Climb on My Stepfather (Ashley and Alex) novel Chapter 46

Chapter 25

I want to reach out to her and hold her body tightly against mine while apologizing for making her feel this way. Her eyes are anxiously searching mine for evidence of my truthfulness.

I need to tell her why I didn’t mention her to Damon. I need her to know that it wasn't my intent to make her believe that she’s nothing more than a meaningless fling.

I move closer to her, and reach out my hand to cup her face, rubbing my thumb over her soft skin. She leans into my touch and my heart races at the contact. She looks up at me, her eyes flooded with a mix of uncertainty, worry, and desire.

“Abby, I swear to you that you mean so much more to me than just a temporary fling,” I say to her in a hushed voice. “I want to be with you and I'm sorry that I lied to my partner.”

She inhales deeply and I sense her body tensing. She continues to stare at me, waiting for my explanation.

“I was worried about mentioning you to him,” I continue, and feel a weight lift from my chest as the words proceed to fall out of me. “Damon’s son is a good friend of Jason's. I didn't want him to find out about us that way. I wanted to be the one to tell him.”

Her eyes widen and her expression softens a little. “Oh, I understand,” she responds meekly. What little doubt she had about me is being slowly washed away as she realizes my concern.

I take her hand in mine and bring it to my lips, placing a gentle kiss on her knuckles. She shivers at my touch, her body starting to relax. I can see the internal struggle within her; the fear of me becoming bored of her and discarding her once I’m done combined with the crazed lust that both her heart and mind feel for me.

“I would never do anything to hurt you, Abby,” I say to her while pulling her body closer to mine. The hem of her towel slides higher up her thighs, revealing her bare mound.

After such an emotional moment, I now want nothing more than to prove to her just how much she means to me. Over and over.