Broken(57)

Jocelyn turned her head away from him and crossed her arms over her chest. “Fine. I don’t love you.”

“Look at me and say that.”

She shook her head, her body beginning to tremble.

“Jocelyn?”

“I-I already said it. What more do you want from me?”

“To mean it.”

She glared at him with tear-filled eyes and she lowered her hands to her sides, clenching and unclenching them into fists. “I-I don’t… Damn you, Cade Devlin. You’re only going to end up getting hurt if you pursue this.”

He inched closer toward Jocelyn and gently pulled her against him. “You can’t say it, because you do love me.” Cade’s gaze fell on her quivering pink lips, so full and inviting him to taste.

With a groan, he lowered his head to sample her sweetness. He felt her resistance as she remained stiff in his arms, giving nothing away, but as his mouth roamed over hers, Jocelyn’s lips softened beneath his. She parted her lips with a soft sigh, granting him the access he so desired.

His cock jumped to attention as she pressed her body against his. She was so soft and warm, and holding her again like this only reaffirmed what his heart had been telling him all along. He’d love this woman until the day he died. What he really wanted to do was take her someplace secluded, lay her down and make sweet love to her until they were deaf, blind, and dumb to everything except each other.

His fingers twined through her hair as she pushed her tongue forward to meet his, tentatively, at first and then more boldly. She tasted like heaven and Cade didn’t want to let her go. This woman had created a fire within him he knew would not be extinguished.

“Cade,” she moaned into his mouth.

Something clicked in the back of his mind. They were standing in front of Aunt Earlene’s house for anyone to come by and see him. And he knew his aunt wasn’t above doing a little spying. She could have been peeping out the window at this very moment. Though he didn’t want the kiss to end, he knew he had to do it.

Raising his head with regret, he stroked the side of her face. “Ah, Jocelyn. If we keep this up, I’m going to toss you on the ground and make love to you right here and now.”

She stiffened, a frown marring her forehead.

“What’s the matter, baby?”

“This kiss. It was…wonderful.”

A smirk of pure masculine pride tilted the corners of his lips. “Tell me about it. So why the long face?”

“It’s been so long since I’ve felt like that. I didn’t think I would ever enjoy intimacy without thinking about…”

“You don’t have to say it.”

“But I do. That kiss, while fantastic, was a little scary for me, because what if I can’t feel anything beyond that. What if I’m not able to respond to you? Those are my concerns, Cade. Can you honestly say you can live a celibate life if I can’t get aroused?”

“There’s only one way to figure that out. Come to my place tonight.”

“Cade—”

He placed his finger over her lips. “All you have to say is yes. We don’t have to do anything you don’t want to. Do you trust me?”

“Yes, but—”

“No buts, Jocelyn. Say you’ll come. I’ll rustle up something for us to eat and then we’ll take it from there. If all you want to do is hold hands and watch old movies on the tube, then that will be fine with me. But if you want more, I’ll be more than ready for you, darling. Say yes.” He dropped a light peck on her lips.