second-chances

Maybe that__ why I was so afraid of Sasha__ love. With him comes the remembering part that I was so good at forgetting.~Piper - 'Breathe Me

I promise I don__ bite._ He winked at her.That earned him another throaty laugh. Then she bent over him, hands braced on his thighs, her luscious mouth inches from his. The heat of her palms singed his skin even through his jeans. Her warm breaths puffed against his lips as she stared him dead in the eye. __hat if I do?

Unable to help himself, he offered her a smile and stared into those eyes as he tapped his mouth. __ think you missed.

You__e my best friend__ kid sister, Ang. I__e known you since you were eight._ He ducked his head, dragged his hands through his hair with all the frustration winding through him. __hrist, if your brother finds out, he__l have my hide.

She rolled her eyes to the ceiling, clearly telling him what she thought about his need to protect his pride.He leaned down, his face inches from hers, and tapped a finger against her lips, somehow managing to ignore their softness and the overwhelming desire to taste them. __ou__e going to owe me for this one, I think.

Those baby blues slid over him, from his chest to his feet and back up, as if he were merchandise she hadn__ yet decided to buy. __ need a man.__ackson bit back a miserable groan. The woman would be the death of him.

I__ broken. Fucked up. I feel sick. I can__ breathe. It__ like someone__ snaked their fingers around my heart, capturing it in a crushing grip. It__ Emma. This is her doing. Well, it won__ fucking bleed for her. It won__ bleed for anyone. It__ black. I__ dead inside.

Or else I may do something I__ pretty sure you__l hate me for in the mornin_._ The low huskiness of his voice washed over her like a heated caress, sending shivers down her spine, and obliterating whatever defenses she__ manage to build against him.

If you continue to touch me,_ he said, his eyes flashing, searing into her, __ou__e going to end up in this tub with me.

I completely lost control. I was out of my fucking mind with the taste of her, the feel of her, those little moans of pleasure she made. Fuck, that woman completely unmans me. She consumes me to the point where my brain stops functioning entirely_.

She couldn't detach from him, couldn't catch her breath, and didn't want to. Not ever again.

She stared at him. Her head tipped to the side and she narrowed her eyes. __hat__ the best you can come up with? What kind of platitude is that?_ __ive me a second. I can do better._ He lifted her hand, then reached for her other one. He pulled her close so they stood toe to toe. She shivered a little. He didn__ think it had much to do with the cold. Her arms were bare, but the evening was warm. __verything happens for a reason. God works in mysterious ways. There__ a light at the end of the tunnel.___ou suck at this._ But she was smiling. She was so achingly beautiful. He slid his hands up her arms to her elbows so they were closer still. And then she leaned against him, resting her head on his shoulder, and he forgot how to breathe. He stood in the shadows, holding her in his arms, wanting to do the right thing and afraid he__ screw it all up. Her hands nestled the small of his back, thumbs hooked through his belt. Her lips brushed against the sensitive base of his throat. Awareness burned through every single spot her body came in contact with his. This was Danni, all grown up. He wanted one little taste. Just a bit.So he kissed her. And, without a second__ hesitation, she kissed him back. The world around them rocked back on its heels.Then some small noise interrupted__he sound of footsteps, passing too close. He lifted his head, not wanting any intrusion, and the moment ended as fast as it had begun.

He leaned in and kissed her. The world didn__ stop dead on its axis. Nothing fell from the sky. It was a gentle meeting of flesh, not a melding of souls. Yet the taste of her lips was everything he remembered, and more. Without moving a muscle__ithout batting an eyelash__he managed to take ten years of simmering frustration and dissolve them as if they were nothing more than a spoonful of sugar in a pot of hot water.He straightened. A series of expressions tripped across her face in rapid succession. He caught shellshock, bemusement, and then a faint trace of_sadness.Definitely not one-sided. But not what he__ been looking for, either.

We'll have all night for slow and sweet," she said softly. "But right now, I really want that hard and fast you mentioned earlier.

I've been thinking about this all day," he said between kisses. "All. Day."Who was she kidding? She'd been harboring this fantasy for weeks. And then in a move that was becoming her 'thing', Alesha leaned back and pulled her sweater over her head and gave Reece a sexy smile. "Was this part of what you were thinking?"His hands came up and cupped her breasts, his breath ragged, but his eyes were on hers. "This is better.

He swallowed hard. "How do you feel?""I feel like I want to close these drapes, turn down the lights and crawl into that bed with you and spend the night making love with you. All night." She blushed furiously. ..."All night, huh?" he asked.She nodded.He gave her a sexy grin and repeated her earlier words back to her. "Deal.

Stop talking," she said boldly as she closed the distance between them until they were touching. "We can walk to the bedroom or you can carry me but if you don't decide soon I may just go insane.

I don't want to lose you because of the f**ked-up way I found you.