✨EXCERPT: THE BOYFRIEND PROPOSAL by @felicestevens releasing September 2nd! #PreOrderNow https://a.co/d/06QAXGHT He touched my face. “I don’t want to push you. Just because you’re here for the night doesn’t mean I expect you to spend it in my bed. I’m respecting your boundaries.” I shivered, imagining lying naked with Jaxon, waking up with his face next to mine on the pillow. As much as I’d spoken out against physical intimacy between us, I wanted it. I wanted him more than anything. My lashes lowered as I couldn’t look him in the eye with what I was about to say. “I’ve been thinking. It’s hard to say we’re dating and together without…you know…” “Having sex?” I could hear the smile in Jaxon’s words. “True, but we’ve been managing. Better than I thought I’d be able to, considering.” “Considering what?” I asked, my breath hitching when the pad of his thumb lightly brushed my lips. “You’re going to make me say it?” Jaxon leaned in, and my heart jumped. “I want you so damn much. I’ve wanted you for a long time.” Maybe it wasn’t perfect. It wasn’t love, but dammit, I wanted to feel. That kiss from Jaxon had unlocked a need to know. “I want you too,” I confessed. A lazy grin tipped up the corner of his lips, and his eyes crinkled with laughter. I couldn’t deny it. This man awakened a hunger in me that had lain dormant until now. My chance was here—tonight—and if it never happened again, I’d have this time with Jaxon, and I could live with the memories. “Then let’s stop talking and make it happen. It’s been hell being with you and not touching and kissing you. Hearing you feel the same?” He kissed my cheek. “You brightened my whole night. Now, c’mon.” He got to his feet and held out a hand. In the darkened apartment, we walked to his bedroom. Jaxon cupped my face. “You’re sure? I don’t want you to regret it in the morning.” “My only regret would be not taking this chance.” #felicestevens #mmromance @theauthor.agency