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I never would have asked for such a thing.
He moved closer to the porch, his light eyes scanning my face. He was the most beautiful man in the world … inside and out, but I was destroying him. I could see it in his somber expression.
“You didn’t have to. You shouldn’t have to see a motorcycle again, and I would never ask you to ride one. It’s fine. I’m done with all that shit. The drugs. The racing. All the illegal shit. I’m legit now, working with Skull and trying to be the kind of man you deserve.”
At his words, I broke. Tears rushed down my cheeks, and a cry of anguish exploded from my lips. Not only had I failed Gracie but I had also failed Koah. My heart broke a little more when I realized it.
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Hertearsbrokeme.I had watched Tori break many times over the past few weeks, and it burned me a little more each time. Feeling helpless was the worst feeling in the world. I wanted to take it all away from her—make it all better—to bring her back to me, but I knew I had to wait and give her time and space. That was what Everly had told me.
Stepping onto the porch, I pulled her out of her chair and held her, letting her cry into my shirt. I rubbed her back and whispered soothing words as she shook in my arms, and when she pulled away, and I could see the puffiness under her eyes from weeks of heartbreak and depression, I hurt a little more.
“It’s okay, baby. It will get easier,” I whispered.
She sniffed and swiped at her running nose. “But you sold your bike,” she cried.
Confused, I pulled back and looked down at her. “Wait. You’re crying because I sold my bike?”
She nodded.
“Why?”
She hiccuped, trying to catch her breath.
“Koah, I already feel like I’ve ruined your life. I’ve already taken so much away from you, and now I’ve taken your bike away.”
What the hell was she talking about? She had no idea what she was saying.
“You didn’t take anything away from me, Tori. You’ve given me so much, baby. It’s just a bike. It’s not as important as starting a life with you, which is all I want. I know you’re going through a lot right now, but do you think you might want a life with me one day?”
The words came out, and I knew I had probably said them at the wrong time. She was going through so much. If I jumped too soon and she wasn’t ready, I could lose her forever. I had never felt so unsure in my life.
She cupped my face and pulled my forehead down to hers, her watery eyes connecting with mine. “It’s all I want. You’re all I have left in the world.”
I swallowed, resisting the urge to kiss her. She needed to heal … physically and mentally. It had been so long since I had been inside her. I worried if I kissed her, I would push for more without realizing it. The last thing I wanted to do was push Tori. When she was ready, she would come to me.
She moved in, placing her soft lips to mine, and my brain exploded with need. I was trying to be understanding and give her space, but when she kissed me, and I breathed her in, it was hard. I was hard instantly and had to pull my hips back. She didn’t need me pressing my hard cock into her. She needed time, and I would give it to her.
She opened her mouth, pressing her tongue to the seam of my lips, and I opened, letting her sweetness in with a groan.
Fuck.
She was going to kill me.
I was trying to hold back, letting her take control and do what she felt comfortable with, but when she reached down and palmed my cock through my work pants, I was sure I had died and gone to heaven. How I had gone all my life without her touch or the relief she could give me, I didn’t know. Our breathing intensified as we moved closer, pulling at each other’s shirts to get closer.
“Tori,” I mumbled against her lips. “It’s too soon, baby.”
There was only so much control left inside me. If she kept it up with the kisses and touches, I would snap and unleash weeks’ worth of drought on her.
“I want you,” she moaned against my mouth.
I tried to pull back again, breaking our kiss for a second before she grabbed my face and returned my lips to hers.
“We need to slow down, Tori. You’re not ready.” My words were caught between her lips and mine.
