Page 48 of Stolen Kiss

“Keith says you’re not sticking around.”

Jason stiffened next to her. “I never said that to him.”

“But you said it to someone?”

“I did, sweetheart. I said it to my brother. If you and I are not going to happen long term, then I can’t stay on this island. It would be too hard, even if I stayed on the estate in my cottage.”

Heidi sank back and Jason relaxed next to her. That was a lot to explore. On to the next topic she wanted to air.

“Do you remember our summer together?” she asked him, keeping her voice low half wishing he hadn’t heard.

“It’s never far from my mind.”

Jason was stroking her cheek with his thumb. Back and forth and she spoke.

“It was the best summer of my life,” she whispered.

“Mine too.” Jason answered straight away making her lose her breath for a second.

“Then why did it end?”

“I’m not really sure. I’ve never understood it.”

She was up on her elbow, looking down on him, his eyes fixed on her face. There was no blissed out gaze that was there five minutes ago after he’d given her an orgasm to file in the records of history.

“You ended it,” she said.

“I didn’t.”

His reply was like a punch in the stomach. Her eyes grew wide. His eyes were brimming with honesty, they were shining.

“But Keith said-”

“What exactly did he say?”

She didn’t answer his question, Heidi wanted to hear the denial again. “You didn’t end it?”

“What did he say?”

Jason wasn’t in the mood to answer her questions either.

“I don’t understand?” she whispered, falling to her back. He was on her, elbows to her arms, pinning them to her side. His hips were between her widened legs but his weight was carried by his upper body. Jason dipped his face closer so all she could see was him.

“What did he fucking say Heidi,” he said.

“He told me you wanted nothing more to do with me. I can’t remember the exact words or reason. Keith seems to be suffering from amnesia when I asked him earlier.”

Jason’s lips thinned and his jaw tightened.

“I need to speak to your brother,” he clipped.

“You didn’t end it?”

Heidi thought her heart was going to burst from the ache.

“No.”

Jason was moving off her, rolling to the side and then sitting up. If she was in her right mind, she would’ve stopped to admire the muscles in his back more.

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