His Badge, Her Baby...Their Family? by Stella Bagwell

Author:Stella Bagwell
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2016-11-27T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

“May I come in?”

Vince paused in the process of unbuttoning his shirt and turned to see Geena standing in the open doorway to his bedroom. The sight of her shapely figure silhouetted against the dim light in the hallway caused his gut to clench with longing, his lips ache to kiss hers all over again.

“Would it stop you if I said no?” he asked gruffly, then shook his head. “Come in. We might as well clear the air right now.”

She quickly crossed the few steps between them, and Vince had the ridiculous urge to jerk the front of his shirt back together. As though covering his naked chest could hide the desire that was still flooding his body with heat.

“Vince, I want to explain.”

Grunting, he jerked off the shirt and tossed it on the bed. “Can you?” He tugged on a T-shirt, then glanced at her. “Because I sure as hell can’t. Other than the fact that we both just behaved like a couple of fools.”

She blew out a long breath and raked her tangled hair back from her face. Vince told himself to look across the room, anywhere but at her smoky green eyes and tempting soft lips. But his eyes refused to give up the pleasure.

After six long years, how could kissing her, holding her, still feel as familiar as breathing, he wondered. Why couldn’t he look at her and forget how incredible it had been to make love to her?

“Apparently I’ve made you angry. I’m sorry about that. But if you think I’m going to apologize for kissing you, I’m not.”

Her husky voice was like fingertips brushing over his skin. “I don’t want an apology for the kiss—or anything else! I just want to be...left alone.”

“Really? Five minutes ago it didn’t feel like you wanted to be alone.”

He certainly couldn’t argue that point. After the way he’d behaved, she was probably thinking he was sex starved or desperately hungry for her. Either image painted him guilty.

“Geena, I don’t know what you expect me to say. I—”

Suddenly she moved close enough to wrap her hand around his forearm, and the touch of her fingers made Vince want to groan out loud. Even worse, it made him want to slip his arms around her slender waist and draw her against him.

She licked her lips. “I don’t want you to say anything, Vince. I came in here to finish explaining what I was trying to tell you before I—well, before that kiss happened. I’m still very attracted to you. And it’s pretty clear you don’t want to be that close to me. That’s why I have to move out. As soon as possible.”

He understood what she was saying. He even agreed with her. Yet there was something deep within him that was reluctant to give in to the inevitable. Maybe because giving her up the first time had proved to be the most painful thing he’d ever gone through.

“Are you blind, Geena? A few minutes ago, I could’ve easily carried you in here to my bed and made love to you.

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