Love Me Not by Reese Ryan

Author:Reese Ryan [Ryan, Reese]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2013-12-30T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

Miles tugged his T-shirt over his head and made his way downstairs to the kitchen. He’d made a pretty impressive dinner for tonight, but Jamie was barely in the door before she’d stripped him down to his boxers. Not that he minded. The sex had been amazing. Only he was a little worried about her. She’d seemed…driven. Like the sex wasn’t about him at all, but something bigger. Something she didn’t want to talk about. To be honest, there hadn’t been much time for conversation during the past few hours in which they’d done everything but eat dinner.

He glanced up at the bedroom where Jamie lay in bed. He’d given up on getting them to the table and offered to warm dinner and bring it upstairs. Maybe that would give him time to figure out how to approach her about what was really bothering her.

Miles turned on the oven to warm their food and looked for the trays Mimi had picked out for him. He ran his hand through his hair and blew out a long breath. Jamie.

The girl was driving him crazy. He was addicted to her. When they were apart, brief, vivid memories would sometimes flash through his mind—filled with colors, scents and sounds. That was all it took to send his body into withdrawal, craving her like a drug, needing to be inside of her, to feel her surrounding him. But he also craved her intellect, her honesty, the way his heart danced when he made her laugh. The way it melted at the sight of her. Each day he was sliding further into an abyss he’d never escape. One he didn’t want to.

Miles returned with the trays and a bottle of wine. They settled into bed to eat dinner and watch Castle. He smiled, thinking of his first lame attempt to lure her back to his room. He’d gone down in flames, but maybe it’d endeared him to her the tiniest little bit.

When the show ended Miles practically held his breath as he contemplated whether he should say something. He caught a glimpse of the deep sadness beneath her eyes that he’d seen earlier and couldn’t help himself. He had to know.

“Is everything okay?”

She paused a moment before responding, biting her lip and tucking a loose strand of hair behind her ear. “Of course. Why?”

“You just seem…I don’t know…sad, I guess.”

“I’m fine.” Her words were clipped, an edge of aggravation in her voice. She forced a smile, her eyes not leaving the television. “Really.”

Miles shifted in bed, a silent breath escaping his lips. Being with Jamie was thrilling yet exhausting. But not being with her wasn’t an option he wanted to consider. Gaining her trust was a war he waged one battle at a time. Maybe this was a battle he needed to forgo, if he was to win the war for her heart. After all, she gripped his as tightly as the fists clenched at her side.

Miles placed his hand on her cheek, pulling her into him.

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