About us.
I pull back just enough to rest my forehead against hers, both of us breathing a little harder.
“Still want to see the rest of the house?” I ask, voice rough with a smile.
She huffs a soft laugh.
“Maybe later.”
Yeah. That’s what I thought.
I take her hand again, but this time it’s not to lead her through rooms.
It’s to bring her closer.
To where this night’s been heading since the moment I saw her step into that festival.
And this time?
I’m not stopping.
Chapter 15
Hadley
It’s been a long time since I let myself get this close to a man.
And honestly?
I’ve never been with a man like Rob Cray.
He’s overwhelming in the best way.
Big, solid, real.
Those blue eyes of his practically glow when he looks at me, like there’s something wild just beneath the surface—and my Bear?
Okay, yeah.
She’s very into that.
Because here’s the truth I’ve been avoiding. See, I’ve been ready for something real for a while now.
And I wasted years on a man who made me feel like I was too much and not enough all at the same time.
I’m not doing that again.
So if all I get with Rob is this—one incredible night, one reckless, heart-pounding choice—is it really so wrong that I want it?
That I choose it?
I’m not naïve.
I know exactly what I’m doing.
And right now?
I want him.
