incredible.” He was telling the truth. Pearl made them meals on occasion, but the one Lexi made was different. Not because it was better, but maybe because he felt someone more than this lust for her.
That’s exactly why it’s so different with her, why I feel so fucking different when I just think about her.
“Jace, are you sure everything is okay?”
He cursed internally. He didn’t want her thinking she’d done something wrong, and he sure as fuck didn’t want her to think he was some unhinged asshole. But that’s how this situation was going.
She took a step closer to him, and the scent of lemons came from her, enveloping the air around them.
“If I don’t leave I might do something that you don’t want, Lexi. I don’t want to cross any lines with you.” Jace didn’t know if he’d meant to say those things out loud, but they’d escaped before he could stop himself. Now the words hung between them, the air thick, tense, and his entire body strung tight.
“Okay, but I hope you’re okay,” she said, her voice soft.
God, I just want to pull her in and kiss her until she can’t breathe.
He looked down at her mouth, and the fact her lips were slightly parted, full, pink, and ready for his kiss. Her breathing was rapid, her nipples still hard. Fuck, he needed to adjust himself because his cock was so damn stiff the fucker ached. And before he knew what in the hell he was doing, Jace reached out, wrapped his hand around the nape of her neck, and pulled her in close for a kiss.
Her lips were soft, and the scent of her made him feel drunk. Running his tongue along her bottom lip, he loved that she opened her mouth for him and moaned.
That’s it, sweetheart. Give it to me.
But the moment she touched her tongue with his he pulled away. His cock throbbed, his balls were drawn up tight, and he knew, fucking knew if he didn’t stop himself he’d want to fuck her right here. That was pushing it, even if she was clearly interested. Any other woman he would have taken the cue from her and just moved this along, and been inside of her before they even made it out of the foyer.
“Jace?”
The way she said his name had this deep groan almost spilling from him. Rubbing his hand over his mouth, the scruff along his face scraped his palm. “I’m sorry, sweetheart, but if I don’t leave now I will do something you may not be ready for.”
Yeah, like fuck you until you can’t walk straight the next day.
“Jace—”
He shook his head, stopping her from saying anything else. “I’m a selfish man most of the time, Lexi, especially when it comes to what I want.” He exhaled. “I don’t want to be that way with you. I don’t want to push things, to make you think you’re less than what you are, that I only want one thing.” He might have said too much, but he didn’t fucking care. He wanted her to know this. “Believe me, this is hard, just walking away. But I think it’s the honorable thing to do.” He leaned in and kissed her softly on her cheek. “I’ll be here in the morning to take you to work.” And then he turned and left her house, which was one of the hardest fucking things he’d ever done.
Chapter Nine
She’d sat in her living room for the last hour replaying what had happened with Jace. The rain had let up, and although she had never been the reckless type, what she was thinking of doing was on that spectrum. Touching her lips, she still felt them tingle from his kiss, still smelled the scent of his cologne on her clothes from when he was close to her. She wanted him, and although she knew he wanted her¸ the kiss they’d shared, the words he’d spoken, and how she felt in that moment made her want to see Jace now.
Lexi was happy he was a decent man, a gentleman, and had stopped. He hadn’t wanted to push her, to rush anything. It was honorable, genuine, but she was an adult, and what she wanted was Jace taking control again.
Without thinking about it anymore, she
That’s exactly why it’s so different with her, why I feel so fucking different when I just think about her.
“Jace, are you sure everything is okay?”
He cursed internally. He didn’t want her thinking she’d done something wrong, and he sure as fuck didn’t want her to think he was some unhinged asshole. But that’s how this situation was going.
She took a step closer to him, and the scent of lemons came from her, enveloping the air around them.
“If I don’t leave I might do something that you don’t want, Lexi. I don’t want to cross any lines with you.” Jace didn’t know if he’d meant to say those things out loud, but they’d escaped before he could stop himself. Now the words hung between them, the air thick, tense, and his entire body strung tight.
“Okay, but I hope you’re okay,” she said, her voice soft.
God, I just want to pull her in and kiss her until she can’t breathe.
He looked down at her mouth, and the fact her lips were slightly parted, full, pink, and ready for his kiss. Her breathing was rapid, her nipples still hard. Fuck, he needed to adjust himself because his cock was so damn stiff the fucker ached. And before he knew what in the hell he was doing, Jace reached out, wrapped his hand around the nape of her neck, and pulled her in close for a kiss.
Her lips were soft, and the scent of her made him feel drunk. Running his tongue along her bottom lip, he loved that she opened her mouth for him and moaned.
That’s it, sweetheart. Give it to me.
But the moment she touched her tongue with his he pulled away. His cock throbbed, his balls were drawn up tight, and he knew, fucking knew if he didn’t stop himself he’d want to fuck her right here. That was pushing it, even if she was clearly interested. Any other woman he would have taken the cue from her and just moved this along, and been inside of her before they even made it out of the foyer.
“Jace?”
The way she said his name had this deep groan almost spilling from him. Rubbing his hand over his mouth, the scruff along his face scraped his palm. “I’m sorry, sweetheart, but if I don’t leave now I will do something you may not be ready for.”
Yeah, like fuck you until you can’t walk straight the next day.
“Jace—”
He shook his head, stopping her from saying anything else. “I’m a selfish man most of the time, Lexi, especially when it comes to what I want.” He exhaled. “I don’t want to be that way with you. I don’t want to push things, to make you think you’re less than what you are, that I only want one thing.” He might have said too much, but he didn’t fucking care. He wanted her to know this. “Believe me, this is hard, just walking away. But I think it’s the honorable thing to do.” He leaned in and kissed her softly on her cheek. “I’ll be here in the morning to take you to work.” And then he turned and left her house, which was one of the hardest fucking things he’d ever done.
Chapter Nine
She’d sat in her living room for the last hour replaying what had happened with Jace. The rain had let up, and although she had never been the reckless type, what she was thinking of doing was on that spectrum. Touching her lips, she still felt them tingle from his kiss, still smelled the scent of his cologne on her clothes from when he was close to her. She wanted him, and although she knew he wanted her¸ the kiss they’d shared, the words he’d spoken, and how she felt in that moment made her want to see Jace now.
Lexi was happy he was a decent man, a gentleman, and had stopped. He hadn’t wanted to push her, to rush anything. It was honorable, genuine, but she was an adult, and what she wanted was Jace taking control again.
Without thinking about it anymore, she
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