things,
like what happened tonight. I know I have no tie on you, and you are free to be
with whomever you want. But I can’t do… whatever this is between us anymore.
Please don’t worry. It’s fine, really. I’m too busy to date anyway, what, with
school and work and…”
He came up behind her and grabbed
her arms. “It wasn’t what you thought, I swear.”
“So, you weren’t kissing a redhead
on the dance floor?”
“Listen, can we go inside? We’re
both getting drenched.”
“Just go home, Jace .
It’s really better this way. We can just be friends. Okay?”
Jace pounded his fist against the wall
of the apartment. “No, it’s not okay. The woman was out with a bunch of her
friends. It was her bachelorette party and they begged me to kiss her as part
of their celebration. I’m sorry, I didn’t know it’d hurt you so much. I’d never
have done it.” Wrapping his arms around her, he whispered in her ear, “You’re
all I want, Tate, all I want.”
Her heart clenched in her chest. Did
she dare believe his words? She so wanted to believe them, but she was
terrified of taking a chance – but really, what choice did she have? She’d
fallen in love with him. After a minute’s hesitation, she turned in his arms
and they devoured each other. He picked her up and she wrapped her legs around
his waist. He grabbed her head and placed it where he wanted it and plunged his
tongue in her mouth urgently, relentlessly. She whimpered against her immense
need for this man against his lips. He pulled away while gasping for breath.
She slid down his body and landed on her feet. Finally remembering the pounding
rain, she turned and slid her key into the lock, opening the door.
With water pouring off them, they
stumbled into the apartment. With urgent and impatient movements, he pushed her
against the closed door and pressed his body against hers. She laced her
fingers behind his neck and strained up into his kiss. She shivered when he ran
his hands down her shoulders and over her breasts. While continuing to hold her
captive against the door, he lowered his lips and rained a trail of scorching
kisses down her neck. Through the fabric of her Zeal’s T-shirt, he nipped at
her nipples, made elongated in equal parts by the cold rain and his fiery
touch. She arched her back involuntarily into his feasting mouth. Desire raced
a trail of heat from where his lips touched to the apex of her thighs.
Roughly and impatiently, he tugged
her sopping wet T-shirt over her head, leaving her standing in her jeans and
sheer pink bra.
“Oh, God! I want you so much,” he whispered
against her lips. Moving his hands behind her, he made quick work of
unfastening her bra. With his chest heaving, he slowed down enough to ease the
straps off her shoulders with trembling fingers. She dropped her arms to allow
the bra to fall to the floor. Jace’s eyes slid down
her bared torso to her ample breasts. Exhaling deeply, he once more dropped his
lips down to press kisses over the top of her breasts before sucking a nipple
into his mouth.
“Oh,” she gasped as she closed her
eyes, pressing his head closer to her body as the fire of desire threatened to
burn her alive. As he sucked and nipped at her breasts, she moaned, “Please, oh
God, please,” she begged, not sure what for. He wrapped his arms under her
bottom and scooped her up. While continuing to thrust his tongue deep into her
mouth, he began making his way to her bedroom.
He allowed her to slide down his
body until her feet hit the floor. With his magic fingers, he began to unfasten
her black work pants. Suddenly, with a groan and extreme effort, he ripped
himself away from her and bent at the waist to inhale deeply.
Struggling to control her own
breathing, she asked, “What’s wrong?”
“I don’t want to do this,” he said,
panting as if he’d run the hundred-yard dash.
Fear and shame had her passion
cooling immediately. Turning, she moved to her bed and grabbed her
like what happened tonight. I know I have no tie on you, and you are free to be
with whomever you want. But I can’t do… whatever this is between us anymore.
Please don’t worry. It’s fine, really. I’m too busy to date anyway, what, with
school and work and…”
He came up behind her and grabbed
her arms. “It wasn’t what you thought, I swear.”
“So, you weren’t kissing a redhead
on the dance floor?”
“Listen, can we go inside? We’re
both getting drenched.”
“Just go home, Jace .
It’s really better this way. We can just be friends. Okay?”
Jace pounded his fist against the wall
of the apartment. “No, it’s not okay. The woman was out with a bunch of her
friends. It was her bachelorette party and they begged me to kiss her as part
of their celebration. I’m sorry, I didn’t know it’d hurt you so much. I’d never
have done it.” Wrapping his arms around her, he whispered in her ear, “You’re
all I want, Tate, all I want.”
Her heart clenched in her chest. Did
she dare believe his words? She so wanted to believe them, but she was
terrified of taking a chance – but really, what choice did she have? She’d
fallen in love with him. After a minute’s hesitation, she turned in his arms
and they devoured each other. He picked her up and she wrapped her legs around
his waist. He grabbed her head and placed it where he wanted it and plunged his
tongue in her mouth urgently, relentlessly. She whimpered against her immense
need for this man against his lips. He pulled away while gasping for breath.
She slid down his body and landed on her feet. Finally remembering the pounding
rain, she turned and slid her key into the lock, opening the door.
With water pouring off them, they
stumbled into the apartment. With urgent and impatient movements, he pushed her
against the closed door and pressed his body against hers. She laced her
fingers behind his neck and strained up into his kiss. She shivered when he ran
his hands down her shoulders and over her breasts. While continuing to hold her
captive against the door, he lowered his lips and rained a trail of scorching
kisses down her neck. Through the fabric of her Zeal’s T-shirt, he nipped at
her nipples, made elongated in equal parts by the cold rain and his fiery
touch. She arched her back involuntarily into his feasting mouth. Desire raced
a trail of heat from where his lips touched to the apex of her thighs.
Roughly and impatiently, he tugged
her sopping wet T-shirt over her head, leaving her standing in her jeans and
sheer pink bra.
“Oh, God! I want you so much,” he whispered
against her lips. Moving his hands behind her, he made quick work of
unfastening her bra. With his chest heaving, he slowed down enough to ease the
straps off her shoulders with trembling fingers. She dropped her arms to allow
the bra to fall to the floor. Jace’s eyes slid down
her bared torso to her ample breasts. Exhaling deeply, he once more dropped his
lips down to press kisses over the top of her breasts before sucking a nipple
into his mouth.
“Oh,” she gasped as she closed her
eyes, pressing his head closer to her body as the fire of desire threatened to
burn her alive. As he sucked and nipped at her breasts, she moaned, “Please, oh
God, please,” she begged, not sure what for. He wrapped his arms under her
bottom and scooped her up. While continuing to thrust his tongue deep into her
mouth, he began making his way to her bedroom.
He allowed her to slide down his
body until her feet hit the floor. With his magic fingers, he began to unfasten
her black work pants. Suddenly, with a groan and extreme effort, he ripped
himself away from her and bent at the waist to inhale deeply.
Struggling to control her own
breathing, she asked, “What’s wrong?”
“I don’t want to do this,” he said,
panting as if he’d run the hundred-yard dash.
Fear and shame had her passion
cooling immediately. Turning, she moved to her bed and grabbed her
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