They made love in the shower. Not even the slow slide of two wet bodies was enough for him. Emma was back in his arms and his appetite for her was ravenous. He carried her to bed where she curled herself against him and Jonathon knew this was what he wanted for the rest of his life. She loved him and he didn’t think anyone would ever love him. His entire life he believed he would never be enough for a woman to love, that he would always fall short, just like he had for his mother.

     Jonathon was foolish to believe that having Emma back would cancel out the...