says with an annoyed look. “Especially considering how good you got at avoiding me and ignoring my very existence.”
I frown up at the man who owns my heart and soul. “Can you blame?” I drawl with a raised eyebrow and cross my arms against my chest. Which is somewhat difficult since Danny has me crushed to his front.
“Yes,” I give him a triumphant smile before he continues, “and no.”
My eyes narrow. “Care to explain the no part?”
He gives me a patient smile like he expected my reaction. Which he probably did. He’s always been very observant and knew what I would say and do before I even did. It was annoying before and still annoying now.
He steps away from me and I instantly miss his heat. He tugs on my hand and gets me to follow him. He sits on the edge of his desk and places me in between his legs. With him in a somewhat seated position, we’re actually at eye level.
Of course, my stubborn ass refuses to wrap my arms around his neck like I really want to. Nope, I keep them bitches crossed against my chest like we’re about to have a battle.
He smirks at me and shakes his head. “So damn stubborn.” He chuckles deeply, making my lower regions come to life. Damn him and that sexy laugh.
“I’m not stubborn.” I lie badly. At his raised eyebrow, I purse my lips. “I’m not that stubborn.”
I ignore the ways his lips twitch. “Right.”
My eyes are tiny slits right now. “I thought that you were going to explain the ‘no’ part of your statement.” I need to keep myself focused on something other than the feeling of being this close to him again. His scent alone is causing my hormones to go haywire. If I allow myself to be lulled into a state of horniness, I’m screwed, literally and figuratively.
“The no part, my wonderfully stubborn woman,” I roll my eyes, but he pretends not to see it. “Comes after all of my attempts to talk to you. I understood the first few days, hell even the first few weeks of you doing your very best to pretend that I didn’t exist.” His eyes look at me as though he’s staring into my soul. “But Baby, you didn’t even try to give me a chance to explain or make amends.” He raises his good hand to stop the slew of words that want to burst free from my mouth. “And I get it Stace, I really do. I know about your ex, I get it Baby, that’s why I backed off at first. I figured that you just needed to clear your head for a bit. But you continuing that for months is a no for me. What we have is something that doesn’t come around everyday. And I fucked up by not coming after you harder. But I was too scared that I would just end up pushing you away. But that shit’s done.”
“What?” I sputter out with eyes the size of saucers.
“Yeah, I’m done with that shit of letting you pretend that we aren’t good together. I’m done with us not letting everyone in the whole fucking world know that you’re mine. We are going to get back together and this time I’m not letting you out of my sight no matter what. I’ll fucking chain you to my side if I have to. You’re not slipping through my fingers ever again.”
I blink a few times, staring at this crazy man with my mouth wide open. I’m sure that I look pretty comical considering he looks like he’s dying to laugh at me right now. “Do you realize how freaking insane you sound right now? You sound like some crazy ass stalker or something. Only serial killers threaten to chain you to them.” There’s a hysterical edge in my voice that I can’t seem to control.
The funny part is that I’m totally on board with all of this. Well, maybe not so much him chaining me to his side, possibly his bed…and I need to halt those dirty thoughts. No, the reason that I sound like a lunatic is that I’m so damn ecstatic that he just said all that, but my brain is telling me not to trust it. That bitch really needs to shut up and let me enjoy this.
He gives me a smirk that makes me realize that I may need to go home and change my panties. “Baby,” he croons, freaking croons.