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unsuccessfully tried to untie the clasps of my right heel. If he found my
predicament funny or ridiculous, he didn’t say. Instead, he knelt on the floor
in front of me and placed his palm over my hands, bringing my attempts to a
halt.
“Let me,” he said. “Please.”
I did. I was beginning to understand that I’d let him do about anything if
he asked.
Aaron’s strong fingers unclasped the fine straps and slowly slipped the
shoe off. Killing me with a tenderness I would never—not in a lifetime—
have enough of. His hand captured my foot, placing it on top of his thigh.
Only that gesture, the contact of my sole on his leg, had the power to undo
me.
And it did. It cracked me wide open as Aaron’s fingers slid to my ankle,
kneading and easing the tension away as they went, robbing me of my breath.
Those hands. What those hands could do to me if the simplicity of what
he was doing sent bolts of electricity up my legs, straight to that neglected
point low in my belly.
The enemy that my own mind could sometimes be decided that this was a
good moment to remind me that it had been a long time since I had been
intimate with someone. And Aaron … well, one just needed to take a look at
him to know that he probably had more experience than me. Anybody would.
I had barely dated after Daniel and—
“Relax.” A deep voice jerked me back to the moment. Aaron’s fingers
were still delicately rubbing my right ankle, softening the stiff muscles. “I
don’t expect a single thing from you tonight, Catalina.” He looked up at me,
our gazes meeting. There was only earnestness in the blue of his eyes.
“Earlier, when I kissed you, I let myself get carried away. Came on a little too
strong, and I apologize.”
My lips parted, but nothing came out.
“You have to say something, baby. You are very quiet, and that’s starting
to freak me out.”
Baby. That baby did things to me. I liked it. Far too much.
“You have nothing to apologize for.” I tried really hard to swallow all
those stupid insecurities. “So, don’t apologize, please.” I looked into his eyes.
“You were perfect. You … really are.”
That last part left my lips as nothing more than a whisper.
The blue in Aaron’s eyes simmered, darkened with determination. It did