Page 66 of Wreck Me
She found one of his T-shirts lying across the end of the bed and pulled it on. It hit her knees and hung on her like a dress. She had no idea where her clothes from last night ended up. The thought of last night and how he’d pushed her boundaries made her body tingle all over again.
It was official. No other man would ever surpass Aidan in the bedroom. At least she’d have the memories of the way he’d made her feel.
Barefoot, she padded out into the kitchen, the room dark except for the under-cabinet light he always left on. “Aidan?”
She walked over and glanced into the living area, coming up empty. “Aidan? Are you up there?”
When there was no answer, she climbed the ladder to the loft and peeked over the edge.
Empty.
Where the hell was he? The cabin was only a thousand square feet. It wasn’t like there were all that many places for a man his size to hide.
The back door opened and Aidan stepped inside, shutting the door behind him. He brought his head up and stopped when he saw her standing there. There was a hesitation, but he smiled. “Hey. I didn’t mean to wake you.”
“You didn’t.”
They stood there a moment, just staring at each other. And in that moment, Megan knew without a doubt she was in love with him. She’d thought it before, but now she knew.
The thought nearly brought her to her knees.
And it wasn’t because he stood there, shirtless, in nothing but a pair of sweatpants that hung low on his narrow hips. Hips that had spent most of the night against hers, while he was buried inside her.
No, it was because he was strong, yet gentle. Dirty, but sweet. Protective, but not suffocating. He always made sure she was okay, from the very first moment she’d laid eyes on him in the middle of the road. He’d taken care of her every step of the way. She didn’t want to leave that. Where would she ever find a man like him again?
She wouldn’t. There was no other man like Aidan Reynolds.
And yet that was the whole problem.
She was becoming attached to a man again. A man she barely knew, in the grand scheme of things. All she knew was that in her heart of hearts, she could honestly say she’d never felt this way about any man before.
But she didn’t want to fall in love with him. She didn’t want to fall in love with anyone. She needed to know she could take care of herself again.
He set his coffee mug on the table and walked toward her. “Come sit with me?” he asked, reaching his hand out for her to take.
She slid her hand into his warm palm and sat next to him on the couch. They sat side by side, knees touching, not saying anything. Megan swallowed, confused. They were never awkward around each other and yet they were acting like they hadn’t already seen every inch of each other’s bodies.
“Ah, fuck it,” Aidan muttered, before pulling her into his lap, her thighs straddling his hips. He wrapped his arms around her back and pulled her close, nuzzling his face into the crook of her neck. She wrapped her arms around his neck and held on.
He breathed her in deep, his breath tickling her skin. It was a move he’d done a dozen times during their short time together and it always made her smile.
But she didn’t feel like laughing. In fact, sorrow built in her chest. “Aidan, is everything okay?”
He didn’t say anything, just placed a soft kiss on the side of her neck before pulling back and looking at her. She searched his eyes as he stared at her. “What is it?”
The way he kept staring at her but not saying anything made her stomach flip like she was on a roller coaster and about to be sick.
“I want to apologize,” he finally said, his voice low and edged with regret.
Her brow knitted. “For what?”
“For last night.” He looked down at his hands that were rubbing up and down her bare legs. The roughness of his palms on her smooth thighs normally made her crazy. But right at that moment, there was nothing but an icy fear in her gut.
He took her wrists in both of his hands and kissed the faded pink marks the cuffs had left behind. “I’m sorry if I was too rough. I—”
She laid her fingertips over his lips. “Shhh…don’t apologize. Please. Last night was nothing short of amazing. I’ve never felt closer to anyone in my life.”
“Me too. I’ve never done that type of thing with anyone before.” His eyes implored hers as though trying to make her understand.
