress she'd been under must have finally consumed her. He remembered how she'd always pulled him closer to her while she slept. He didn't think she was aware she did it, but he'd always loved it. Even in sl
Last Updated : 2024-08-27Your Heart & Mine The Truth of Them
Wyck laid her back carefully on the wide leather sofa, never taking his lips from hers. She was so sweet. So soft. A thousand times better in the flesh than in his memories. He thanked God he didn't feel any resistance from her at all. She was with him.Her hands stroked his back and his shoulders as he ran his own down her side. Wyck squeezed her ass and drew up a denim-clad thigh to plant himself in the center of her. He tilted his hips against her core and was rewarded with a gasp of pleasure. Wrapping an arm under her waist, he drew her tighter against him as he left her mouth and nipped the sensitive skin of her neck alternating the little bites with kisses all the way down to her collarbones. Her fingers tried to find purchase in his short hair as he nosed the hollow of her throat and tried to get control of his breathing. He pushed himself up onto his knees and paused, looking down at her. She was glorious. Her hair a mess fanned across the small couch cushion, her lips red an
Last Updated : 2024-08-27Your Heart & Mine You Love Me
Harper threw an arm over her eyes as she panted, trying to catch her breath. Her heart was pounding so hard she thought it might come out of her chest. She'd never experienced anything like that. Her skin still buzzed all over and her limbs felt like water. She didn't think she could have moved if the house caught on fire. In fact, she was surprised it wasn't on fire. She certainly was.She became aware of warmth climbing up her body again and soon felt kisses on her stomach, her waist, her breastbone. One kiss each on the top of each breast and then, he was moving up her neck. Her breath was just starting to slow when his lips covered hers again and she tasted her own desire along with Wyck. With a Herculean effort, she moved her arm from her eyes and wrapped it around his back, feeling the strong muscles bunch as he moved above her.Her legs had moved to encircle his waist when her thighs encountered cloth and not skin. He was still in his jeans. Something about that fact tried to c
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