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they held on to each other in that moment. She hadn’t expected this, but it felt too good and too right to fight him or pull away. Her lips brushed his neck as she felt the warmth of his body through her old T-shirt. His fingers dug into her hip, as if he were trying to hold on to the moment. Her body responded to every touch, every breath he took, like it had been made for him.
    Without being aware of it, she rocked her hips toward him and felt his fingers tighten on her skin. She would probably have a bruise on her hip, and instead of scaring her, she relished in the possibility of having his brand on her. Jarrod turned his head slightly and whispered her name like a prayer, sending an ache through her body she knew only he could fill. Their eyes met and she knew he was going to kiss her. But before he could, there was a knock at the door, and Sam’s voice calling her name, which broke the spell. The moment she’d done everything to avoid and would give everything to have again.
    “Trish? Are you in there? Come on, open the door.” Sam’s voice made her aware of what she was getting ready to do, and she shook her head as the lust-filled haze around them disappeared. She could not have sex with Jarrod; it would change, and jeopardize, everything they had all worked so hard to build. Most importantly, it would mean risking her heart, and she knew if things went wrong, she would never recover.
    Without saying a word, she walked to the door and opened it to find Sam standing there with three coffees and croissants. “I’ll take the flush on your face as an indication that Jarrod is still here?” When she didn’t argue, he stepped inside. “Good, then we can all have breakfast.”
    “Sam, your timing is probably the worst ever,” she heard Jarrod say from the bed.
    Acting like he didn’t know he had just interrupted something, he laughed and said, “Because yours is so much better there, buddy. Five years and you couldn’t find the right time.”
    Patricia looked at both of them. God, she couldn’t handle this right now. “I’m going to go take a shower. Think you guys can behave?”
    Before she closed the bathroom door, she heard both of them say, “Nope,” and then laughter filled the room.
    She closed the bathroom door and leaned her back against the cold surface, wondering what would have happened if Sam hadn’t knocked when he had. With her hands in her hair, she shook her head. “Shit.” She knew something had changed between the two of them in the last couple of months. They had always been flirty with each other, but the intensity of their connection had increased to a boiling point.
     
    Jarrod
     
    When she had climbed into bed with him the night before, it had felt like he had been handed a gift so precious he was afraid he would destroy it. Then this morning, when she pressed her lips against his cheek, he almost lost it. The urge to throw her down, get on top of her, and explore every inch of her body with his hands and tongue was almost too much for him to resist. But he knew her and her body language better than anyone, and in that moment, she’d been vulnerable. He knew he would hate himself if he made a move on her when she was like this. He wanted her fully on board, mentally and physically, when they took their relationship in that direction, and he wouldn’t take anything less from her.
    When Sam knocked on the door and interrupted the moment he had been anticipating for such a long time, he wanted to fucking punch his friend and thank him at the same time. With Trish locked away in the bathroom, he looked over at Sam, who had taken a seat by the window, giving him a look that said everything, causing them both to laugh.
    “What did I interrupt just now?” Sam asked while taking a sip of his coffee. Jarrod loved the man like a brother, but there was no way he was sharing such an emotionally charged moment with anyone, not even him.
    Jarrod took a bite of his croissant and smiled.
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