Chapter Twenty-Two
Jason swung open the door before she could knock, looking like he’d been slowly going out of his mind. His belt and tie were off, shirt unbuttoned, a thin growth of stubble along his jaw. She could eat him up.
Without a word, he pulled her into an embrace. “Do you have any idea how worried I’ve been?” he growled. “Your dad kept telling me you’d be fine, but all I could think of were all the awful things that might have happened to you, and how I’d never get to tell you how much I love you.”
The hollow in her stomach eased a bit. “I love you, too, but I can’t marry you. Not like this.”
“Will you give me a chance to explain myself before you say anything more?”
She nodded against his chest, loving the feel of his skin, and the smattering of chest hair against her chee
