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He smirks now, cocky and beautiful. “Thought you hated me, Kitten.”
I push against his chest. “Don’t tease me.”
He snatches my hand before I can pull it back and brings it to his lips. “But it’s my favorite thing to do.”
“I need you,” I say desperately, grasping at his shirt with my free hand.
He chuckles. “It’s about fucking time you admit it.” He scans the garden, and then his eyes light up. “Come with me.”
He pulls me down the path, the chiffon of my dress flying up as we run.
“Where are we going?” I laugh, feeling lighter than I have in years.
Jay looks at me over his shoulder, his blue eyes brighter than I’ve seen them since our trip to New York so many years ago. “It’s not where we’re going; it’s where we’re returning to…”
32
FALLING LIKE THE STARS BY JAMES ARTHUR
Jay
Hand in hand, we run wildly toward the greenhouse I noticed earlier. I press the door open and push Cat into the warm room, taking in every inch of her.
“Fuck, you’re gorgeous,” I whisper. And it’s the goddamn truth. I think it’s possible she’s even more beautiful now than she was when she was twenty-two.
She’s smiling brightly when I angle in and kiss her until we’re both breathless.
“Say it again,” I beg against her lips. No one’s spoken those words to me in over a decade, and she’s the only person I’ve ever wanted to hear them from.
Her brown eyes warm like caramelized sugar, and she sighs up at me. “What?”
“Tell me you love me, Kitten. Please, say it again.”
“I love you.” She grins and presses her hand against my heart. The warmth and weight of her palm alone ground me to this moment. Her hands glide over my shoulders and around my neck. “And I need you, Jay.” She tugs at my hair in emphasis. “I need you so fucking bad. Make love to me.”
I lift her up and set her on a table that stands in the middle of the room. The stars shine on us through the panels in the walls, though the greenhouse remains dark. The moonlight reflects in her eyes as I lift up her skirt and pull down her panties. The second they hit the ground, she grabs for my belt and quickly frees me from my pants, her eyes glowing as she finds me hard and straining for her.
“Fuck,” I mutter.
She’s almost desperate as she grips me. “What?”
“Condoms. I don’t have any.Fuck.” I drop my head back in aggravation.
“Oh,” she breathes, bringing my attention back to her gorgeous mouth. She bites her lip and peers up at me through her lashes. “I—uh—well, I mean, I’m on the pill, and I’ve never…”
When she doesn’t continue after several seconds, I ask, “You’ve never gone bare with anyone else?” I hate that this is a necessary conversation. It should only have ever been the two of us.
She shakes her head. “I’ve neverbeenwith anyone else.”
I choke. “Cat, I saw you with Frank.”
“We only…well, we didn’t do that. You’re the only person who’s ever been inside me…like that,” she whispers, looking away.
I’m catapulted back to years ago, when she nervously told me she was a virgin. Like that wasn’t the greatest thing I’d ever heard.
“Wait…you’ve never been with anyone else?” I say, shocked stupid.
She shakes her head and sighs. “I know it’s not the same for you, so if you want to wait—”
