Stronger Than You Know--A Novel by Lori Foster

Author:Lori Foster
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HQN Books
Published: 2021-06-28T18:58:15+00:00

CHAPTER ELEVEN

WELL, HE HADN’T been wrong. An hour had passed and still he stared up at the ceiling, full of conflicts and hunger, both horny and swamped with tenderness.

Seeing that look on Kennedy’s face when he’d abruptly moved away... He’d done that to her.

What should he have done instead?

He thought back to Sterling’s advice, about how he should ease into things. He’d agreed to give it a try, and then instead he’d blown it.

There wasn’t much he feared in life, but he detested the idea of pushing Kennedy, maybe making her uncomfortable with his lust.

“Reyes?”

Her voice was husky with sleep, and she shifted a little, turning to face him. “Hmm.”

“Why are you still awake?”

Because I want you so damn much, and you’re here, all sweet and soft beside me, and I can smell the scent of your shampoo and lotion, and the warmer, muskier scent of your skin, and it’s making me nuts.

Of course, he didn’t say any of that. “Just thinking.”

“About?”

And...there went his brain again, pondering all the things he wanted to do with her. He turned on his side and levered up to his forearm. “Why aren’t you sleeping? I thought you were out.”

“Close, but I keep thinking about earlier.”

“At the campsite? That’s over, babe. You’re here with me, safe.”

Smiling, she touched his cheek, then his bare shoulder. “I meant on the couch, when I made you uncomfortable.”

What the hell? “You didn’t.”

“It’s just...the way you looked at me, well, I thought you were going to kiss me.”

He’d been thinking of a hell of a lot more than mere kissing, but all he said was, “I would never take advantage of you.”

“I know.” Her fingers drifted across his chest. “But did I totally misread that? It’s been forever since I paid attention to a guy, and now I’m worried I got my signals crossed. If so, that’d be really embarrassing.” After all that, she drew a breath, and asked, “So were you thinking about it?”

Damn. He couldn’t lie to her, not when she sounded so vulnerable. With a mental shrug, he admitted, “Yeah, I was thinking about kissing you—and more. Can’t seem to help it around you. Just remember, you don’t have to worry that I’ll—”

“What if I wanted you to?” she interrupted. “Because I do. And it’s the strangest feeling, wanting something I haven’t even thought about for so long.”

Reyes swallowed heavily. What exactly did she want from him?

“If you’d rather not, I understand.”

“That’s not the problem.” God, he wished the room were lighter so he could really see her, not just the shadows and outlines of her features from the moonlight filtering through the darkened windows. “Why don’t you tell me why you’d want me to?” Once the words left his mouth, they sounded lame.

Never in his life had he asked a woman to explain desire.

She scooted closer, opening her hand over his left pectoral muscle. “Until recently, the thought of getting that close to a man was repugnant.”

“Things have changed, though?”

“With you, yes.” Stroking over him, she seemed to relish the texture of his chest hair.

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