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“Testing a theory,” I whisper.
Desperate times call for desperate measures.
I move closer, shifting my hips into his and slinging my arms around his neck. Our bodies are one now, but it’s not enough. Determined to see him break, I push to the tips of my toes, aiming for his mouth.
Only, I don’t kiss him.
Not yet.
I just hover near his mouth, dangling the possibility of a kiss in his face, praying that he’ll take the bait.
His throat bobs.
I smile.
Score.
“Look, Vee…” he warns. “What happened last night doesn’t change shit, I still don’t want you.”
His lies fail to pierce through my armor. I don’t feel the burn, the sting of his rejection. But what I do feel… is his length digging into my stomach.
“Really?” I whisper an inch away from his lips, my fingers crawling up his chest slowly. I lay a hand flat against his pec, refusing to break the eye contact.
I can feel his heart pounding under my palm.
Rattling his rib cage like a machine gun.
“Then why is your heart beating so fast?” I call his bluff, keeping my hand fixed to his chest. He doesn’t answer, but I catch his eyes gravitating to my lips.
“You’re confusing your dreams with reality, Harper.” He clenches his jaw. I almost give up right then, but a force inside of me wills me to keep fighting.
Just a little longer.
“So… if I kiss you right now, you’ll push me away?” My fingers disperse into his hair, and I graze his lips with mine teasingly, careful not to go all the way.
His throat bobs again.
“Last chance, Z,” I beg, my voice breaking.
He knows exactly what I mean by that.
I know you’re still in there.
But you have to come back.
Come back before you lose me.
In response… he says nothing.
Absolutely nothing.
That’s my cue to cut my losses.
“As you wish.” I swallow my pride.
I start to pull away, unknotting my arms from his neck.
Only, he won’t let me.
