Uncontrollable Bachelor (Bachelor Tower Series), стр. 16
“How long will you be here, in the States?” he asked.
It wasn’t a conversation I wanted to have on the side of the road, but at least we were communicating. “I think two, maybe three. I’m still waiting for my next assignment to be finalized. It can be tricky sometimes going into other countries to practice medicine.” There were several places where my organization wasn’t welcome and went anyway. But when I could save even one child, the risk was worth it.
“That’s not much time for us to catch up,” he said.
I looked into his eyes and asked, “Is that what we’re doing? Catching up?”
His expression changed, and I could see the wall rising between us. That was too much like talking about feelings and our past. So many topics made me feel like I was walking on eggshells. Jace had never hidden his feelings from me before, but now something was holding him back. Shit. Maybe he has a girlfriend.
He hadn’t made a move on me. Come to think of it, I was the one who initiated the kiss, too. But Betsy wouldn’t have connected us again if he was involved with another woman. Unless she doesn’t know.
“Never mind. It doesn’t matter.”
Jace reached over and took my hand in his. “You’re wrong. It does matter. But I’m not sure how to answer it. Catching up doesn’t sound right. When I saw you, it’s like the last twelve years vanished and we were…”
“I know. I feel the same way.” Words couldn’t express it. The connection we had never diminished. But time had changed us both. “But we’re not the same kids filled with unrealistic dreams. This…. connection is us just remembering what we had.”
“There’s a damn good reason we haven’t forgotten. It had been really good between us. We just…ended up on different paths.”
No. You took one, and forgot to ask me to go with you.
That was the reality I needed to remember. It would be what kept me from falling in love with him all over again. “Yes, we did. But it was nice catching up with you.”
Jace raised his hand, his thumb traced my bottom lip, and he said, “You make me want to make some new memories with you.”
My heart pounded in my chest. We both knew how this would end. This time, it’d be me leaving. Would it be so wrong to enjoy the moment, build more memories to hold onto? As long as I go into this knowing it’s temporary, I can’t get hurt.
Without taking my eyes off his, I opened my mouth, and took his thumb inside and sucked it. That should give him my response. If he ignored me now, nothing on earth would get him to want me again.
His growl echoed through the vehicle and he said, “Fuck, Shannon, what are you trying to do to me? Do you know how hard it is to…” I twirled my tongue around his thumb and sucked again and he stammered, “to keep my hands…off you?”
That’s the point. I nipped his thumb and said, “Then maybe I should just…touch you?” I wanted his hands and mouth all over my body, but I hadn’t forgotten what he liked. Reaching across the center console, my hand ran up his thigh and stopped near the zipper of his jeans.
Jace grabbed hold of my hand and moved it away. “Shannon, I want you so badly, but not here.”
“We can’t go to my place.” My father would flip out and might actually try to kill Jace if he found him in my bed. I held my breath, waiting for him to invite me to his place.
“There’s a hotel on the next exit,” he said.
I had been willing to rekindle this thing at a drive-in theater, so I wasn’t about to complain about his invitation to a hotel. “How fast does this thing go?” I teased.
“We’re about to find out,” Jace said as he threw it back in gear. Dirt and rocks kicked up behind us as he pulled back onto the highway.
I no longer needed to wonder if the attraction was just in my mind. I hadn’t actually touched him, but the bulge was impossible for him to hide. It only excited me more. The drive might not be long, but with how fucking horny I was, it seemed like hours. I needed to feel Jace deep inside me again. The vibration as the engine roared down the road, with thoughts of him turning me over, grabbing my hips and fucking me hard from behind almost got me off right there in the car.
Damn, it’s been too long.
Jace took the exit faster than he should have, and the tires squealed as they fought to hold onto the pavement. “Sorry,” he said, gripping the wheel as I held the dash for dear life.
“I hope they have a room, because I don’t think this car is going to survive another ride like that,” I half teased. I didn’t know much about vehicles, but it was evident this one had been built with speed in mind. Me on the other hand, I preferred to drive the speed limit. Not just because it was the law, but I can’t handle a vehicle like Jace. If it had been me behind the wheel on that exit ramp, we would be on our way to the hospital instead of a hotel.
Jace chuckled as he pulled into the parking lot and pointed at the sign that confirmed there were vacancies. “Guess we’re not going to have to find out what this car can really do.” He said, “Did you want to wait here?”
I smiled at him and appreciated the fact he was worried about my reputation, but I was so over that. It had been a long time since I gave