Chapter 28

His eyes are heavy and hooded, and, despite slowing me down, I can see the lust in his dark green eyes. “I’ve waited for what seems like an eternity for this. I don’t want to hurry it.” He kisses me again slowly and, taking my hand, pulls me toward the center of the living room, even though his open bedroom door is nearby.

“Where are we going?” I gaze at the bed longingly through the open door. After what he did in the car, I was sure we would get in there and go crazy with passion. Jake seems to want to savor every second and delay the actual moment, but I’m so hot for his body to be with mine. I want to be naked and writhing and put all the months of anguish behind us. I want that night in the hotel again, only this time with no doubts and internal voices trying to stop me from enjoying it.

Who the hell are you, and what have you done with Emma?

“Patience, Bambina. All good things come to those who wait.” He pulls me further into the living room to the clearing b