Reanna made it a chore to deny him. More and more as his confusing need for her grew, he resented her resistance—just as he was positive she resented his.
“Reanna …”
“It’s not going to happen, Kyle Valente,” she laughed lightly, keeping the mood playful. “Unfortunately, you haven’t earned the right to know my inner torture.”
Smiling at her smile, Kyle’s mood lifted once again, her playful mood causing any dislike he’d felt at her hesitation to vanish. “And how can I earn that right, Ms. Pierce?” A part of him already knew the answer to that … he just wasn’t ready to say it, yet.
Reanna quirked a brow at his question, then chuckled softly, looking down at her lap, then back up to him. “If you have to ask me that, Kyle, then you’re not ready to earn the right.”
Whoa! Ouch . She was right, but still … Ouch.
“Damn,” Kyle chuckled softly. He let out a long breath, giving her hand a squeeze then releasing it. “Leave it to you to always tell me like it is.” She and Carterina were the only two women he’d ever met that weren’t afraid to do it.
She shrugged. “Isn’t that why you trust me?” she asked. “What makes,” she frowned a little before she continued, “what we have so … strong, is our ability to be honest with each other, am I right?”
Kyle nodded. Reanna was the only human being on this planet that he wouldn’t hesitate sharing his deepest truths with. Hell, he would tell her before he told Nathan, and Nathan was his best friend, whom he loved dearly.
“Well then,” she clapped her hands, “tell me what’s bothering you tonight.” She smiled again. “Unlike you, I have earned the right to know your inner torture …”
It was absolute truth, and how the woman had done it, Kyle would never know.
He’d never understand how she did this to him. Made him feel so … comfortable, light, so calm around her. Normally, he couldn’t stand it when someone looked him in the eyes such as she was now, but with her, it was so much different. The connection he felt with her was beyond his comprehension. Never had any human being on this earth made him feel the way she made him feel. Even at this moment, he wished he could pick her up, take her to bed with him, and just … hold her, uninterrupted, until they grew tired of being in each other’s arms. Unfortunately, something inside told him that for him, that time would most likely never come.
After a moment longer of silence, Kyle felt her soft fingertips run across his cheeks. He quietly fought against his body’s reaction to the simple touch, in effort to keep his attention on her words.
“Talk to me, Kyle,” she whispered, her smile still remaining. “There’s no reason to resist me when I’m here for you …”
Again with words that carried so much meaning. Why was Kyle resisting her, when she was sitting right in front of him … when she was for him ? His.
If only he could, he would kiss her right now. He’d put the food aside, carry her to his bedroom, and make love to her far past the sunrise … but this he could never do. What he felt for Reanna Pierce went far past anything he’d ever felt for another woman, and this included Carterina, the woman he’d once sworn was the love of his life. His feelings for Reanna were … intense, complex, and too dangerous for exploration at this point in his life. Kyle couldn’t possibly be ready. He wouldn’t be able to give her what she needed, what she’d deserved.
So, as he’d been doing since the day he’d first met her, Kyle resisted revealing his true desire for her … but he did not, nor would he ever resist embracing her friendship, something he was pretty sure he couldn’t live without. He needed these moments with her, moments that he could show her with his actions, what he was unable to express to her with words at this time.
I care about you more than you’ll ever know, Reanna Pierce. You’re the only person on this earth that
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