Page 74 of Love Me Forever

“Yes, very. They’re almost like sisters to me. Their father wasn’t very present when we were growing up, so they spent a lot of time with us.”

My heart was hurting for them.

“Oh, that’s sad. Is their relationship better now?”

“It is, actually. Even though Uncle Harvey pulled a surprise on us. He’d been a widower for years, and recently got married and had a baby girl, without telling anyone. He lives in London, but even so, no clue how he kept it from us.”

“Oh my God.”

“Yeah. It’s been a shock to everyone. Especially to Gran. But she’s happy about a new granddaughter. Uses the excuse to fly to London now and again. We worry sick every time.”

“Awww, that’s cute.”

“And that’s about it. I think you’ve got all the intel on my family.”

“Thanks for sharing it with me.”

“I want you to feel like you know me, Bonnie.”

He came next to me, sitting at the edge of the couch so his thigh was pressing against mine. The contact took me by surprise. Warmth coursed through me with an intensity that shocked me. I gasped, and Travis caught my reaction, his eyes fixated on my lips. Oh God, he was so close. So, so close. I could feel his breath on my lips...

And then he kissed me. The second our mouths touched, I was electrified. Heat concentrated between my legs and around my nipples. My entire body was alive.

I kissed him back, hot and relentless. God, I'd missed his lips. I'd missedhim.I felt one of his hands at the side of my waist and then sliding toward my back. My breasts were pressing against his chest. I wrapped my arms around his neck, playing with his hair, tugging and then pushing him to deepen the kiss.

He took my cue. His tongue clashed against mine with relentless passion, and it was so damn sexy. It instantly turned me on.

I was so hot that I was sure I was about to break into a sweat any second now. I could feel the beat of his heart, and I loved it.

He groaned, pulling back and cupping my cheek.

“I've wanted to do this since we went out to dinner. And then last night... Fuck, I wanted to do so many things to you last night.”

I shuddered. But then reality slapped me, and I suddenly felt cold.

"Travis," I murmured. "This is exactly why staying here wasn’t a good idea. We can't do this. You know that."

"Do I? Right now, this seems like the best idea in the world. I want us to be more than friends, Bonnie.”

“You’re only saying that because of the baby.” My voice was a shaky whisper. It was a big fear of mine.

“No, I’m saying that because you’re amazing. Ever since we got back in touch, all I wanted was to be around you. You know I would’ve called, babe, but I lost your number.” He had no reason to lie, and I believed him. “I’m an idiot for not working harder to get a hold of you, but we’re together now. I know you said we’re better off as friends, and it would be safer, perhaps. But I want more than that. And we deserve it.”

“I’ve been afraid this would happen, that the lines would blur."

"Bonnie, we have a connection." He grabbed my face with both hands, looking at me straight in the eyes. "Tell me you don't feel it. Before we made the baby, you felt it, right?"

"I feel it," I murmured. "I felt it in Oceanwell Bay, too, but we both agreed it was casual."

"But things change. Feelings change," he replied. "And now we’re here, and I'm not letting you go, not today or any day after this one. We're here, Bonnie, and you're mine. The way I feel about you has nothing to do with the baby. It's a completely separate thing." He dragged his thumb over my lower lip and down my jaw. "I like making you smile. I like seeing you happy. I'm so damn grateful that you're back in my life. And right now, I don't want to stop kissing you. I don't want to stop touching you."

"But you have to," I murmured. "Please." I was pleading because I needed him to be the one who stepped away. I had zero self-control right now. All I wanted was to keep kissing him back.

So I did.

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