Should I be angry that he hadn’t been completely truthful with me?
Yeah, I probably should, but the way he was making himself vulnerable right now had my heart in my throat.
I knew he was speaking from his heart right now, and that was something I never thought I’d see from Cole.
I swore that my heart literally skipped a beat when his gaze locked with mine.
The anger had drained from my body the second I’d realized that every word he was uttering was the truth.
I could see it in his gorgeous hazel eyes.
I swallowed hard. “What makes you think I want romance?” I asked softly. “Maybe I just want to use your hot body.”
He shot me a mischievous grin as his eyes roamed over my face. “I’m actually not completely opposed to that idea, but just using each other’s bodies isn’t going to cut it for me, angel.”
“You don’t do relationships and you don’t date,” I reminded him breathlessly.
“I didn’t,” he agreed. “But that was before I met you. I guarantee that I’m going to screw this up, and I guarantee that I’m going to hurt your feelings again in the future. But there’s nothing I want more than to try to be a decent guy for you. Tell me what you want, angel.”
Happiness welled up inside of me as I looked into his eyes, feeling pure joy like I probably hadn’t known for a very long time.
“Right now, I just want you to kiss me,” I said as I snaked my arms around his neck.
Trying to move forward with Cole was probably a huge mistake, but I could no more push this man away than I could stop breathing.
Not when he was like this.
Not when he was telling me that he wanted to explore whatever was happening between the two of us as much as I did.
He complied so quickly that I gasped as his lips came down on mine.
The embrace was hot, raw, and carnal, but there was also a blatant possessiveness in his kiss that made me feel like he was…claiming me.
It was the hottest thing I’d ever experienced.
I was panting by the time he finally stopped kissing me.
“You scare the hell out of me, too,” I said truthfully as I stroked my hand over his jawline.
“I might mess up,” he said as he kissed my forehead. “But I’m always going to try to make you happy, angel. Now tell me that you want the same thing I do.”
I lifted a brow. “That’s a little demanding,” I teased. “You haven’t told me the exact terms of this relationship.”
“No rules except for the fact that we’ll be exclusive,” he said hoarsely.
Seriously?Did he really think that if I hadhim, I’d be looking anywhere else?
There was absolutely no doubt in my mind that Cole was going to teach me about every sensual pleasure I’d been missing my entire adult life.
If this relationship didn’t work out in the future, at least I’d find out what it was like to be with a man who wanted me as much as I wanted him.
I couldn’t imagine that happening with any other man on the planet.
“I want the same thing,” I said eagerly, probably capitulating far more easily than I should have, but I wasn’t a woman who wanted to play games.
I wanted Cole to know that I trusted him and that I wanted to be with him.
Heat wound down my spine and gathered between my thighs as Cole stroked his hands down my back, his palms finally landing on my ass so he could pull my body tightly into his.
