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Yes, I still want an answer in regard to that particular fiasco

"I shouldn’t," I whisper

"Please" He clears his throat "Nothing will happen I prohts and my wants conflicted I’ to happen Maybe I want to have outrageous, dirty, entleht chivalrous

I really don’t want chivalry tonight I want coive me Delicious hot kisses, unbelievable pleasure…

"We can talk" He reaches out and settles his hand on h as they stroke ly and my heart rate has kicked up I think of how Colin touchedhappened

I think of ho merely looks at me and I immediately want to shed my clothes and bare my very soul to hioing on" He squeezes my arm and I squeeze my eyes shut, overwhelood "I need to apologize for the shitty way I treated you"

An apology is a start in the positive direction Imyself but I want to hear what he has to say I need an explanation "Okay I’d love to hear an apology fro to make me say it now?"

"For the first one, yes" I nod

"There’s going to be lance in his direction to see he’s teasingat me, the smile on his face "Definitely," I say with another nod "I want the first one now Before we leave the truck"

He schools his expression, looking incredibly solemn and serious "Fable I’m sorry" He lifts my hand and brushes a kiss across my knuckles

His mouth onThe playful way he’s acting doesn’t help matters either I need to reht state of , I promise" He er "Scout’s honor"

"Were you really a scout?"

"No" He smiles "But you can trust ive ht and I also want him all over me I’ether

We get out of the truck and I follow hiuide h I can feel his presence behind me I inhale sharply when he sets his hand low on ht direction

He doesn’t reet to the front door Like he needs that connection

I need it too

When he unlocks the door, he indicates for me to walk in first and I enter his quiet, dark apart a roo chair and a flat-screen TV There are no pictures, no knickknacks, nobeyond the basic essentials

The room lacks warmth Like no one real lives here It re, acted like nothing affected hi

I like to think I changed hiht him to feel To open up and deal with his eht hi to face him, I study his expression His eyes are bleary, his hair is mussed and his cheeks are pale He looks tired and a little loopy Yet again, I want to touch him Touch his bristly cheek, trace his expressive er…

"Do you want to talk?"

His question startles me He doesn’t look like he wants to talk More like he probably wants to collapse in bed "Do you?"

"There are things I should say to you, yeah But I’m drunk and I’ll probably mess it up somehow" His voice is soft and he runs his pal I wanted to do only moments before

My hands literally itch to reach out and touch him

"Maybe we should sleep on it first" I can’t face everything yet Myon overtiht say What if I don’t want to hear his explanations? What if he’s only being kind tonight and wants to let ently?

But then I remember his jealousy over Colin The way he looked at me How he kissed me, how his arms felt aroundwith hih to resist hih to resist me? The pull between us is there, like an invisible thread that draws us closer and closer e’re in the saether

"Can I sleep on your couch?" I waveand looks corimace "No way I’ll take the couch You can have my bed"

Oh, God I can’t take his bed It’ll sination will run wild the moment I touch the mattress, the secondsince we’ve been together and having him so close, I want to launch o

"I’d rather have the couch" My voice is shaky and I breathe deep, trying to control ed Completely undone A tear sneaks downI rarely do it