Page 86 of Taming I Do
I slowly spun her around, using the opportunity to slide my foot between hers. “Well, for what it’s worth, I don’t know what that’s like. I apologize if I made you feel uncomfortable.”
“It’s fine, Jasper.” My name rolled off her tongue in a breathy exhale.
I did a half-assed job of suppressing a groan.
“You okay?”
“Say my name again.”
Her brow furrowed. “Jasper?”
“No. Like you did before.”
The edges of her mouth tipped up into the slightest of grins. “Why?”
I leaned close. Close enough I could breathe in my fill of that damn perfume. “Because it drives me crazy.”
She pulled back and glanced around the dance floor. “I thought we weren’t going to go there?”
“I can’t help it.” My gaze drilled into hers. “I saw you dancing with that guy and I couldn’t think of a single reason why he should get to enjoy having you in his arms while I deprive myself of the very same thing.”
“Oh, Jasper.”
“Yeah, like that. I love it when you say my name just like that.”
She grinned. “I didn’t mean to say your name in a certain way. That’s just how it came out.”
“Look, Delilah. I don’t know what this is or where it’s going, but I can’t stop myself from wanting you.”
“Wanting me how, exactly?” Her eyes sparkled. I’d bet my best pair of boots that she knew exactly what I meant.
I dipped her low as the song came to an end. “I want you in every way possible.”
Her fingers gripped my biceps even though there was no chance I’d let go. “Is that an invitation?”
“Hell, I don’t know.” I set her upright, pulling her against my chest. “Call it what you want, but I call it the truth. I’ve wanted you since the first day I set eyes on you, Delilah Stone.”
“Well then.” She let her hands fall from my shoulders. “We probably ought to drop your sister at home so I can explore that truth a little.”
My belly burned with anticipation. We’d been flirting around the combustible attraction between us for the better part of the past two weeks. Would she regret giving in to it again?
She twined her fingers with mine and gave them a squeeze. “I need to say good-bye to Lacey before we go and see if I can locate my mother.”
“I’ll find Abby and meet you by the truck?”
“That sounds good.” She lifted her gaze and gave me a shy glance. “I’ll see you in a few minutes.”
Our fingers slid apart as she moved toward the edge of the crowd, where Lacey surveyed her domain. I scanned the interior of the tent, on the lookout for Abby. I needed to get her home before I let myself have too much time to think about what might happen with Delilah.
A half hour later Abby slid out of the small back seat. “Thanks for the ride, Jasper. That was so much fun.”
I nodded to my sister as Delilah handed her the extra piece of cake Jojo had boxed up. “Don’t forget this.”
“Think Mom will let me have cake for breakfast?” Abby asked.
“I say what Mom doesn’t know won’t hurt her.” I waited for Abby to make her way up the steps and disappear inside the house. It wasn’t quite eleven, pretty early to turn in on a Saturday night. “Do you want to take a drive?”
“Or we could watch a movie,” Delilah said.
