Page 18 of Intrigued By Love

Jax and I continued to stare at each other. Then, after a few seconds, Jax said, “Last night didn’t end the way it was supposed to.”

I leaned against the counter near the porthole looking out over the sea and gripped the edge. “I know. Do you think we can make it through the wedding without tension between us?”

He took a step toward me. “It all depends.”

“On what?”

“On you.” He moved to my side of the counter and continued to come closer. “On what you decide.”

I frowned. “I’m not following.”

“I want to see you, to be with you. At least until I leave the area.”

I opened my mouth to argue, to tell him how it was a bad idea, that it would cause more problems and it wouldn’t work, but he put a finger to my lips.

“Hear me out.”

I sighed, ignoring the tingle I always felt the second he touched me. “Go on.”

“There’s no denying we still have feelings for each other.”

I resisted the urge to roll my eyes. The tension between us was so high, my staff had started to make comments.

“You think there’s no future for us.”

“I know there isn’t,” I interjected.

He rubbed a thumb down my neck. “And no matter how much I disagree with your beliefs, I’ll accept your stance. So, as an alternative, I have a proposition for you.”

I lifted a brow and waited. I had a feeling I knew where this was going. And my traitorous body pulsed with anticipation.

“My proposition is exactly what Lina suggested. Until I permanently leave Bora Bora, we’re together. We’ll argue, we’ll laugh, and most of all, we’ll fuck like we’re still the couple we were in Vegas. Whether it happens now or later, it’s going to hurt when it ends.” He paused. “But I’d rather spend my time here with you, not watching you from afar or having you avoid me.”

I tried to digest his words. It was so much more complicated than the simple way he’d said it would be for us. I had believed I was going to marry him, have a family with him, live a long life with him.

Could I let it be a short fling knowing I still loved him?

But then again, could I give up the chance to be with him again, even if it was for a finite time?

“What do you say, Kai?” He set a hand on my waist, making my pulse jump.

When had he gotten so close?

I looked into his stormy gray eyes.

“Take the chance. You know you want to.” His palm slid over my exposed abdomen.

Goose bumps prickled my skin and made me wish I’d put on something other than a crop top and shorts to cover my bikini. His touch was too distracting.

“I can’t think when you’re touching me like this,” I said, unable to hide the desire tingeing my voice.

His lips quirked at the corners. “It’s time to stop thinking so hard and enjoy the ride.”

His fingers snuck their way past the waistband of my shorts and to the edge of my bikini bottoms. Immediately, my nipples beaded and a low throbbing pulsed deep in my core.

“Jax, my family is only a floor above.” I arched into his touch, wanting him to go lower.

He flattened his palm, stopping the teasing movement. “Is that a yes?”

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