“Well you know the truth now. So, where do we go from here?”
I rest against the door frame and wait for her to answer. There isn’t anything I can do now but wait. I need to take a leaf from my patient mother’s book and just hope that it works out. I have proven myself, now it’s up to Addie to choose. If she turns me away now, there isn’t a damn thing I can do about it.
“I’m sorry, Jace. Please… come in.”
She steps aside and invites me back into her life. I’m nervous taking that step inside, because I can’t be one hundred percent confident that it’s all going to be smooth sailing, but there isn’t anything that will stop me. I need to give Addie a chance, otherwise I will spend the rest of my life wondering ‘what if?’
“I… I am sorry,” Addie continues quietly. “For then and now. I can’t believe I even thought that of you. That was so wrong. You didn’t ever cheat on me and I have had you pinned in my mind as a bad guy.”
“Let’s not focus on the lost time,” I reply, moving a little closer to her. “Let’s think about what we could have now. If you want, it could be you and me against the world. Nothing else would matter. We could have our little life by the ocean if you’d like?” I take her hands in mine, lacing my fingers through hers. “I know that’s what I would like more than anything in the world.”
I’m telling the truth again. I know what I want now. Nearly losing Addie has reminded me of what’s important. The band stuff isn’t making me happy anymore, it hasn’t for a while. She does make me happy.
I choose her.
21
ADDISON
M y thoughts fade away as Jace steps closer to me, a welcome invasion to my personal space. I suck in a breath and glance up at him my heart racing, swimming in the warmth that his eyes are offering me. I hate this torn feeling, being ripped apart between Luci and what she thinks is right - I know she wouldn’t be saying any of this stuff if she didn’t genuinely believe it - and what Jace knows is right.
The problem is, Luci will keep her distance with me no matter how much time I spend with Jace because she doesn’t like what he did to me. I honestly don’t know how I can change that, or if I even can.
“You can trust me, Addie, you know that, right?” He grabs under my chin. “I hope you know that now.”
He brings up my eyes to meet his and smiles at me. Behind his gaze and all the lust there, I can sense something else. Something like love. That’s probably just wishful thinking, but it swims all the way through me anyway.
“I can trust you,” I whisper back. “I’m sorry that I didn’t before.”
He brings his lips down to kiss mine and as soon as they connect, my whole mouth tingles. A fire ignites in the pit of my belly allowing the flames to run free to lick all over my skin. A moan vibrates in the back of my throat as I wrap my arms around his waist and I yank him closer to me. A desperati
on grips hold of me, grabbing tightly to my chest, digging nails in to me. My ragged breaths match this neediness and Jace senses it.
He lifts me from the ground and slams me back against the wall. The kissing becomes frantic, passionate, his tongue invades my mouth and mine does exactly the same to him. I’m trapped between the wall and his thick, muscular body and it’s the best place to be in the whole damn world. Even the cold of the wall isn’t enough to cool down my burning hot flushed skin. The electrical sparks are all over me.
My legs wrap tightly around him; I grip him to keep him in place too. I don’t want him going anywhere for the time being. If he left me right now, I would absolutely fall apart.
“Oh fuck, Addie,” he gushes, his words vibrating in the back of my throat. “You’re… too much…”
His hands reach up my skirt and my panties fall to the side willingly for him. His fingers plunge all the way into me, splitting me in two. I scream and writhe, the pleasure all too much.
“I want you,” I cry out into his ear. “I want you.”
“You want what?” he murmurs back teasingly. “I need you to tell me.”
My head lolls to one side and he nibbles my neck which gives me a weird blast of pleasure and pain.
“I need you.” I roll into his fingers, trying to push him further into me. “I need more.”
“Say it.” His gruff demands warm my chest up. “Say it!”
I bite down on my bottom lip trying to keep it inside, but it explodes anyway. “I want you to fuck me.”
His hand whips away and his cock nudges against my entrance. I don’t think about anything, I can’t, I just need him inside me. I need to feel him, to have him fill me up, I need to rebuild that connection between us.
“Fuck me already,” I pant. “Jace, I need you.”
He slams into me, giving me exactly what I want. My ass bashes hard against the wall with every thrust, which sends shock waves blasting and vibrating through my system.