Rebuilding Stone (The Stone Brother Series Book 2) by T Saint John Page A

possibly can without actually having my dick inside her. She doesn’t
pull away and lays her head on my shoulder. I can feel her take a deep breath
and exhale. There isn’t a single ounce of tension in her. In my arms, Kerrigan
feels safe. I feel ten feet tall. I’ve wanted this closeness with her since the
day I laid eyes on her.

Kerrigan
    Maddox looks so good tonight. His jeans hug his hips in the
right way and he’s in a simple white t-shirt that fits his arms perfectly. His
dark black hair is styled with gel and spiked. His dark brown eyes just stare
at me. He is showing me that he wants me without having to say any words. There
is no other feeling in the world better than having Maddox’s arms wrapped
around me. I feel beautiful, wanted, loved, and protected. This feeling is
weird to me. I’ve never felt this way, even with Aaron, in the early days.
    Earlier, when Maddox said I am the only girl who has ever
stopped his heart, well, it stopped mine. I thought about not saying anything
and keeping my feelings locked inside, but Maddox deserves to know what he means
to me. I’m leaving, and I can’t let things go unsaid. I smile thinking about
how he is trying to be a gentleman right now. The song stops and I decide to be
the first one to make a move. Maddox is always putting forth effort in this
relationship, and he is always met with my reluctance. Tonight, he won’t be.
Maddox will know my feelings. He leans down to my ear.
    “Thank you,” Maddox whispers.
    “You forgot something,” I say.
    I’m so nervous. I’ve never made a move on a guy. He looks
confused.
    “What?” he asks.
    I feel my lips trembling. I close my eyes. I can’t do this.
    “Kerrigan, what?”
    When I look up, I see the concern and love in his eyes. I
might not have been able to get the words out before, but now I gather enough
courage and place my hands on the back of his head. I get up on my tiptoes and
kiss him. His lips are perfect against mine, but I immediately feel foolish. He
isn’t kissing me back so I pull away.
    “Sorry,” I say.
    “For?” he asks.

Maddox
    Holy shit, Kerrigan just kissed me. I didn’t kiss back because
I was afraid I’d climb up inside her right here on the dance floor. My dick is
hard and has been since the moment she walked in. When she laid her head on my
shoulder and her beautiful clean scent filled my nose, it was all I could do to
hold myself back. Why the hell is she apologizing?
    “It’s nothing, Maddox,” Kerrigan responds. She sighs and
starts to walk away. It pisses me off. I stop her by grabbing her hand and
pulling her into me.
    “Don’t do that, Kerrigan. Why are you sorry? Please don’t
hide from me.”
    “Well, I thought maybe you wanted to kiss me. Sorry, I did
that without asking.”
    Hold up. She thinks I didn’t want to kiss her? I do. Of
course, I do. I don’t want her to ever feel rejected by me ever again.
    “You own me, Kerrigan. Heart, body, and soul. If you want to
fucking kiss me, then kiss me.”
    “I’m not kissing someone who doesn’t seem interested and
just stands there.”
    In this moment, I realize she still puts herself down and
doesn’t realize her worth. She jumps to conclusions about the way people feel.
She is so far off the mark here.
    “I held back, Kerrigan, because my dick is hard. It’s taking
everything in me not to take you home and do way more than kissing. I want more
than to kiss you right now.”
    I see her face turn red.
    “Oh,” she says in a whisper.
    I know I can’t kiss her the way I want to right now, but I
do want to show her how much I want her so I pull her in for a hug.
    “You feel that? I can’t control myself right now. The one
thing I want you to know is that I love you. I’d take you to Vegas right now
and marry you. Fucking kiss me whenever you want. Understood?”
    I watch a beautiful smile cross her face.
    “I understand,” she says and backs out of my hug.
    It hurts to admit this to myself, but Kerrigan