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"I couldn’t live with myself if I let you go home on your own. I'll drop you off at your front door." He takes my bag from me and leads me out of the restaurant. I text Ella before leaving.
"I'm sorry for ruining the evening," I say to him the moment he pulls up in front of my building.
"It's okay I understand. You work really hard, so you need your rest. We’ll talk soon, okay?" I nod and step out of his car and he does the same.
"Thanks, Tyler, for everything," I say as we reach the front door to my building. He looks like he might want an invitation to come up, but I’m just not thinking of him that way.
Still, he wraps his arms around me in a wonderfully comforting hug. "No problem! I’ve got you." Poor guy is sitting right in the friend zone, and he doesn’t realize at all. For all my torments, I can at least say that I’m not letting him on in any way. That’s all Ella, bless her heart. So she can deal with his broken heart if it comes to that.
I wait at the door until he gets back in his car. I wave once I turn the key in my building’s main door. Suddenly, I’m startled by someone calling my name.
"Je–Mr. Aaron? What are you doing here?" I ask, genuinely curious.
"Where have you been?" Jeremy asks evenly, surprising me. I ignore the question and start to go inside, but he stops me. "I asked you a question."
"With that tone of yours, I don’t see why I’d answer that." As soon as I get into the building, he follows m in and pins me to the wall just inside the door. I promise myself that I won't succumb this time, but I'm going crazy.
I'm holding onto my last bit of dignity. That and sheer willpower are the only things stopping me from begging him to kiss me, touch me, make love– No,come on Chloe…I'm a few seconds away from begging for it.
"Did you sleep with him?" he asks, his eyes locked to mine.
"What if I did?" I meant it as a jab but the look on his face genuinely surprises me. Hurt. Seriously? Him? Over what’s basically a teenager to him?Wait, that would make me a teenager too so… Dammit Chloe! Focus!
"Did you?" he demands.
"No. But why do you care?"
"Good, because I couldn't stand that." The jealousy on his face isn’t subtle and his eyes are boring into mine.
"Why does it matter to you if he touched me or not?"
"Because the thought of you with another man makes me crazy."
"How crazy?" I murmur, driving him wild.
"Very. I can't explain it but I can show you."
"Then show me."
He claims my mouth in a long, hot, searing kiss.
This time it’s different. Unrestrained. It feels like I’m his woman. He drapes his hand across the side of my neck as if he’s claiming me. Marking his territory. I cling to him and sigh, kissing him back with the same unrestrained fervor, with every fiber of my being. I weave my fingers through his hair pulling him closer. He breaks the kiss, staring down at me with lust-filled eyes.
"I want to make love to you, Chloe," he murmurs with a tenderness I've never seen from him. Not even in the bathtub on that first night. His going from bestial to lover is a roller-coaster I actually could ride for as long as I live. He actually almost sounds vulnerable. Did I mention the roller-coaster ride?
"I want nothing more."
"What if that's what I want?" I go on tiptoe and kiss him. He lifts me off my feet without warning, into his powerful arms. I drape my hands over his shoulder and pull him closer. I kiss him with savage hunger as he climbs the first few steps into the building.
"If you want out once and for all, now is the time to tell me," he says, searching my eyes as he places me down in front of my apartment door. I press myself against the hardened ridge in front of him, moving my hips slightly against his erection.
"What do you think?"
"I think you’re gonna be the death of me," he answers, his voice already husky.
I smile and kiss him quickly before turning the key in my door. "That's a good thing, right? Let's make it worth it."
"Damn Chloe. You’re so beautiful," he hisses as he reaches behind me to close the door. His hands travel at once to the hem of my shirt, lifting it off over my head gently. Next, he unfastens the clasp on my bra.
