Wanted by Her Lost Love

saying we have to take a huge leap, but we can atleast decide to be together so we can work thingsout.”She visibly swallowed and he could see fear inher gaze again. It ate at his gut because he honestlydidn’t know what scared her so bad. Was he such anogre? Could she really blame him or hold againsthim the reaction he’d had to her being unfaithful?“My mind tells me I’m an idiot for even consideringthis,” she muttered.“What does your heart tell you?” he asked softly.She sighed and stared helplessly back at him, herblue eyes churning with emotion.“My heart tells me that I want this. No matter howmuch I think I shouldn’t want it, I do. Maybe this is abad time to have a discussion about our relationshipwhen our minds are mush after sex.”He touched his finger to her lips. “I think it’s theperfect time to have it because our guards are down.It’s just us. No barriers. No walls. Just us and how wefeel.”“How do you feel, Ryan? Do you really want this?”“Yeah, I do, Kell. I want it so damn much that thethought of you walking away has my gut in knots.”