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“Joe, it’s not—”
“No, Rox. It is. I’ll own up to it. I treated you like shit for so long. This about-face, this truce, this honesty between us? Itisoverwhelming. I know you don’t trust me fully. And I completely understand and respect that.”
Her eyes widened. “But?”
“No buts. Like I said before, I will do everything in my power to earn your trust back. Because this?” He mimicked her earlier hand gesture. “This scares me, too. It scares the absolute shit out of me, actually.”
She laughed, and that small green light gave him the confidence to keep going.
“I don’t want to ruin what we’ve already built. At all. We have so much history. We go so far back. But now... I want more from you. From us. I’m not going to push you to do anything you’re not ready for. I just wanted to let you know how I feel. I want to be honest with you because I haven’t been for so long.”
Amusement flickered in her eyes. It made him squirm. Hedidwant to be honest with her, but he didn’t know what he would do if she told him,Thanks, but no thanks.
Seconds seemed like hours as she stared at him.
Joe opened his mouth to speak. To say what, he hadn’t a clue. Then he froze when her hands framed his face. God, he loved it when she did that.
Nerves danced in his stomach, however, as she remained quiet.
“Say something, Rox. Please.” He heard the desperation in his voice, but he didn’t care. “You’re killing me, baby.”
She brought his face to hers, and he stopped breathing. Something inside him exploded with hope. She’d made the first move. In doing so, she’d told him that he had a chance. He would make the most of it because it mattered too much.
Shemattered too much.
Roxie’s mouth claimed his, and the kiss was like heaven and hell all at once. Heaven because her lips were as soft as he’d imagined, sweeter than he’d thought possible. And hell because he wanted to take this slow, wanted to savor every millisecond, but his primal instincts were begging him to take more.
Cupping her face, he changed the angle of their kiss, then traced her lower lip with his tongue in a silent plea for entrance. She parted for him, and his heart tripped. He didn’t bother holding back a groan of pure fucking bliss as their tongues intertwined. She ran her hands through his hair, and he lost all thought.
“Wrap your legs around me,” he murmured.
Roxie straddled his lap, and he hauled her close. When she rocked on his straining cock, his eyes nearly rolled to the back of his head.
She chuckled. The deep, throaty sound had him going impossibly harder. “You gonna be all right there, Buchanan?”
Joe grinned at her. He could hardly believe this was happening. God knew he’d fantasized about being with Roxie like this for far too long. Now here he was, sitting on the couch, feet planted on the floor, Roxie on his lap.
Gripping her hips—because thank you, Jesus, he finally could—he pulled her flush against him, so she could feel what she did to him, so she knew just how hard she made him. “I’m doing good, baby. You?”
Her eyes widened, then darkened with arousal. A sexy grin played on her lips. “I’m good too, but... I think I could be better.”
She pushed on his shoulders, and he settled back against the couch. Leaning over him, she rocked her hips harder, and they both groaned. He fused his mouth to hers as she dug her hands in his hair. Their tongues danced, and his hands itched to explore her body.
Slow down, Buchanan.
Roxie rocked against him again, and all thoughts of taking it slow flew out the window. He slipped his hands beneath her shirt. The feel of her hot, silky skin made his eyes cross. She broke away from their kiss and trailed her mouth down his neck. His brain caught up with his body, and some of his good sense returned. He placed his hands on her upper arms and ever so gently pushed her back.
Blazing green eyes questioned him.
He kissed the tip of her nose. “I just want to look at you.”
Roxie’s lips parted in a smile as old as Eden.
Damn. He was a goner.
She reached for the hem of her shirt. “In that case—”
“Wait.” He covered her hands with his, holding them still. Hurt and embarrassment flickered in her eyes. His hands flew to cradle her face, and she averted her gaze at his touch.Shit. Fuck. Shit.“Rox, baby, look at me.”
