Dangerous Rock (Dangerous Noise 3)

She keeps her gaze on the floor. Her voice is still filled with uncertainty. "You don't mean…" Her eyes go to her ring. "We're getting a divorce in less than a week."

"We could change our minds."

She stares at me like I'm crazy.

"Hypothetically."

"We barely know each other."

"We did it out of order, got married then got to know each other. So what?"

She stares into my eyes. "You really want to stay married?"

I run my fingers through her hair. "We have a few more days to get to one hundred percent certain."

She laughs and rests her head against my chest. "I like you, Joel. But there's a lot of room between I like you and we should stay married." She bites her lip. "I don't know what I'll want later. But right now…" She looks up at me. Then her eyes flutter closed and her lips press into mine. She kisses me hard and deep.

I kiss her back.

Fuck, we need to be inside.

And I need to be inside her.

When our kiss breaks, I unlock the door and whisk her into the apartment.

I pin her to the door.

She looks up at me with all that trust.

All that affection.

I pull her glasses off her face and set them on the bookshelf.

Her hands go to my hair. She brings my mouth to hers. She's soft and she tastes good and there's all this affection flowing between us.

She sighs as our kiss breaks. "We fight a lot."

"Because we call each other on our bullshit."

She nods.

"No one else does that to me."

"Me either." Her fingers dig into my skin. "I think… even though it's only been a few days… I think you know me better than anyone does."

"Yeah?"

"I don't let my guard down with anyone." She slides her hand under my t-shirt and presses her palm against my stomach. "You either?"

I nod.

"Joel, I know you can't promise how you'll feel tomorrow. Or the next day. Or the day we're supposed to divorce." Her eyes bore into mine. "But, your mom… she had a tan line on her left ring finger."

"You noticed that?"

"I notice everything." She stares back at me expectantly.

Fuck. I should tell her about this. Even if she'll get the wrong idea. "My parents just got divorced."