“Del warned me about that.”
“What?” I ask, pressing kisses along her jaw.
“She said you’re not the kind of man who has female friends.” Her fingers tangle with my hair, and she tugs me away from her neck.
Our eyes meet. “What else did your friend say about me?”
“She said I should sleep with you.”
I smirk. “I like her.”
“I told her that was a bad idea.”
“Why’s that?”
“What if we do this, and I do something wrong—“
“That’s impossible.”
“And you decide you don’t want me here anymore.”
“Also impossible.”
“I have nowhere else to go, Rowan.” The words come out in a vulnerable burst.
My palm moves to cradle her cheek. “Good, because I have no intention of letting you go anywhere.”
She leans into my touch. “Is it stupid that I want to believe you so badly?”
“It’s not stupid, because I’m not lying. But I don’t blame you for being concerned. I get it. My history has always bothered you. But I’m not like your ex, Sunshine. “
Her throat bobs on a hard swallow. “No, you’re not.”
“I don’t stray, and I sure as fuck know a good thing when I find it.”
She considers me for a long moment, and then she leans away, as if getting settled in against the door at her back. She wraps her hands around my lapels and pulls me into her. My thigh presses between her legs. Her cheeks are flushed, and her eyes are hooded.
“Kiss me,” she whispers, and God, those are the sweetest words I’ve ever heard.
We kiss until we’re both panting.
We kiss until she’s grinding against my leg.
We kiss until I’m wrangling with her coat, desperate to get it off her.
I was afraid of stepping off the cliff, but now that I’ve done it, I realize I’m not falling.
I’m fucking flying.
Her coat puddles around her feet.
And I get down on my knees.
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There were a few more things on my list, but one look at Rowan kneeling before me, and it’s over.
