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His hard body pinned me to the door, chest to chest, as his hand curled around h me, and I forced my whimper of need back down my throat when he pressed his forehead to my temple

“I can’t bear it,” he said, his voice gruff “I can’t bear it if I lose you I’vearound without an arm”

Willing to say anything that would cease the touching, the torture, the temptation, I whispered, “I suppose we could try to be friends again”

“Is that why you’re avoiding me? Because you want to be just friends?”

“Michael, that’s not fair”

He turned his head so his cheek was pressed tomy ear “I love when you saywith you as you whisper my name”

Every part of my body came alive in a flare of ardor like someone had struck several ainst his chest, the nipples tightening into little buds that were probably obvious through my cotton dress

And I couldn’t even bear to acknowledge the slick, sudden heat between s

Why did it have to be him?

“Michael … we can’t What about Gary?”

He lifted his head and our eyes connected I knew that whatever was between us was more than physical It was so muchour physical attraction feverish “He cheated on you He’s ht it was, Dahlia Now he doesn’t get a say in this He fucked up I want a chance to do better than hio”

He dipped his head, his lips hovering near mine as his hand traveled up my arm “I miss you,” he repeated “You’re all I think about”

My eyes burned with tears because I’d never dreamed that I’d feel this way about someone and have him feel the saot a chance? “You hurt Dillon, and she’s my sister”

“I’roaned “Fuck, I’ve never been sorrier for anything inabout some quick fuck here What we have is worth whatever shit we have to deal with to hold onto it”

I shook my head “I can’t do that to her”