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.He lifts my chin up to look at him, and his eyes have softened since he barged in, after chasing me up the stairs.“Baby, you are the most beautiful woman I have ever laid eyes on.Why do you have such a hard time with that?” He asks softly.“Really? You really have to ask that question? Look at me! No wait, don’t look at me,” I scream,as I try to bend down and pick up the towel, but he stops me before I succeed.“Jackson, I have issues, okay? I’m too short and a bit rounder than I prefer.Thegirls aren’t where they’re supposed to be and my ass jiggles like two bulldogs wrestling under a blanket.I get it and I’m okay with me, but I just can’t figure out why you would be okay with me.”There, I said it.I finally said what’s been on my mind ever since The Suit came barging in to my life, three months ago in Miami.I flinch after I say it, because I know I’m fixing to catch hell from him.I close my eyes and wait for it, because I know its coming.“Come here,” he says, as he turns to walk out of the bathroom.Bending down to get the towel and wrap it back around me, I hear him from the bedroom.“Leave the towel.”Damn, how did he know? Am I that predictable? Well, I need to come up with some new material, because he’s figuring me out too easily.I wrap one arm across my breasts, and the other over my bottom half as I move slowly towards the door.I know I am making a huge mistake covering myself, but I can’t help it.I step outside the door and look around the room for him.He’s standing with the closet door open in front of a full length mirror.He crooks his finger at me, in a come hither motion, but I freeze.I don’t want to stand in front of the mirror.I’ve seen myself and it’s not one of my favorite things to look at.I’d rather stare at Jackson.He waits there for me, but my feet won’t move.I know what he’s planning and it really isn’t necessary.“Come here, Ally.”My feet finally get their Mojo back and I tiptoe across the room towards him.He places his hands on my shoulders and turns me to face the mirror.I see me standing there, covering myself, but he is so tall, I can only see his chest in the mirror.He brushes his hands across my chest and takes my arm, moving it to my side, exposing my breast.He holds that arm down, as his other hand moves my hand away from my crotch and now I am standing there, completely naked and exposed in the mirror.My eyes are glazed over and my hair is a tangled mess, but I feel his eyes on my body.“Look, Ally.Look in the mirror and see what I see.I see a beautiful, caring and loving woman.Creamy skin and a body to die for,” he says, as his hands cup my breasts.“These are amazing.Soft and supple, your nipples like raspberries waiting to be sucked.”He pinches my nipples and then lets them drop, as his hands skim down my sides to my hips.He splays his large hands on my hips and gives a gentle squeeze.“And these.” He sucks in a breath, “These, I could hold on to forever, so curvy and full.Child bearing hips, so sexy.”Wait, what?Child bearing hips?He better back up and rethink that one!He leans his head down and rests his chin on my shoulder, looking back at me in the mirror.“Do you see what I see, Ally?” I shake my head no, because I really don’t.He leans down and tilts my head up, so I am looking at his eyes through the mirror.“You will one day soon, Alexandra.I will do whatever is necessary to make you see the beautiful girl I fell in love with.What do I need to do, to prove that to you?” He whispers in my ear, his heated breath, causing me to shiver.“I guess you’ll have to marry me,” I say, quietly as I tear my gaze from his eyes.“Really? Is that what it will take Alexandra? Cause I can make that happen, you know,” he smiles at me, and I suddenly realize what I’ve just said.“I was kidding Jackson, you don’t want to marry me.I’m damaged goods and nothing but a challenge to you,” I say as a tear drops down my face.He turns me to face him, anger now filling his face.“No, you aren’t, damn it.I love you and I know you love me, even though you can’t say it yet; but you will.And when that happens, I will be the happiest man alive.This is all new to you, and me.But together we will get through it and once all of this is over, you will marry me.Now, let’s go to town and get stocked up for the week.”And just like that, the conversation is over.Chapter 15The drive in to Apalachicola is about thirty minutes of a quiet two lane road.Deep forest to our left and the occasional glimpse of water, far off of the tree line on our right.We pass a few cars along the way and I watch Jackson as he drives.His eyes are on the road and back and forth between the mirrors making sure no one is following us.His knuckles are gripped on the steering wheel and I look behind us.There is no one back there.I wonder why he is so tense all of a sudden.I place my hand on his thigh, and feel the hard muscle with my palm.He exhales a breath and I feel his leg relax a little.“What’s wrong?” I ask.“Nothing really, just waiting on the security detail to catch up to us.I see him now, so I feel better.”“Do you really think someone could find us here? We’re in the middle of nowhere, Florida.surely no one knows where we are.”“Not taking any chances with your safety.You will be with me until this blows over, and after that too,” he says, as he glances at me with a wink.I can tell his mind is elsewhere, maybe on that uncomfortable conversation in the bedroom.Honestly, what was I thinking? Challenging him to marry me, I must be out of my fucking mind.I can see the wheels turning in his mind and frankly, it’s making me nervous [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]