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“You don’t want me to care?” “No. I don’t.” Shit. Impossible. “Fine. That doesn’t mean I don’t want to fuck you, Aurelia, because I do. And it also doesn’t mean I don’t want to swoop in and be your hero, because I do. But I’m not going to act on it. That’s a promise you can hold on to. So if you believe we can play it safe with each other, that’s what we’re gonna do. We’ll pretend all this other stuff away. But like it or not, every time you see me, you’ll know how much I want you. And every time I see you, I’ll know you want me back just as much.”
I have too much at stake to play games, Zax. Do me a favor? Respect me enough not to play them.”
“You’re not an except. You’re not a but. You’re not a however. You’re an addiction I don’t know how to claim or conquer.” My eyes close at his words, my heart lurching in my chest. “I have never wanted anyone the way I want you, Aurelia, and that’s what’s hurting my soul.”
“I thought you said yoga and brunch.” “Ugh. Who needs food and stretching? Lame.” My hands grasp his shoulder blades as he licks up my neck to my ear. “I could eat you and then stretch you on my dick.” “If you insist.”
