Chapter 60. Day Five (All I Want Is You) (2)

What was she supposed to do now? He was leaving today and she meant to reject him, to protect her heart. Aria laughed at herself. She had always known. He’d had her from their first dance in that club. She was already his. Why did he have to make her say it?

“I can’t do what Diane did, Aaron. I can’t look the other way. I can’t wait and hope that it’ll just be me someday.”

“Then don’t,” he said softly. “Let it just be you and me now, from today and every day after this.”

He had waited long enough, been looking for her eyes to say yes long enough. If she couldn’t get there with his words alone, he’d have to resort to his old tricks. He didn’t care if it was unfair. He just wanted her too much.

So he kissed her, desperately, lovingly and completely out of control, showed her the state of his mind and heart. At last it came, the word he never thought she’d give him. She said “Yes” against his lips and he pulled her up, felt her make the leap onto him, her legs w