I wrinkled my nose. “What, like a threesome?”
“Well that’s not what I was thinking, but now I can’t stop thinking about it.”
“Okay.” I swiped my hand back up over my face and gave him a sexy frown. At least I hoped it was sexy. “Grandma Kelly’s got to go.”
“Just give her a message for me. Tell her I still love her in the way that I always have but now I’m falling for this other woman in ways that I didn’t know were possible.”
Don’t stop. Don’t ever stop saying such amazing things and looking so cute and touching me all the time like you can’t get enough of me.
“Also I need to know one thing, just one thing.”
Yes. I’m in love with you. Don’t make me say it or I’ll start ugly crying and you’ll never want to have sex with me again
“DiCaprio or Damon? Come on, just tell me. If you had to pick one of them which would it be?”
“You. I’d pick you. Every time.”
I couldn’t believe I’d just said such a cheesy thing out loud, but the way his eyelids fluttered, the way his Adam’s apple bobbed up and down like he was holding back emotions, the way he held me even tighter—it was worth it. I was mortified, but it was worth it.
“You don’t have to look so scared. My heart was always yours to break, Gem. You can do it now or you can do it later. But at least believe me when I say that the last thing I’d ever want to do is break yours.” He took my hand and squeezed it. “You believe me?”
I nodded my head.
He traced the tip of his index finger down the center of my torso from between my collarbone to my belly button, along the vertical line that had become more defined in recent months.
“I like this,” he said, tracing his fingertip back up again. “You know what this is called?”
“An ab crack?”
“Thelinea alba. Not everyone has this. It’s genetic. Like dimples.”
“Really? I thought I worked for it.”
His finger wandered down to my nipple, lightly circling it. “I like this too.” He placed his whole hand on my breast and squeezed before kissing me there and everywhere, as promised.
“I really do like every part of you.”
“Good. Because it’s all yours.”