Broken(70)

Jocelyn clung to him, not wanting him to let go, so aroused she could barely think straight. It was all so surreal, a beautiful dream she didn’t want to wake from. Cade broke the kiss, only to capture her bottom lip between his strong white teeth, giving it a playful tug. He nibbled and licked her mouth with unhurried movements, sending her senses reeling. She didn’t know how much more of this erotic torture she could take before she burst into flame.

“Mmm, you taste so good, baby,” he murmured against her lips, his forehead resting against her. Cade cupped her face, massaging her cheeks with his thumbs. “I can’t believe this is real.”

“Me neither. It’s been a long time since we’ve been together like this, but it’s almost like—”

“We’ve never been apart.”

“Exactly.”

He brushed her lips with his. “I don’t know about you, sweetheart, but I need to make love to you now, or I think I’ll go insane.”

A smile tugged the corners of her lips. “Then what are you waiting for?”

A deep chuckle rumbled from his throat as he scooped Jocelyn up in his corded arms and carried her the short distance to the bed. Gently laying her on the bed, he allowed his cobalt gaze to lovingly roam her from head to toe like an intimate caress.

Goose bumps lined her skin as a mixture of emotion tore through Jocelyn. Moistening her lips with the tip of her tongue, she wondered why he didn’t join her. Feeling self-conscious, she made a move to cross her arms across her exposed breasts, but Cade reached down to grip Jocelyn’s wrists.

“Don’t. Let me look at you a bit longer.”

“You’re making me nervous standing there like that. Why don’t you come here?” She crooked her index finger at him in a blatant invitation.

“In a minute. I want to look at you just a little longer. God, you’re beautiful.”

Jocelyn giggled. “You keep saying that.”

“Because it’s true. Darling, words can’t describe how I feel right now. You’re like a salve to my aching heart. I’ve hurt so long—”

She cut him off upon hearing the pain behind his words and sat up, pain searing through her core as she thought of how she’d treated him. If only she’d been honest, maybe things would have turned out differently for them instead of suffering through all this wasted time. “Cade, if I could take back what I did to you, I would.”

Shaking his head vehemently, he sat next to her, taking Jocelyn’s hands in his. He brushed his lips along each of her fingertips. “Don’t. It wasn’t your fault. And, I promise, I wasn’t blaming you. I only wanted you to know how much this means to me. You here, in my bed, is the greatest gift you could have ever given to me. I never want this night to ever end.” He smiled, brushing her cheek with the back of his hand.

She tilted her head against his touch, her heart swelling with love. She didn’t think it possible to love anyone as much as she did Cade. “Thank you.”

“For what?”

“For loving me.”

“Sweetheart, as long as I could remember I’ve loved you, even when I tried to convince myself I didn’t. I intend to spend my life making you happy, starting tonight.” Leaning over, he dropped kisses across her lips. He trailed his fingers between her breasts. “Such beautiful skin, and I’m going to enjoy tasting every inch of it.”

She gave him a playful wink. “I’ll hold you to that.”

Cade grinned, revealing strong white teeth, hooking his finger inside of the elastic waistband of her skirt. “And I intend to deliver. But first, let’s get rid of this, shall we?”