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She twisted her mouth from his demanding kiss. “I want you.”
He took her lips again, commanding her with deep passes of his tongue across hers. Her pussy squeezed, and her panties flooded.
“Me too,” he rumbled.
“So bad!”
His hand slid from her breast, over her ribs. When he caught the hem of her top and yanked it up, she sucked in a sharp breath. Callused fingers worked over her skin, pattering upward to locate her peaked nipple.
They shared a moan. Scraping her nails lightly down his nape and across his shoulders, she threw herself into kissing her lover. Did he feel her heart? It was pounding. Could he feel the desperation inside her?
“I want to make this so good for you, Clay. If we don’t have much time left together, I want to give you a night to remember.”
He froze. His lips tightened against hers, and then he lifted his head. She felt the dark probe of his eyes to her very core.
To her shock, he rolled off her and sat on the edge of the bed. When he dropped his head into his hands, her heart wobbled.
“Clay?” Her voice came out soft and shaky.
He didn’t move but his voice reached her as a low murmur. “I thought I could do this, but I can’t.”
Her chest gave a painful squeeze.
“Thought you could do what?” she managed to ask.
“Keep my feelings out of this. And with any other woman, all these years, I have managed with no problem. But I can’t with you, Lark.”
What was he saying? The sexual haze fogging her mind wouldn’t let her process the meaning of his words.
Slowly, she slipped off the bed to stand in front of him. His bulky shoulders resembled a mountain range, cold and untouchable.
She shook herself. What was she thinking? He was a man, warm flesh and a heart and soul that were untapped, but that didn’t mean they didn’t exist.
She reached out and slid her hands along his shoulders, feeling sinew coil and flex. He was all power and steel.
Inching a step closer, she stood between his knees. Rough denim brushed against her thighs and raised goosebumps up and down her body.
“Clay.” She pushed closer.
With a grunt, he settled his hands on her hips and dropped his forehead against her chest. The pose brought a wave of emotion to the surface. Tenderness filled her.
She eased her hands over his shoulders and neck to cradle his jaw. Lifting his head, she forced him to look at her.
What she saw stunned her speechless. His eyes were burning with an emotion no man ever looked at her with before.
It might be lust.
It might border on love.
“We have unfinished business between us,” she whispered.
A dark shadow shifted behind his eyes. “I’m too old for you.”
She shook her head. “You’re just right for me.”
“I’ve only been in your life a few days. You could change your mind.”
“So could you.” She leaned closer, bringing her lips to his. “But we want each other right now. I’ve always lived minute by minute.” She planted a tender kiss on his mouth. “Right this minute, you’re all I want.”
