Chapter 77

Jacob was still next to her when Isabelle woke up the next morning. His body was curled up against her back, and she relished in the feel of his firm masculine body. Her eyes fluttered open. The light filtering through the curtains showed it was morning, but the sun wasn’t quite up yet. Which was good, because she needed to get to work as early as possible to catch up with some of the work she missed the previous day. But first, she wanted a few more minutes in Jacob’s arms. She wanted to turn around and face him, watch him sleep, but she didn’t want to rouse him. So, she settled for lying there and listening to his breathing. One of his arms was thrown over her waist loosely. She thought it was amazing that he hadn’t let go of her throughout the night. They must both have had a restful night. She blushed as she recalled the previous night. They had ended up wasting two glasses of perfectly good wine because they had been so eager to get each other naked. Her own response to him had sh