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I shook my head. “You need to have your eyes checked then, because I’m a mess, G.”
“You might think so, but from what I’ve seen these last three weeks, I think you can do anything.”
I didn’t know what to say, but I managed to produce a what-do-you-know “Huh.”
“So now that your uncle has admitted to being a pervert, tell me the answer to my question.”
I arched a brow. “Would I want to be your girlfriend if you weren’t my uncle?”
“Yes.”
I thought of a millions smart-ass replies to get out of telling him the truth, but in the end I just nodded.
His eyes widened. “You would?”
“Yes.”
He swallowed hard. “Fuck…”
“Yeah, well, it doesn’t really change anything. It’s all hypothetical anyway.” I put down the Coke and turned my back on him, stepping over to the balcony door to look out at the stunning view. But Gabriel wasn’t done with this conversation and moved up behind me. His closeness made me hold my breath.
“Cia.”
“Uh-huh.” I stood quietly, hugging myself, feeling out of my comfort zone, and hoping that our admissions wouldn’t make things awkward between us.
“What if I told you I want you?” His voice was low and raw and I could feel his warm breath on my neck.
His closeness and the dirty images his words inspired in my mind made me close my eyes and take a deep intake of air.
“Cia.” He turned me around. “Look at me.”
When I opened my eyes, his gaze was boring into mine, asking questions I couldn’t answer out loud.
“Tell me you want me too?” he murmured in a hoarse voice.
Swallowing hard, and focusing on my breathing was all I could do before he leaned in to kiss me, and with the touch of his lips, answers came pouring out in an instant.Yes,I wanted him too.
I’ve seen movies with people kissing greedily and sloppily and I’ve always found that repulsive, but the way Gabriel kissed me was nothing like that. It wasn’t intrusive or aggressive but more prodding and testing, as if he understood that this was new territory for me. I grew bolder and our kisses became more passionate, but I was still so focused on the strange sensation of his tongue in my mouth that I almost didn’t notice him backing me into his bedroom.
Only when he pushed me softly down on his bed and started to undress me did it fully register where we were headed. What if Gabriel wanted to go all the way?
The room was brightly lit with sunlight shining through the large window, and a shyness crept up on me when he removed my bra.
“What’s wrong?” he asked when I covered my chest.
“Nothing, it’s just…” I trailed off, painfully aware that Gabriel’s ex-girlfriend had been a lingerie model, and that he had always been popular with women. How could I even begin to measure up to the women from his past?
“You are beautiful, Cia.” His eyes shone with sincerity and he lowered his head to kiss my belly button and unzip my pants.
“I know what you want,” I burst out. “I mean, I want it too... but…” My face heated up with the mortification I felt inside.God, I am such a loser.
“But what?” he asked with a confused expression on his handsome face.
Unable to express my thoughts, I looked away.
Gabriel moved up to stroke my hair and kiss me again. “What is it? Are you afraid I’ll do something unpleasant to you, like that Dennis guy?”
I shook my head. I hadn’t even thought of Dennis before he brought him up.
