chapter 38

Jon was looking at the floor plans from the last time they remolded the Jersey house, and wondered where to move the master suite.  Fresh new beginnings, meant not sharing the same bedroom as the former wife, or so he thought.  Instead of the middle of the upper floors, maybe make the former master into an office for Colleen.  Maybe strip the wallpaper that Dorothea was so fond of, and painting the damn room.  He never really loved that wallpaper, yeah that was a good plan.  He really liked the layout of that house, as it was his baby, the first house he had planned.  He was really getting into all these ideas when he noticed the bed vibrate. 

Turning and looking over at Colleen, who was on the other side of the bed, reading on her kindle.  She had on her earbuds, and her toes were moving under the covers.  She must be listening to the cell that was next to her on the bed.  How did she do that, read and listen to music?  He had a Bose headset he used when he read, to cut out distractions.  Thinking about last night, she had tossed and turned all night, crying out several times in her sleep.  Nightmares she told him, when he woke her up when the screams started.  Those brought the boys in, checking to make sure she was okay.  Maybe reading and music would help her sleep better tonight.  Jon went back to his IPad.

Colleen put her kindle down, popped an earbud out, and looked over at Jon.

“Can I use your cell for a second?” Colleen asked Jon.

“What do you need it for?”  Jon reached over to the bedside table and handed it to her.

“If I use mine it messes up my Pandora and I have to bring it back up, mine isn’t as new as yours,” She told him.  Taking the phone in her hand and opening-up Safari on his phone. Clicking the letters into his phone, she started reading what came up on the phone.  “Oh, that’s what that meant, hum.”  Setting the phone toward the middle of the bed, she went back to reading.

Jon started to take the phone back, not sure what she was reading or what she looked up on the phone.   But, he knew he was going to upgrade her phone for her, maybe for Christmas. About the time his fingers touched the phone, she picked it up again.  She pulled it back close typing into Safari again.  Nodding she set the phone closer to her hip and went back to reading.  Shaking his head, he went back to the list he was making on his IPad. 

Colleen was reading and started to giggle to herself.  Reading the same paragraph not just once, but twice.  She was really trying to keep from rolling on the bed laughing. Who knew an adult romance book would be so educational, and funny.

Jon felt the bed vibrate again, shaking his head, he tried to get back to his list.  Maybe separate beds might be handy, when she was reading. 

This went on for about an hour, Jon couldn’t take it anymore. The next time the laughter was out loud shaking the whole bed.  Putting the IPad on his lap he slid his glasses down his nose and turned to her.

“What the hell are you reading over there?” He asked her.

“Just a romance book,” Colleen said innocently.

“A romance book, which you have to use my phone to look up words and is so funny, you shake the whole bed?”  Jon asked.

“Well, there are words I have heard, or rather read before, and wanted to know the meaning,” she shrugged her shoulders and smiled innocently at him.

“Did you think to ask me what the words meant?”  Jon asked as he reached for his phone, hopping she hadn’t closed out the pages had looked at.

“Well, I didn’t want to bother you, and it’s just as easy to look them up,” Colleen said as she went to grab the phone back. She was trying not to blush, and losing to not have her cheeks turn red, as some of those words were embarrassing for a college graduate not to know. Not even a well-read, college graduate.

Jon pushed his glasses back up and brought up the first page.  Looking at the word and the meaning he looked back at Colleen, and then back to the word.  Shaking his head he looked back at the page, closing it out, the next one came up, he chuckled a little and closed it off.  Putting the phone back close to her, and shook his head.

“Ok I now want to read that book your reading,” He laughed.

“When I’m done, it’s free under Kindle Unlimited. Just lookup Missy Johnson, it's part of a series, there are seven books in it,” Colleen told Jon.

“Kindle Unlimited Hum, how many books do you have on there?”  Jon asked, moving the IPad and his glasses to the bedside table.  “Maybe we can read the next book together, you know move to the middle and cuddle, and read together.”

“I’d like that, you seem so far away in this big bed,” Colleen told him.

Jon started to scoot toward the middle of the bed. Colleen put her Kindle and her glasses on her bedside table and scooted to meet him in the middle.

“I like this better,” She cuddled to his chest, placing her hand on his chest.

“I like it too,” he said kissing her on her head.  “Should’ve suggested it sooner.” 

“Maybe, I like to cuddle,” she said as she rubbed her palm on his stomach and looked up.

Jon looked down into her green eyes, as they slowly turned darker green.  Lowering his lips to hers, he ran his tongue along her lips. As she opened her mouth to his, he sucked her bottom lips in for his kiss.  Reaching across and down her back to her hip, he pulled her closer to angle his mouth to lengthen the kiss.

Colleen sighed into his kiss.  Loving the way his kiss made her whole body tingle, and how it made her core tighten.  She moved closer, throwing her leg over his, and felt her panties dampen more. Her crotch against his leg and her knee inches from his growing cock.