a second. But telling him to move away is the farthest thing from what I want him to do.
His adam’s apple bobs as he swallows. “Do you want some help trying to figure it out?” The deep gravel of his voice goes straight to my core and I no longer have any doubt about which one I am.
I shake my head quickly. “Nope.” I squeak out making him smirk. “I’m all set.”
He moves in even closer, so close that our noses are almost touching. “You sure Stace?” Good Lord, my name has never sounded so good. “Trust me, it would be my pleasure to help you out.”
I chew on my bottom lip and watch as his eyes darken. My breathing is coming out in shallow pants, and I feel as if my heart is going to beat out of my chest.
Danny moves in slowly, fully giving me a chance to move if I don’t want this. My eyes flutter closed just as his lips are just about to brush mine.
“Yo Reaper!” Is shouted, causing us both to jump away from each other guiltily.
The look in his eyes is mixed with regret and annoyance, I’m guessing that it’s because we got interrupted.
He moves back even further. “Over here!” He answers. “I’ll be there in a minute.”
He rubs his hand down the scruff that I want to feel on the inside of my thighs. “Stace.”
He starts but I hold up my hand. “Go, the guys need you.” I give him a tight smile. “I’ll see you around.”
His lips twitch. “You can count on that darlin’. Make no mistake, you’ll be seeing me soon.”
Damn! Over a year later and that day still lights my blood on fire. Stupid, sexy bastard being all hot and alpha. Damn him!
I bang my head against my pillow a few times in frustration. How do I always fall for guys that I shouldn’t?
Granted, Danny is a billion times better than any of the losers that I’ve dated in the past. But still. A man who is that sweet, kind, caring, sexy, and all about his family is way too good to be true. I knew that it would come crashing down at some point but I just couldn’t resist that sexy smirk and those eyes that promised, and delivered, on tons of pleasure. A girl can only stare into the flame for so long before she thinks that she won’t feel the burn.
But feel the burn I did!
I can still feel the lava eating away at my insides when I replay that hoochie jumping into his arms like she belonged there. Freaking tramp. I mean seriously, what woman just jumps into a man’s arms like that?
And now instead of banging my head, I’m using my fist to punch my pillow pretending that it’s her face. I wish that I was actually a violent person and had ripped her away from him.
But what did I actually do? I tugged my imaginary tail between my legs and ran away.
I sigh sadly.
Maybe it really is for the best that we ended things. Someone like Danny needs a sexy and confident woman who will stand up for what she wants. A woman who isn’t always questioning what a man like him is doing with her. A woman who doesn’t see all the women checking him out and wondering if he thinks that they’re sexier.
Not a woman who has the self-confidence of a slug.
I know that I’m not a troll, I really do. But you can only get cheated on and told that you’re not good enough so many times before it really starts to seep into your subconscious.
As much as it pains me to admit this, he’s probably a lot better off without me. He doesn’t need to be with someone that he’s going to have to constantly reassure when another woman comes sniffing around like a bitch in heat.
This is definitely for the best, I lie to myself again, for the millionth time.
Danny
“Alright Jameson, that was good. But you need to move quicker. Your strongest point is grappling. You need to get your opponent to the ground as quickly as possible.” I tell the twenty-year-old fighter that I’m working with. Truthfully, this kid has a shit load of potential. He works harder than any of the other guys here. Always listens to what everyone tells him and never complains. I wish I had ten of him.
His general size works pretty well for him. At 6’7, he’s one of the biggest guys