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There was no mistaking the carnal look in his eyes. We quietly stared at each other without either one of us saying a word. Just breathing. Just allowing the same rush of electricity to tear through us.
My throat and lips were suddenly dry and I dragged the tip of my tongue across my bottom lip. He caught the slight action, narrowing his eyes as he took a deep breath. The intimate moment ticked away and I hadn’t noticed he’d lowered his head until our lips were almost touching.
His heated breath cascaded across my skin.
His hold more possessive than ever before.
There were ugly truths dying to be set free, but surrendering to either trust or my determination to clear my conscience would only start another nightmare between us.
My life had taken such a drastic turn and even now, I wanted more than anything to reverse time. I longed for different decisions, but an alternate life wasn’t in the cards.
I wasn’t willing to risk losing what little friendship we could build. Yet as he lowered his head even more, barely brushing his lips across mine, the tingling sensations were another brutal reminder he’d meant everything to me.
And in giving him my heart, I’d almost lost everything else.
Was the risk worth the reward?
CHAPTER 18
Stone
Time seemed to stand still, the moment capturing my mind while spinning my libido out of control. Having Dani in my arms was dangerous. Yet holding her felt right, invoking the same strong sense of need and desire that had haunted me at least once a day.
I wanted her touch, her sweet lips on mine, and her legs wrapped around my hips as I fucked her long and hard.
I needed her words of wisdom and her quiet smile, her comforting words no matter the difficulty.
I longed to reverse time and make different decisions.
What I shouldn’t have I craved and what I longed to change I couldn’t.
What the fuck was I doing holding her so tightly, my cock twitching painfully?
Hell, it wasn’t like me to blow off work.
Then again, I’d never adhered to a faithful work schedule. The excuse had been handy, but staying away from Dani hadn’t done me any good whatsoever. In fact, I’d only felt the urge to touch and taste her more often than ever before.
Maybe that was because she’d purposely worn the shortest shorts and tiny tank tops that had done nothing but make my mouth water from intense desire. Today’s dress? Even more damning to my libido.
I’d avoided her at all costs, although my eyes had found her every time she’d moved from one room to another. Putting my hands on her under any circumstances wasn’t acceptable in my mind. Yet when she leaned into me, tilting her head until our lips were firmly pressed together, I could feel my resolve crumbling.
Now, having her in my arms, her warm body crushed against mine, I was losing all sense of control around her. We were frozen in the moment, neither one of us either wanting or willing to move. Her breathing was labored, her sweet breath cascading across my face and just having her in my arms had pushed me to the edge of self-control.
She could feel my desire, my longing pressing my hard cock between her legs. She wasn’t moving and neither was I and at this point, I wasn’t entirely certain we would end up going anywhere.
With another drag of her tongue, she licked my lips and I lowered my hand to squeeze her bottom.
Goddamn it. All control was tossed aside.
I captured her mouth, immediately pushing my tongue inside. She stiffened even as her fingers crawled up my chest and she snaked one arm around my neck, tangling her fingers in my hair.Somehow, it felt as if we were coasting through the moment, an old familiarity kicking in.
We’d once trusted each other implicitly and she’d been able to look across the room and I could easily find her. She rotated her hips, tugging on my hair and the longing kicked up a thousand degrees. She had a way of testing my willpower that was both undeniable and unfair.
All I could think about doing was stripping off her sexy little dress and having my way with her. I wanted nothing more than to fill her with my cock, driving into her sweet pussy until she cried out my name. And Jesus Christ if I didn’t want to tie her to my bed, keeping her there until…
Oh, who the hell knew?
The kiss became even more passionate, both our bodies humming to the current flowing from one to the other. Just the way she was undulating her hips across mine kept my balls aching. No other woman had managed to pull such hunger and emotion from me at the same time.
