Right, just special women like me, I bit off sarcastically.
He reacted with amusement, but that response was short-lived. His eyes seemed to burn inside me, two fiery orbs of fantastical light that drew me deeper into his remarkable essence. He sat back again and stared at me with an expression of contentment, as if I was playing the game exactly as he imagined it. And yet, I also noted in his serenely composed face a look of longing, as if what I decided mattered very much to him. Youre the woman I want right now, Lana, he said, confirming my assessment.
I believed he was telling the truth, and in fact, Id never felt so wanted as I did at that moment. I was also vulnerable and terrified. So, Ill always be the woman you want?
That I cant say, he admitted.
Then this wont n
