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“True,” I whisper. I swallow as our gazes lock and there’s no way I can look away from him. I moisten my lips and rub them together as I try to respond in a way that he will understand. “It just seems like your intentions have changed overnight. I don’t know how to trust that this is real.”
“Gia, I have never given you a reason to think you couldn’t trust me, sweetheart. Right?”
“I know. Please don’t take this the wrong way. It’s just that you’re asking for a relationship, even knowing how messed up I am at times. You’re just…”
“Just, what? Tell me,” he urges.
“You’re giving me what I’ve wanted since I first met you, Victor and I’m scared.” I don’t know why I’m confessing all of this to him. I shouldn’t. Isn’t there a rule somewhere that girls are supposed to play coy and hard to get until the guy falls in lovewith them? I know I shouldn’t just blab about everything I’m feeling, but this is Victor and I’ve always relied on him since the first night we met.
“You’ve wanted me since the night we first met?” he asks. Now, I’m blushing as well as being mortified for telling him how I feel.
“I think now is a good time to talk about the steak again,” I mutter.
He puts his hand under my chin and gives me no alternative but to meet his gaze. “Fuck, I’ve made mistakes with you,” he practically groans. “I have wanted you since the moment I first saw you. If I had just acted on that, maybe I wouldn’t have had both of us suffering this torture for the last year.”
“You felt like being near me was torture? I’m not sure that’s what I want to hear,” I grumble.
“It was torture because I constantly wanted to kiss you, to hold you?—”
I find my smile instantly. “Well, that’s okay, then,” I practically purr, feeling warm all over.
“I wanted to do a hell of a lot more to you, but I figure if I tell you, you might blush even more than you are already.”
“I probably would,” I admit.
“The point is, it might feel sudden, but it’s not at all to me.”
“Okay, then why does this date feel like we’re jumping from being friends to hyper-drive, and that doing it has made you nervous? You’re Victor. You never get nervous about picking the wrong place to eat, or what we are doing. You don’t worry. I have a feeling that is woven into your DNA. When you act unsure, it makes everything that I’m feeling worse,” I tell him honestly.
“So, you’re saying our first real date is kind of a bust?” he jokes, sadly. His lips are turned up a little on the end and he’s beautiful, but I can see the regret in his eyes.
“Maybe it’s too late,” I finally admit, although it hurts to say it out loud. “We’ve been friends too long and maybe it’s just hard to change that. Maybe it’s impossible.”
“That’s a lot of maybes, Kitten.”
I shrug for an answer.
He stands up, coming around to scoot my chair out. I’m surprised and I can admit that I’m disappointed as well. I had hoped he’d argue with me. It’s clear he’s not going to, and I don’t even blame him.Why couldn’t I have just kept my mouth shut?I’m such an idiot and I can’t even blame him.
“Ready to go home?” I ask him, doing my best to keep the disappointment out of my voice.
“Not on your life. You and I are going to dance and I’m going to show you that we are anything but friends.”
I blink. “Is this a bad time to tell you that I’m not that great of a dancer?” I sigh.
He grins. “I just need you in my arms, Gia.”
“Lead the way,” I whisper putting my hand in his as a million butterflies take flight in my stomach. I’m nervous, but I know I’d follow Victor anywhere.
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“Lead the way,” she says softly.
Her voice is so sweet that it wraps around me, making my cock ache. She has no idea what she does to me. I’ve been keeping everything hidden from her and now I can see that was a big mistake.
When we make it to the dance floor, I’m grateful that it’s not crowded. It’s a weekday, so most of the people are here for the food, not the DJ or dancing. That means we have most of the dance area to ourselves. Thankfully, a slow R&B groove is playing while the DJ is on a break. I pull my girl close and hold her in my arms. I bury my head in the crook of her neck and breathe her in. I feel her body tremble as her arms tighten around me as she holds onto me.
