someone, it would be important and I’d tell you even if you didn’t ask.” He pauses like he’s waiting for me to respond and I don’t. “OK,” he says. “I only want to know if he’s going to be a problem for us. Or for Ryder.”
“He and I are the past. He’s just a guy who happens to be Ryder’s dad.”
“But you fell hard for him. Sounds like quite a history. You had some feelings for him at one time.”
I wind a thick piece of hair around my hand. “Had feelings. Past tense.”
Jared left Nashville so he could chase the real love of his life—fame. And I told myself that it was better if he didn’t know about Ryder. But really, it was better for me. Thinking about the time he missed with his son makes me feel small. Ugly. Selfish.
My face heats in embarrassment. Why would Aiden even want to go out with someone so untrusting?
“And Jared? You sure he’s not hoping for more?”
“He just wants to be in his son’s life. I want Ryder to have that, too. Now he sees Ryder when he’s not touring.”
Aiden closes his eyes, then opens them. “I did something at the hospital that I shouldn’t have done. Jared…um…he overheard the nurse call me your fiancé and he wasn’t too happy. I think he’s pretty ticked off. I let him think we’re engaged. I’ve probably made a mess for you.”
I laugh in surprise, the sound escaping before I can stop it. “Really? Oh, I shouldn’t laugh. I sort of mentioned you to him one day when he pissed me off. I wanted him to just leave me alone and he was saying all this macho bullshit.”
“It wasn’t anything to make him jealous? You’re not in love with him.”
This statement makes me laugh again. “Lord, no. Seriously. Never. Really. No one is more in love with Jared…than Jared.”
“Ok.”
“Ok?”
“Yeah. That’s all I needed.” He grabs me by the waist and pulls me close, his chin resting on my head. “Do you think Ryder had fun before everything went to hell?”
My mouth curves into a reluctant smile. “He did. He was a little shy at first, but I bet it’s all he’ll talk about tomorrow.”
“And did you have fun before it went to hell?” He leans in and presses a kiss to my temple.
“Um hm.”
He gathers my hair up and lifts it to the side. Kissing the spot behind my ear, he makes a low purring sound that causes me to grab his arms. His lips trail down my neck.
“You’re really good at distracting me,” I mumble, barely able to get the words out between my panting.
He stops for a second. “I’m good at a lot of things.”
“Oh.” The word comes out like a plea for more. “I bet.”
Aiden rests his forehead against my neck and his breath caresses my skin. “Is this OK?”
I turn, sitting halfway in his lap and reach up with both hands to grasp the back of his warm neck. I pull him the centimeter it takes to close the distance. I can’t wait any longer. I need his lips. Now.
He smiles against my mouth in a cocky way, but I don’t care if he knows I’m desperate to kiss him. His lips press against the seam of mine. One second, his kiss is gentle. Then it changes as if someone flips a switch.
Because it’s no longer simply a kiss. His tongue dances in to tangle erotically with mine. Stroking. Teasing.
He lies back on the sofa and drags my body on top of him. His hands leave the hold on my arms and rake down, down, down, and grip my ass. Pressing me to him. My lower body rubs against the hard ridge of his cock and I shudder. My entire body thrums with blazing need.
Every single inch of him is hard where I am soft and my curves melt to fit against him.
He continues to make love to my mouth and his hands slide into the bottom of my shirt and caress the skin above my jeans.
I need more.
I need everything.
“No!” Ryder’s voice cuts through my lust-induced haze and I push against Aiden’s chest. My movements are slow, my limbs loosened and languid, drunk with passion.
“Baby, I didn’t know you were
“He and I are the past. He’s just a guy who happens to be Ryder’s dad.”
“But you fell hard for him. Sounds like quite a history. You had some feelings for him at one time.”
I wind a thick piece of hair around my hand. “Had feelings. Past tense.”
Jared left Nashville so he could chase the real love of his life—fame. And I told myself that it was better if he didn’t know about Ryder. But really, it was better for me. Thinking about the time he missed with his son makes me feel small. Ugly. Selfish.
My face heats in embarrassment. Why would Aiden even want to go out with someone so untrusting?
“And Jared? You sure he’s not hoping for more?”
“He just wants to be in his son’s life. I want Ryder to have that, too. Now he sees Ryder when he’s not touring.”
Aiden closes his eyes, then opens them. “I did something at the hospital that I shouldn’t have done. Jared…um…he overheard the nurse call me your fiancé and he wasn’t too happy. I think he’s pretty ticked off. I let him think we’re engaged. I’ve probably made a mess for you.”
I laugh in surprise, the sound escaping before I can stop it. “Really? Oh, I shouldn’t laugh. I sort of mentioned you to him one day when he pissed me off. I wanted him to just leave me alone and he was saying all this macho bullshit.”
“It wasn’t anything to make him jealous? You’re not in love with him.”
This statement makes me laugh again. “Lord, no. Seriously. Never. Really. No one is more in love with Jared…than Jared.”
“Ok.”
“Ok?”
“Yeah. That’s all I needed.” He grabs me by the waist and pulls me close, his chin resting on my head. “Do you think Ryder had fun before everything went to hell?”
My mouth curves into a reluctant smile. “He did. He was a little shy at first, but I bet it’s all he’ll talk about tomorrow.”
“And did you have fun before it went to hell?” He leans in and presses a kiss to my temple.
“Um hm.”
He gathers my hair up and lifts it to the side. Kissing the spot behind my ear, he makes a low purring sound that causes me to grab his arms. His lips trail down my neck.
“You’re really good at distracting me,” I mumble, barely able to get the words out between my panting.
He stops for a second. “I’m good at a lot of things.”
“Oh.” The word comes out like a plea for more. “I bet.”
Aiden rests his forehead against my neck and his breath caresses my skin. “Is this OK?”
I turn, sitting halfway in his lap and reach up with both hands to grasp the back of his warm neck. I pull him the centimeter it takes to close the distance. I can’t wait any longer. I need his lips. Now.
He smiles against my mouth in a cocky way, but I don’t care if he knows I’m desperate to kiss him. His lips press against the seam of mine. One second, his kiss is gentle. Then it changes as if someone flips a switch.
Because it’s no longer simply a kiss. His tongue dances in to tangle erotically with mine. Stroking. Teasing.
He lies back on the sofa and drags my body on top of him. His hands leave the hold on my arms and rake down, down, down, and grip my ass. Pressing me to him. My lower body rubs against the hard ridge of his cock and I shudder. My entire body thrums with blazing need.
Every single inch of him is hard where I am soft and my curves melt to fit against him.
He continues to make love to my mouth and his hands slide into the bottom of my shirt and caress the skin above my jeans.
I need more.
I need everything.
“No!” Ryder’s voice cuts through my lust-induced haze and I push against Aiden’s chest. My movements are slow, my limbs loosened and languid, drunk with passion.
“Baby, I didn’t know you were
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