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My tongue twitches. “I...”
“We don’t have to do anything,” he says, his hands soft on my waist. “But if you wanted to see... or feel... we can.”
“You show me yours, I show you mine?”
He laughs. “Something like that.”
I bite my lip. “I saw you. Last night.”
“I know.”
“I didn’t mean to...”
“I didn’t mind you did.” He looks up at me and smirks. “Are you trying to say that you saw mine and now you want to show me yours?”
My pulse skips. Who the hell am I right now? I’ve never been this girl before in my life but I don’t want her to go away either.
That warm ribbon curls up my spine and I smile back.
“Maybe,” I say.
Ari shifts forward, easily guiding me onto my back on the carpet. I inhale sharply in surprise as he lays me down and positions himself between my legs.
I stiffen from head-to-toe as Ari kneels over me and lays his hands on my thighs.
“Stop me,” he says as he feels up my jeans toward the zipper, “if I go too far.”
My entire body spasms with nerves and lust. Ari studies me, his eyes locked on my face, as he pulls the button free and pinches the zipper. He takes it down so slowly my back arches from the anticipation.
His lips curl as he looks down my body and hooks his hands along the rim of my jeans. With a quick tug, he pulls them down over my ass and I instantly turn my head to look away as blood rushes to my cheeks.
The warm fire tingles my bare knees. Ari leans forward and places his hands on either side of me. “Still okay?” he asks.
“Yes,” I whisper.
He lowers down to kiss me, teasing my tongue with his. “Can I kiss you more?”
I swallow hard, knowing by the way he said it that he didn’t mean my lips, but the thought sends a pulsing need through my body.
“Yes,” I say.
Ari pauses, his eyes gliding downward like a predator admiring his prey. Any other night, any other man, I’d be nervous or scared but after today... after taking his hand and falling and surviving.
I feel safe.
He kisses my neck, making me sink even deeper into his embrace. I let out an involuntary sound, one of pleasure and greed. His hand crawls up my side to rest just below my bra and I hold my breath.
Then, he stops suddenly. “Tannis, you...”
I clench with nerves. “What?”
He raises a hand to my face. “You are far more beautiful than I ever thought you’d become,” he says.
I snort, an automatic response. “Yeah, okay.”
He pinches my chin, soft and playful. “Dammit, girl, have you no idea what power you have over me?”
I pause. “You’re serious.”
