Playing for Keeps (9 page)
Only he didn’t know that, she realized. Unless she told him, he never would.
Dangerous.
Necessary.
There was an awkward moment of tension as Danica mustered her courage. “I need to say something.”
“Me, first,” Jon interrupted. Small beads of perspiration formed on his forehead.
He was sweating? Her heart leapt at the mere possibility. Reaching up she pressed her fingers against his lips. “Not this time.”
His eyes rose from the unraveled lace to meet hers. “Danica, I—”
“No.” She scrambled upward, meeting his intense gaze. “Me first. I got it wrong before,” she began on a rush of breath. “I was immature and stupid. I expected you to be my life instead of sharing my life. I—”
“Had every reason to want that,” Jon insisted, gently cupping her face.
“I want us to try again, Jon. I love you. I never stopped.”
His thumbs brushed her cheek. “I was the one who screwed it all up. I took you for granted. Loving someone is work. Great work, but work. I neglected you, Dani. When I should have been treasuring you.” His gaze raked her face. “I loved you. Even then, when I was stump stupid, I loved you. I should have been thanking you every second of every day. Thanking you for being there. For loving me. You make me a better man, Dani. I still love you. I’ll always love you.”
“I’ll always love you too. And just so you know, we make each other better, Jon,” Danica said, leaning into him and smiling at the feel of his arms sliding around her. She listened to the staccato beat of his heart and knew they’d found each other again. “We’re a great team.”
“God, Dani.” He held her tight. So tight she wouldn’t have been surprised to feel her body melting right into his, becoming a part of him. “I love you so much. Be sure about this. Be sure that you want me as much as I want you.” He pulled back, stared down into her eyes, and grinned. “Because I swear to God, I’ll never let you get away from me again.”
She kissed him to seal the deal.
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Vortex
The third book in Cherry Adair’s Cutter Cay series plunges into a Vortex of high-sea adventure and romance, where a long-lost treasure is a deadly lure—and love is the most dangerous current of all…
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