Heart's Desire by T. J. Kline

Author:T. J. Kline
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2015-03-18T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

JESS LAY CURLED against his chest, deliberately avoiding looking at him, and he let her—for now. Nathan ran his hands over her hair, trailing his fingers through the soft tresses, giving her as much time as she needed to gather her emotions, preparing for her to disappear behind her armor again. It had been difficult for her to let go. He’d seen the battle waging within her, every step of the way. A part of him wondered why he was pushing her. Jess didn’t owe him anything, certainly not the trust he’d cast away when he’d never called. But for the first time in his life, Nathan regretted his success. He regretted the mistake he’d made.

And leaving Jessie had been a mistake, he saw that now.

He didn’t care what his father threatened. Or that the tabloids and high-power circles he ran in would never understand or approve of their relationship. Nothing else mattered. This wasn’t about having a woman on his arm who would make him look good, or finding someone to further his career. He wanted a woman who made him feel good. Justin was probably going to kill him when he found out, but as much as he loved Justin like a brother, this wasn’t about Justin’s happiness either. This was about Nathan feeling like an emptiness in him had finally been filled. He wanted Jess, every part of her. He wanted to go back and repair the past, to right the wrongs and correct his mistakes.

If Jess had been just like every other woman, he’d never have come back. But she was different. Everything about her was passionate, from her temper to her loving. She was an emotional roller coaster, but it was a ride he didn’t want to get off. He had no idea how to make up for his mistake or how long she might want him, but he was going to find out or die trying.

Now that he’d broken down some of her walls, he wasn’t letting her rebuild them.

He looked down at her and was met with her deep blue eyes, filled with pain and regret.

“Don’t say it, Jess. Just stop thinking and enjoy being present in this moment a little longer.” He pressed his lips to her forehead, letting his fingers trail down the valley of her back. She shivered against him and desire slid over him like a sheet, making him grow hard again.

“Don’t say what?” she whispered as her fingers traced patterns on his chest.

“Don’t tell me you wish it didn’t happen. Or that you’re sorry it did.”

She looked away and sighed, her breath heating his skin. The lashes fanning her cheeks were still wet with her tears. “I won’t and I’m not, but you don’t understand.”

“Then explain it to me.”

She shook her head. “I can’t do this. Not with you, not again.”

His chest constricted as her words cut painfully. He knew he deserved every bit of regret she wanted to cast his way, any guilt she served him, but it didn’t stop the painful ache.

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