Chapter 279. Be My First

CYNTHIA's P O V

‘‘Fine!’’ I let out a sigh of defeat. ‘‘I won't stand in the way of you marrying Tori any longer...’’

I gently rose up, but I flinched as I felt the searing agony in my ankle again. That drove Jake to rush over to me, and he assisted me in sitting back down. I couldn't help but grin as the thought occurred that his concern for me would remain constant. And if nothing else, I always have that option to use it as a weapon against him. Great!

I retreated to my seat and clutched my fingers around the bottom of his shirt to ensure that he wouldn't draw away from me once again.

‘‘You’re not going to stop me from marrying Tori, then tell me what you want?’’ His gaze drifted down to my heaving breasts for a fraction of a second, and for some reason, that provided me with the courage to answer him.

‘‘Of course, you… I want you, Jake…’’ My response came out in a breath, and then I pulled his nape and pressed my lips to his.

His hands came down to m