Total pages in book: 98
Estimated words: 96833 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 484(@200wpm)___ 387(@250wpm)___ 323(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 96833 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 484(@200wpm)___ 387(@250wpm)___ 323(@300wpm)
“One thing about you, Abby. You know exactly what to say to push my buttons.”
“What are you talking about?”
He walked toward me and didn’t stop when our bodies met. Instead, he pushed me up against the wall. My knees grew weak as his hard chest pressed against my breasts. My nipples stiffened.
His eyes burned into mine. “No one is going to fuck you while you’re pregnant with my baby but me.”
My breathing sped up.
“I want to satisfy you.” His chest heaved. “If you’ll let me.” Before I could answer, his lips crashed against mine.
Never in my life had I seen stars the moment someone kissed me, and it felt like I was transported somewhere else for a few seconds. Sig groaned, and the vibration activated every nerve ending in my body. He wrapped his hands around my face, the possessiveness in that act such an incredible turn-on. I threaded my fingers through his hair, and he kissed me harder as his tongue explored my mouth.
What the hell is happening? It was like a switch had flipped inside of him. But I was totally here for it, losing myself in it.
Placing one of his hands behind my head, he rasped, “You tell me what you need. Do you understand?”
“Uh-huh,” I panted into his mouth, feeling ready to collapse.
He spoke against my throat. “You have to promise, if we do this, you won’t fall for me.”
As painfully aroused as I was, his words gave me pause, causing me to push back. “You don’t think I know falling for you would be a losing game?” As much as I wanted him, I wasn’t sure this man would ever be ready for love again. And I certainly didn’t want to be second fiddle to his dead wife. I deserved better than that.
Yet even knowing Sig’s limitations, I wanted to experience being with him. It was a dead end that would be one hell of a ride.
But one thing still held me back.
CHAPTER 27
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Sig
Track 27: “I Want You to Want Me” by Cheap Trick
I’d spiraled completely out of control tonight. When Abby pushed back, I thought she’d come to her senses. But what came out of her mouth confused me.
“I want you to want me,” she said. “You’ve made it clear that you don’t want me with anyone else. If this is some egotistical way of keeping me from other men, just because I’m carrying your child, I don’t want any part of it.”
Had she not looked down to notice exactly how much I wanted her? “Haven’t I made it clear that I’m struggling with my feelings for you?”
“Exactly. I don’t want it to be a struggle. I don’t want you to have regrets. I want you to feel good about every moment. As much as I’m a horny, hormonal mess lately, I couldn’t live with myself if I felt you were wanting this for the wrong reason.”
She can’t be serious. She has it all wrong. “You don’t think I want you? I’ve been doing everything in my power not to want you. And yes, I used the word struggle, but there’s nothing painful about it. It’s only a struggle because of how powerful it is, how hard to fight, how natural my desire for you feels. I merely have to look at you, and I get hard. It’s not like that with anyone else. From the day we met, I knew I was in trouble. I’ve wanted you from the moment you first told me to fuck off. And you are very right. I do like to look at you, because you’re exquisitely beautiful. Every other woman pales in comparison.” He cupped my cheek. “My attraction to you is one-hundred-percent easy, Abby. Not wanting you enough is not the problem. I just don’t want to hurt you. That’s it. My one and only hesitation.”
I should’ve excused myself and walked away at that point, ended things right there. But instead, my hand had a mind of its own, deciding to gently rub along the length of her upper thigh. My conscience was still hanging on by a thread, yet my body had no fucks left to give. It was ready to take her without a second thought.
Abby shuddered as she closed her eyes. My hand moving down her leg seemed to put her in a trance. I couldn’t imagine what all the other things I wanted to do to her might elicit. Placing my mouth at her neck, I gently glided my teeth along her skin. “What do you need, Abby? Because whatever it is, trust me, I want to do it.” I pressed my body against hers. “Can’t you feel me right now?”
She bent her head back against the wall as my hand inched closer to where her upper thigh met her groin.