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He said my name. Jake’s nickname for me is an endearment. I believed him when he said I reminded him of a princess—or, at least, my heart wanted to believe him. This is why I stayed away. “Jake.”
He grabs my hips, moving us both so I’m wedged between him and the counter. My hands land on his chest, and I know he’ll get his way again. I don’t have the strength to leave tonight.
“I can’t imagine being with you and then choosing to walk away. There won’t be a third time, not with me. Not ever with me. Your heart is safe.” He briefly rubs a thumb over my chest. “It won’t ever be broken again. You can trust me with it, Sarah.”
It won’t be broken as long as we’re together; that’s what Jake means. I want to trust him, and maybe I already do.
I close my eyes and allow myself to do what I’ve wanted since the night he rescued me.
My eyes open and meet his. We’re close enough that I can feel the heat from his body. I part my lips and prepare to lean in for a kiss, but his lips land on mine first.
All the doubt screaming in my head abruptly goes silent.
14-Jake
I’m kissing her, and she’s kissing me back.
Sarah’s hands rest on my shoulders, and she’s kissing me back.
This entire evening has been an exercise in patience and restraint, even as instinct screams at me to go for it, to beg if necessary. I want to rush, and I want to go slow.
My hands move up her neck to cup her cheeks, and my tongue seeks out hers. Sarah’s hands wrap around my neck as she moves, putting some of her weight on me. I shift, pressing her back against the counter, and taste her more. The subtle taste of coffee lingers on her tongue.
I should slow down or move us to the bedroom, but both feel impossible. We’re here together, and all I can think is now. Now.
It’s been a year of waiting, and a part of me fears I’ll never have the chance again. Sarah will blink and remember that her brother can’t stand me, that trusting me is dangerous, and that I’m no different from those who came before.
So, I keep on kissing her, letting my hands and fingers explore her soft skin.
Our eyes meet, and her lips smile against mine.
I shift, and we move, clumsily lowering ourselves onto the floor. Our lips stay together, and my fingers twine themselves into her hair.
She’s under me, and her hands are as eager as mine. Shestrokes down my back and wiggles under my shirt. It’s bliss.
I’ve wanted her for so long, and now Sarah is finally here with me, trusting me, loving me. A haze grows over me, and I fear she might change her mind.
I grab my shirt, yanking at it until the buttons pop off. My belt is next. I reach under her dress and find her silken panties waiting. I pull, needing them off of her.
Our lips barely part, and she says my name.
I groan, remembering our bargain is for only one night when I want all of them. I want forever. “What’s wrong?”
“We’re on the kitchen floor.”
Reality snaps in, and I notice the bottom of the stovetop and a table leg. The kitchen faucet is still running.
Sarah is lying on the hard tile, with me pressed against her, and I didn’t notice. “Sorry, it’s been a long time, and I didn’t think.”
“You haven’t been with anyone?” She asks with disbelief.
I meet her eyes and pull a lock of hair back. “I haven’t been with another woman since we met over a year ago. No dates or hookups. Nothing. I haven’t wanted to. Why would I want someone else after meeting you?”
Sarah glances away, processing that information. “Me either,” she finally says, and my body relaxes. “I missed you, Jake.”
“I missed you too, Princess. Every moment of every long day.” I drag myself off her, stand, and offer my hand. She’s giving me another chance, and I won’t receive a third. “Let’s do this right.”
We move to the bedroom, which is where we should have started to begin with. I flick on a bedside lamp, enough to lend the room a golden glow and nothing else.
