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“Some days, I’m afraid of slipping up and being like him. I wouldn’t be able to forgive myself if that happened,” he murmured, voice weaker than it had been.
I softened, and while the effects of the drinks I had lingered in my system, I murmured, “Even if it might be slow for now, you’re still making progress. You’ve seen differently from your dad’s perspective, and you’re choosing to be better. That makes you completely different from him.”
My heart fluttered at how Rowan brightened slightly at that, and he seemed to settle in with the idea of it.
“I’m glad to hear it,” Rowan said, face strikingly handsome, especially in the low light of the cabin.
Something stirred within me, warming up to the thought of him. It made me feel curious despite my inhibitions about him.
“I never thought I’d see you back here again,” I admitted, chewing the inside of my lip absently. “I didn’t think there’d be anything left in Rose Valley for you.”
“I thought the same before, too. But it seems we were meant to cross paths again,” he murmured, analyzing my face in a way that warmed my cheeks.
I couldn’t decipher what it was about his expression that had me melting in my place and growing more curious about the way he took me in.
There was a brief pause, and neither of us said anything. Like we were waiting for the other to make the next move, we sat there as an invisible tension seemed to pull us closer.
It made me realize just how near he was, and it began to feel like a temptation. Almost like an invitation to give in and let our curiosities take over.
With the booze still present in my system, I was the first to cave.
Before I could think it over, I crushed the space between us and found his lips beneath mine.
Rowan stiffened at the initial contact as if he hadn’t expected it from me, but he seemed to thaw. Relaxing into it, he sighed and let a hand drop to my hip.
Like I had tasted an elixir of raw ecstasy, my whole body was overcome by pure bliss. It was so intense that it left me wanting more, and I couldn’t help but dive back in.
Our mouths collided in a tangle of passion and tongues as I slid over to his lap, in which Rowan pulled me into him further. We both moaned into the kiss as I straddled him, awakened by the light friction.
Being held by him felt strangely familiar, like returning to something I had once done a hundred times over. It made me shiver, like a piece had finally been locked into place.
By the way Rowan gripped me and pulled me into him, I couldn’t help but assume he felt the same way.
After being given a taste, I knew that I wanted more. That I needed it.
Deepening the kiss, I moaned against his lips and let that desire take over.
Everything else faded away, and all I saw was Rowan. All I wanted was to feel him and know what it was like to quell that persistent curiosity.
His hands roamed my body as he kissed me hungrily, stoking the fire from within me.
It was enough to make me throw all caution to the wind, and I carefully rolled my hips into him.
Rowan stiffened at the contact, pausing as he groaned. He broke the kiss only long enough to look me in the eyes like he was processing everything at once. A silent question hung between us and moved through his gaze.
Are you sure about this?
But I wasn’t prepared to hesitate, not when I was already worked up by him. The heat in between my legs wouldn’t have it.
Crashing my lips against his again, Rowan got the confirmation he needed.
His hands slipped beneath my thighs as he stood and hoisted me up. I squealed against his lips at the sudden movement and wrapped my arms around his neck.
Fueled by purpose and desire, Rowan walked the stretch of the house until he found the queen-sized bed in the far corner and carefully dropped me onto it, mouths locked all the while.
We were a fury of limbs and clothes as the desperation took over and our impatience mounted. Rowan reached for the material of my dress and edged it over my head, while I gripped his belt and pulled it free. The buttons of his bottoms were undone, they were discarded, and his jacket and tee weren’t far behind.
Before long, he was above me, both of us stark naked, and his warmth seeped into me. It soothed every ache and pain I ever had, leaving me invigorated and demanding more of him.
