“You say you trust me, but you’re holding back. This won't work if you don’t tell me everything.”

She felt his breath on her temple. Desire snaked through her. She had to get control of the situation. She was too vulnerable right now. “It’s not about trust. I told you before, I don’t do complicated.”

“I think we’re past complicated.” He lowered his head to hers and began to feather light kisses on her cheeks, scraping his teeth along her jaw until she almost couldn’t breathe. She gasped from the pleasure of it. He turned his attention to her mouth and used his tongue to tease her lips. Taking hold of the back of his neck, she pressed her body against his and sucked on his lower lip. She heard his indrawn breath before their lips fused together for a searing kiss.

She wasn’t sure when all rational thought stopped, but the next thing she knew, he had her by the arms, pushing her away.

“We can’t do this though Christ knows I want to.” His breaths came out ragged, his voice sharp.

“Why are you angry?”

“I’m mad at myself. I can’t seem to control myself around you.”

She folded her arms against the sudden chill. “Last I checked, there were two of us here.”