He shook his head. “It wasn't fair to you. I've been thinking a lot about what had happened, though. I've been thinking all of my hesitations and fears. It hit me out of nowhere, but I suddenly realized that I need to let Caroline go.”
Lily reached across the table and took his hands. “You don't have to do that for me, Wyatt.”
“I know,” he said. “I'm not doing it for you, though. I'm doing it for me. I loved Caroline more than anything. You know that. But the more I thought about it, the more I realized that Caroline wouldn't want me living like this. She wouldn't want me spending the rest of my days grieving over her. She would kick my ass if she saw how messed up I've been.”
Lily listened intently, just allowing Wyatt to open up to her. She didn't reply. She just sat and listened.
“I guess what I'm getting at here, is that I want you,” he said blatantly. “I want you, Lily.”
Her eyes widened and she couldn't help but to smile at the comment. “What do you mean?”
Wyatt's eyes dropped down a bit, sneaking a quick glance at her chest. Then he looked back up to meet her eyes again.
“I want to finish what we started last week,” he said, and Lily was sure she saw his eyes dilate. She could feel the sexual tension in the air now. It was unmistakable. She was confident that it wasn't just her imagination.
Lily gently bit her bottom lip for a moment. Then she said, “I like the sound of that. I want it, too. But Wyatt, I don't want you to do something you aren't comfortable with.”
He kept his eyes locked with hers. “I'm comfortable with it now. I've thought about it a lot. Plus, I realized something else. Caroline loved you, Lily. She thought you were the greatest woman on the planet. She wouldn't have allowed you to carry Maggie if she'd questioned your integrity in the slightest. If there's anybody on Earth that Caroline would have approved of for me to be with, it would have been you.”
Lily's jaw dropped and she covered her mouth with her hand in an attempt to hide her surprise.
“Wyatt, I don't know what to say,” Lily said, as tears of happiness began to fill her eyes.
“There's really nothing to say,” he said, with a smirk. “Although, I guess I do have one question for you.”
She dropped her hand and raised an eyebrow. “What's that?”
“Want to get out of here?” he asked.
The look in his eyes told her everything she needed to know. It was a similar look that she had seen a week before, when they'd almost made love in his living room. It was a deep and powerful, almost instinctual, stare. It was as though he was undressing her with his eyes. She loved it. It turned her on and made her blue panties soaked in the front.
“Yes,” she said, her response sounding almost desperate. “Yes, Wyatt. Yes. Let's get out of here. Right now.”
Chapter 27
Lily
Lily couldn't remember the last time she was this turned on. Her panties were already wet as she walked past the restaurant host, with Wyatt following closely behind. She was holding his hand, leading the way out the door. She walked quickly, with an urgency in her step that had come out of nowhere.
Oh, my God, she thought to herself. I've been wanting this so bad for the past week. It's a good thing he doesn't live far from here.
“Hold up one second,” Wyatt said.
Lily stopped and turned around. She gave him a once over. Her eyes went from his gorgeous face, then dropped all the way down his suit-clad body. Even though it was obviously an expensive suit, all she really wanted to do to it was rip it off of him.
“Let me just send Don a quick text to let him know we're ready.” Wyatt pulled his cell phone out of the front pocket of his slacks and began typing on it. Meanwhile, Lily placed her hands over the top of his shoulders.
“Hurry,” she said, with a giggle.
“Alright, it's sent,” he said, bringing up gaze up to her. “He should be here in a second.” He slipped his phone back into his pocket and then brought his hands to the top of Lily's hips.
His touch sent a tingle through her and she took a small step forward, bringing her body closer to his. Their eyes were locked and their lips were inches apart. Lily could smell his cologne and feel his breath. She wanted to devour him sexually. She wanted to taste him, all of him. Whatever it was that h
ad held her back over the years had fallen completely to the wayside. Now, she was ready to feel the side of him that she truly craved. The best part, though, was that the feeling was mutual.
“You're so fucking gorgeous,” Wyatt said, under his breath.
Lily gently bit her bottom lip. She was about to lean in and kiss him, when a car horn honked behind her.