Before she could curl up in the seat as she usually did to avoid him, Marco pulled her onto his lap. Her hands immediately shot to his chest, maintaining a barrier.
"Lower your hands."
"What are you going to do?"
"Kiss my wife, it's time to stop running from me. I'm only human."
"We're inside the car."
"No one can see us from outside, and in our room, you always find excuses to stay away. And in other places on that ranch, there's always someone nearby. I'm about to fire everyone just to be alone with you. I want you more than anything. I can't take it anymore, honey. Are you still afraid of me?"
She felt cherished when he called her honey.
"It's not you I'm afraid of. But I don't know if I'm ready, it was horrible and..."
He hated hearing her say she was scared by what had happene
