happening, and he pulls me to himself so I have no choice but to be stuck to him. His breath blows the hair off my face. He is searching my eyes.
“I’ve been lost without you, Kim. I’m so glad you’re back,” he says, right before he kisses me.
I can feel the roughness of his stubble on my chin as he kisses me. He has framed my face with his hands. Our bodies are fused together. I can feel the throbbing hardness of him in his pants. I’m sinking. I’m falling. I have no control over my feelings.
This is the father of my child. I love the way his mouth moves on mine. I want to savor this forever. I want to be able to hold on to this memory for life. What if we never see each other again? What if this is our only chance?
I lean into him and hear a happy grunt from him. The kiss is getting deeper. I wrap my arms around him tightly. I want him to engulf me. His hands move away from my face to explore my body. One hand cups my ass, his fingers are spread out possessively. His other hand drags down my hips, my thighs, until he starts pulling up my skirt.
I know what this is going to lead to. I’m already wet. Is it possible that I’m even wetter now than I’ve been before?
I have wanted Kirk with an animalistic hunger from the moment I saw him. A hunger that has made me do crazy things. But this time, when we kiss, it’s even wilder. I can feel a fire rising in me. I want to hold on to him and never let go.
Kirk’s hand slips into my panties. He’s pushed my skirt up around my hips. He pulls his mouth away from me so he can look into my eyes.
“How are you really doing, beautiful?” he asks.
He shouldn’t have said that. He really shouldn’t have used those words or spoken to me in that tone!
Now I’m cracking. Whatever strength I had in me has disappeared. Why does he have to be this hot? How does he manage to make me feel special?
But then those words return. The words he said to his brother. Words I wasn’t supposed to overhear. Kirk is watching me closely, waiting for my response. All I can do is replay those moments like an old recording. Over and over again in my head.
This isn’t real. He thinks we are better off as co-workers. This is just a fun game to him.
For the sake of my child, I need to put an end to this.
“Actually, I’m not fine. I left the office because I wanted to be home. By myself.”
Kirk is unconvinced. His brows are furrowed, and he’s looking at me like I’ve just told him a ridiculous story.
“Are you saying you want me to leave?”
He takes a step away from me, and I have to force myself to nod. This is my chance. My opportunity to make him see that I don’t need him. I’ll be just fine without him.
Kirk pushes his hands stubbornly into his pockets. It looks like he has decided he isn’t going anywhere until I’ve told him exactly what’s going on. Well, I can be stubborn too, and more importantly, he is the one who has barged into my apartment. I don’t have to tell him anything.
“I’ll leave if you want me to leave, Kim. I’m not going to stick around if you want to be alone, but I need to know what the hell is going on.”
I look away from him and try to nonchalantly flip my hair over my shoulders. I don’t want him to know I’m practically sweating with frayed nerves.
“First you disappear off the face of the earth for a week!”
“I was at my parents’ home,” I muster up the strength to say.
Kirk takes a step towards me, and I glare right at him, trying to push him back into place.
“I didn’t know that. All you had to do was drop me an email, or a text, to say you were going to be out of reach for a while. Heck, you could have told Blaire to let me know!”
Hearing her name sends sharp warning signals down my spine. Kirk clenches his jaw.
“And now when you do show back up, it seems like you’re avoiding me.”
I roll my eyes like a spoiled brat and fold my arms over my breasts.
“Tell me, Kim, is there a reason