The Deeper I Fall by Erika Kelly

Author:Erika Kelly [Kelly, Erika]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: EK Publishing, LLC

Chapter Twelve

Declan closed the distance between them but stopped short before touching her. He didn’t know whether she needed a hug or tissues, so he wound up patting her shoulder.

Like an asshole.

“The way you talk about him…the way everyone talks about him.” Phinny pressed her palm flat to her forehead. “It was so much easier when I thought he was a cold-hearted bastard. Not one person has confirmed my mum’s stories about the way he abandoned her on this god-forsaken ranch while he went gallivanting about the country playing hockey and filming commercials. And now I’ll never know the man I was taught not to love.” Her features screwed up, and she cried in earnest.

He’d never felt so helpless. He didn’t know what to do, so he crouched in front of her. He’d only meant to be there for her, a quiet support, but she misunderstood his intentions and fell against him. Her body shook, her tears soaked his T-shirt, and he couldn’t take it. He just couldn’t take this woman’s sorrow.

Grabbing under her arms, he lifted her out of the chair and sat her on the counter. She flopped against him, her face tucked into his neck, and she wept. He didn’t think anything he had to say would help, so he just held her tightly.

When the tears subsided, she let out a few shuddery breaths. Sitting up, she said, “I’m sorry. I’m getting your shirt wet.”

“I don’t give a damn about my shirt.”

“You’re a good man, Declan Cadell. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.” Laughing, she reached for a paper towel and blotted the tears.

“Do you want to go into town and get strawberry ice cream from Bliss?”

She shook her head. “It’s fine. I’ll be fine. It’s all just overwhelming. You’ll take me to see Glori tomorrow, though, right? If I start to bawl, I want you to pinch me really hard.”

“Won’t that make you cry harder?”

“No, I’ll be too pissed at you.”

He grinned. “Okay, you got it.” But she still looked so sad. “How about we raid Kurt’s wine cellar?”

“Oh, God, no more wine.”

“All right, then name something. Anything. You’re killing me here. Let me do one thing to make you happy.”

Whatever he’d said, it lit a fire in her eyes. Slowly, she broke into a sexy smile. “Well, there is one thing I want.”

“Name it.”

“And you’ll give it to me, no matter what?”

“Almost anything. I won’t walk away from this ranch, and I’m not willing to go into debt for you, so you can forget a shopping expedition to Paris. But anything else…the answer is yes.”

Behind her devilish grin was a vulnerability. “I want you.” And he really fucking liked the confidence it took to ask for what she wanted.

He arched a brow, giving her attitude to cover the punch of desire that made him go painfully hard.

“One night. Not even a whole night. I want to be with a man who likes giving women pleasure.”

Is she serious about this shit? Hell, yeah, he’d give her pleasure.

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