It was time to get up and face the music, as it were. Still, he lay frozen for a few minutes and let himself relive the lovemaking he and Christi shared the night before. What would be Christi’s take on it? As promised, he’d kissed and touched and caressed her as he knew she loved to be touched. She’d flown apart in his arms, whimpering deep in her throat as he made damn sure she enjoyed climax after climax. But that had only been half the story. It was the other half that had Tommy Joe worried. Well, there was no way around it. Regardless of his hopes, his lovemaking wasn’t what it used to be. Yes, he could still function some, and the sensible part of him was damn grateful for that, but he was far from the horny, insatiable cowboy she’d fallen in love with. That stung, especially after hearing Doug’s words last night. He and Christi would have to talk about going forward, and he was afraid what she would have to say to him at the end. Yes, she’d promised to try to work through everything, but was what he could offer her these days enough, or would she want to find another man, one who could make love to her like a woman like she deserved?
