Total pages in book: 23
Estimated words: 21040 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 105(@200wpm)___ 84(@250wpm)___ 70(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 21040 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 105(@200wpm)___ 84(@250wpm)___ 70(@300wpm)
When Ace doesn’t answer me, I ask him again, “You can be honest with me. Tell me the truth. If you don’t like—”
His voice is thick and filled with emotion. “Yeah, I liked what I saw.”
I decide right then I need to go for it. I’ve already made this awkward and uncomfortable. There’s no going back on it now. I would regret it for the rest of my life. “You see, most guys—at least the ones I meet—are not attracted to women like me.”
His forehead creases like he has no clue what I’m talking about. “Women like you? What does that mean?”
My face heats. I’ve never been comfortable talking about my body, but it’s not like it’s some secret. He has seen me. Heck, he saw all of me just minutes ago in the bathroom. “You know... plus size.”
He starts to reach for me but stops for whatever reason. “They’re dumbasses. If that’s true, Lila, then you’ve been dating boys instead of men.”
The way he’s looking at me gives me the courage to go on. “You’re right about that, Ace. I do need to date a different type of man. The guys I’ve dated have only been interested in getting their, uh, rocks off. None of them cared if I had an orgasm or even enjoyed it really. As a matter of fact, I’ve never had an orgasm with a man.”
He reaches down and adjusts himself with one hand and grips the edge of the counter with the other. “Why are you telling me this, princess?”
“I think I’m broken...”
His voice is gruff. “You’re not broken.”
I reach for him and put my hands at his waist. “Just because you say it doesn’t mean it’s so.”
He takes a deep breath and lets it out slowly. He raises his hand and shoves it through his hair. He’s searching my face for the answer before he even asks the question. “What do you want from me, Lila?”
I’ve come this far, and I can’t back out now. I won’t let myself. “I want... I mean, if you... would you...?”
I stop, unable to get the words out. Finally, Ace reaches for me. He puts his hands at my waist and pulls me toward him until I’m settled between his legs. “You can talk to me, princess. About anything.”
I grip his shirt between my fingers and lean my head against his chest. His arms circle me, and we stand just like this for a few minutes. His hands are stroking up and down my back, and I curl into him. This thing I feel for him is the most intense feeling I’ve ever felt in my life. I take a deep breath and lift my head to look at him. The only thing that makes me spit it out is the fact that this may be my first and last chance with him. Who knows if I’ll ever get this opportunity again?
I try not to get lost in his blue eyes. “Ace, you asked me what I want... Well, I want to sleep with you... I mean not sleep, but sex... I want to have sex with you.”
He’s quiet for so long I pull my hands back and try to step away from him, but he doesn’t let me. He’s conflicted, and that’s easy to see from the way he’s frowning at me. “Lila, I don’t—”
I cut him off. “I mean unless you’re not interested... you know what? Forget I even said anything.”
I pull away this time, and he lets me go. I get two steps away from him before I feel him at my back.
He puts his hands on the island in front of me, caging me in. He presses his chest into my back and leans in until I feel him everywhere. He breathes me in, his mouth against my neck. “The problem is I can’t forget it. Now that you’ve put it out there, I can’t forget it. Hell, princess, that’s all I’ve thought about.”
I lean my head back against his chest. “What do you think about?”
Chapter 13
Ace
Fuck, there’s no way I can hold back. Not since she’s asking me for something I have dreamed about for years. Lila in my arms is like a dream come true. A better man would not give in to temptation. She’s twelve years younger than me, she’s a ray of sunshine, and she deserves better than me.
But for whatever reason, she wants me.
She’s probably just horny, but even knowing this will only last while she’s here, I don’t care. I know I should be worried about betraying her father, but even that can’t stop me.
“What do I think about?” I repeat her question. I shift my pelvis forward so she can feel the hard bulge in my shorts. I take my hands off the top of the counter and wrap them around her waist.