Page 55 of Lust

I didn’t know what to say, so I closed the gap between us. “Didn’t Gabe explain to you it was an induced coma. I was always going to wake up Kace.” I say softly. And I see the grief across his features. Like the other option of me dying had ran through his mind more times then he could count.

“Yeah but there was a chance you might not have. And I couldn’t tell you goodbye. Just like I couldn’t tell her goodbye.”

My hand goes to his cheek. I see him getting worked up. “Kace.” And my voice breaks with that one word. His hands are slightly shaking as he takes my hand from his face, and instead of pushing me away, he kisses my knuckles.

“I realized I fucked up a week later but I was too much of a coward to reply back to your messages.” He voice shakes a little and he looks down at me. “Ivory I fucked up. I know I don’t deserve you to let me back in. But I wanted you to know the reason why I…. fuck,” he shakes his head. “I’m a coward.”

“No you aren’t Kace.” I place my other hand on his chest. “You are just human. Like the rest of us.”

Kace and I had never talked about his family. A part from Nash. I didn’t know anything about his family. I now know that he did that on purpose because he had trauma around his family.

He leans forward, his other hand going to my hip.

“How much damage did I do Ivory?” he whispers down at me. “Can we come back from this?”

And that was a really good question. Cause I had promised myself I wouldn’t go back there. But now knowing his reason, influenced my better judgement.

I trace my thumb over his bottom lip and I want to say yes. My heart is beating it. Yes. Yes. Yes.

“Or am I fighting a losing battle?” He adds.

“Would that stop you?” I looked up at him taking my thumb from his bottom lip.

“No.” and he leans forward just slightly brushing his lips against mine. “I’m not going anywhere.”

And while that gave me reassurance. “I suppose time will tell right?” Is all I can say, and I see the hope spark in his eyes.

37

Kace

The rain poured down as I rode the bike back to Elle’s, following Ivory’s car. The rain whipped across my body, and the weather had changed suddenly.

Parking in Elle’s driveway behind Ivory’s car. I rush inside. Drenched and dripping wet.

I pull the wet tshirt from my skin, and take it off, dropping it on the ground. Ivory came rushing down the stairs with a towel.

“I swear this storm has come out of nowhere.” She says handing me a towel.

“Thanks.” And I begin to dry my skin. But my jeans are basically glued to me at this point.

“I’m going to change.” I run the towel over my head and head upstairs, to dry myself off and put dry clothes on.

I crack open the bedroom door heading for my suitcase. I still hadn’t unpacked. The thought of committing to staying at the same place as Gabe, stops me every damn time.

My hand goes to my belt, when a hand runs down my back, and I would have jumped, if I didn’t know those soft fingers. I enjoy her running her hands over my back, and then picks up the towel, slowly wiping the water from my back.

I turn to face her, and her eyes are on my chest. She places the towel on my body and slowly runs it over me, drying me.

Then she drops the towel and her hands goes to my belt. I don’t want to move. Not wanting to spook her. Did she realize she was touching me? Willingly?

She pushes my jeans down, and I step out of them. While she is down there, she grabs the towel and began to dry my legs. I’m telling myself mentally not to think about her soft touch on my skin. But it backfires and her on her knees in front of me, is killing me. Making me go stiff, basically right in her face, I need to adjust my boxers, just as I think that she stands up.

Towel still in one hand, but her other hand goes to my chest and she traces the outer edges of the blank space I have in the centre of my chest.

Would she let me touch her? Or would it awaken her from this spell? God she was killing me. I can’t stop myself from my hand wrapping around hers which is on my chest. She glances up, I see her panic she thinks I’m going to push her away. But she was so fucking wrong.

I place her hand on the side of my neck, where I liked it and she knew exactly what I was going to do next. I grip her by the ass, and lift her up in the air. Her legs wrapping around my waist and her other hand going to the other side of my neck.

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