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“I don’t know what you want me to say.”
Their gazes locked.
His throat tightened. “I only want your truths. Do. You. Believe. You. Look. Beautiful. Tonight?”
Her lips parted on a breath before her gaze dropped to the table. “I don’t know. I haven’t been able to truly look at myself in a mirror in a long time.”
He moved his finger below her chin to tilt her face towards him. “Then I’ll just have to keep reminding you until you see for yourself how stunning and radiant you are, inside and out.”
Pain flickered in her expression before it was overrun with astonishment.
“I’m going to kiss you now.” He waited until her attention flicked to his lips before he leaned in, gently gliding his mouth against hers before he deepened the kiss.
A tiny whimper escaped her, turning his cock to steel. He wove his fingers through her hair to the back of her neck, guiding her closer, then he sucked her bottom lip into his mouth, needing more. The smallest of moans left her as he pressed his thumb to the side of her throat. She shuddered before she pulled away, heat-filled eyes wide. She wanted him just as bad as he wanted her.
She tucked her hair behind her ear as her attention darted to the room, where Dani exited the bathroom and walked towards them.
“Are you okay?” Aaron slipped his hand from Brynn’s shoulders to her palm.
She nodded tightly, focusing on her half-eaten plate as Dani rejoined them.
He leaned in and whispered, “Do you not want me to touch you?”
She turned to him, emotion welling in her eyes as she bit her lip and shook her head. “I’m fine.”
“Only your truths, remember?” His voice was gentle but firm.
“I . . . could use a break,” she admitted.
He smiled and pulled his hand back to his own lap. “Anything you need. You just have to tell me, and I’ll do everything in my power to make it happen, or stop it from happening as the case may be.”
Admiration glowed in her gaze before she nodded. “I appreciate that more than you know.”
Dani curiously looked between them.
Aaron lifted his fork and knife before cutting into the spicy Italian sausage. “How do you like your food?”
“It’s so good. Do you think we can make this at home?” Dani asked, taking another bite of her salmon.
“Sure. We can get some from Nash Emerson. He’s a friend and local fisherman. He gets all sorts of fish.”
“Do you like your dinner, Mom?” Dani asked.
Brynn smiled at her daughter. “The pasta is delicious.”
“Atlas makes it himself. I think it would be fun to take a pasta-making lesson from him sometime. Would you both like that?” Aaron asked.
“Yes!” Dani agreed.
“Brynn?”
“Actually, that does sound fun.” Her eyes lit with an emotion he hadn’t seen on her face yet.
“What do you do for fun? Like hobbies?” he asked.
Brynn touched her chest. “Me?”
He nodded.
