texture of my voice. Her eyes open and fuck, I'm lost. I don't know why I'm not pulling her into my arms right now.
"Because I miss you," she whispers. "I made a mistake." She places her hand over my wrist and pulls it down as she takes a step closer. Her fingers travel to my hand where she entwines our fingers. Damn, I feel her touch deep in my core.
The rest of our bodies aren't touching, but I feel her body heat. Her warmth. Her damn life force feels like it's a part of me, and I'm unhinged. I’ve never felt this for anyone before.
"Please, Jagger. Say something."
"What do you want me to say?" I ask softly, cupping her face with my free hand, stroking her cheek with my thumb.
"That you miss me too," she whispers. "That you forgive me."
"I miss you too, sunshine. I miss you like crazy," I say as I lean in and brush my lips ever so gently over hers.
There it is again. That powerful current of energy and electricity I get when we touch like this. And now Allie is leaning against my chest, fisting my shirt in her hands.
"There's nothing to forgive, Allie."
"It was you," she whispers.
"Me?"
"You were the guy Troy was talking about. Your mother asked him to check on me, and we got to talking. He asked if I'd been on any dates recently and it all just spilled out of my mouth. I told him about this guy I really like and explained that it would never work because minutes after our ‘date,’ he was on to another woman."
My hands slip around her waist as my mouth caresses the crook of her neck. She's my pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. I can't walk away from this woman. This is the way Allie and I are meant to be. In each other's arms.
"Told you, sunshine, you're my first choice. Always."
"Mmm," Allie moans.
"And if I have you in my bed, I'll never look any further."
Her body tenses. Shit. I hit a nerve. I should've known better. Allie pulls back to look at me with scrutiny in her eyes. The spell between us is broken.
"You sure about that? I heard you on the phone with Lexi."
"I wish you asked me about it then and there," I answer, leaning in and kissing the corner of her mouth. "Because I would've been happy to tell you it was just sarcastic bullshit," I whisper into her ear. "You're the one I want, Aleena. Just you. Under me. Over me. Next to me. I'll take you any way I can have you."
Allie takes the tiniest step back. Fuck, she's retreating.
"Why'd you leave me?" Her eyes narrow on me. "Even if it was a completely innocent call, you had me in your bed ," she emphasizes the last word. "You had me where you claim you want me and you turned me down flat, then sought out another woman. My best friend. And you never even bothered to come back."
"I don't sleep well, and I didn't want to wake you. Clearly I failed at that. And I didn't turn you down," I snap, pissed that she's twisting what happened. "What I did was not take advantage of you. And I called your friend because you were being so pig-headed you wouldn't even consider the fact that Bailey might be dangerous."
"So what? I'm stupid? Too stupid know what he's capable of? I know who he is!"
I pinch the bridge of my nose and bite my tongue to stop me from snapping back and reminding her that she knew him so well he cheated on her and knocked the chick up. None of that will make this any better. Allie's already on the defensive and this conversation just went in the wrong direction.
"I should go."
"That's right. Run away. That's what you do when shit gets hard, isn't it? That's your MO. You turn and haul ass."
"I'm out of here." I turn and reach for the door handle again.
I'm surprised when she pulls my hand off and moves to block me.
"What's the matter? Truth too much to handle?"
I don't answer. I cross my arms over my chest again.
"See? You're doing it right now."
"I don't know what you're talking about. I'm standing right here in front of you."
"Emotionally, jackass. You think I don't feel the difference in you?"
"Get out of the way,
"Because I miss you," she whispers. "I made a mistake." She places her hand over my wrist and pulls it down as she takes a step closer. Her fingers travel to my hand where she entwines our fingers. Damn, I feel her touch deep in my core.
The rest of our bodies aren't touching, but I feel her body heat. Her warmth. Her damn life force feels like it's a part of me, and I'm unhinged. I’ve never felt this for anyone before.
"Please, Jagger. Say something."
"What do you want me to say?" I ask softly, cupping her face with my free hand, stroking her cheek with my thumb.
"That you miss me too," she whispers. "That you forgive me."
"I miss you too, sunshine. I miss you like crazy," I say as I lean in and brush my lips ever so gently over hers.
There it is again. That powerful current of energy and electricity I get when we touch like this. And now Allie is leaning against my chest, fisting my shirt in her hands.
"There's nothing to forgive, Allie."
"It was you," she whispers.
"Me?"
"You were the guy Troy was talking about. Your mother asked him to check on me, and we got to talking. He asked if I'd been on any dates recently and it all just spilled out of my mouth. I told him about this guy I really like and explained that it would never work because minutes after our ‘date,’ he was on to another woman."
My hands slip around her waist as my mouth caresses the crook of her neck. She's my pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. I can't walk away from this woman. This is the way Allie and I are meant to be. In each other's arms.
"Told you, sunshine, you're my first choice. Always."
"Mmm," Allie moans.
"And if I have you in my bed, I'll never look any further."
Her body tenses. Shit. I hit a nerve. I should've known better. Allie pulls back to look at me with scrutiny in her eyes. The spell between us is broken.
"You sure about that? I heard you on the phone with Lexi."
"I wish you asked me about it then and there," I answer, leaning in and kissing the corner of her mouth. "Because I would've been happy to tell you it was just sarcastic bullshit," I whisper into her ear. "You're the one I want, Aleena. Just you. Under me. Over me. Next to me. I'll take you any way I can have you."
Allie takes the tiniest step back. Fuck, she's retreating.
"Why'd you leave me?" Her eyes narrow on me. "Even if it was a completely innocent call, you had me in your bed ," she emphasizes the last word. "You had me where you claim you want me and you turned me down flat, then sought out another woman. My best friend. And you never even bothered to come back."
"I don't sleep well, and I didn't want to wake you. Clearly I failed at that. And I didn't turn you down," I snap, pissed that she's twisting what happened. "What I did was not take advantage of you. And I called your friend because you were being so pig-headed you wouldn't even consider the fact that Bailey might be dangerous."
"So what? I'm stupid? Too stupid know what he's capable of? I know who he is!"
I pinch the bridge of my nose and bite my tongue to stop me from snapping back and reminding her that she knew him so well he cheated on her and knocked the chick up. None of that will make this any better. Allie's already on the defensive and this conversation just went in the wrong direction.
"I should go."
"That's right. Run away. That's what you do when shit gets hard, isn't it? That's your MO. You turn and haul ass."
"I'm out of here." I turn and reach for the door handle again.
I'm surprised when she pulls my hand off and moves to block me.
"What's the matter? Truth too much to handle?"
I don't answer. I cross my arms over my chest again.
"See? You're doing it right now."
"I don't know what you're talking about. I'm standing right here in front of you."
"Emotionally, jackass. You think I don't feel the difference in you?"
"Get out of the way,
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