Chapter 30-2

He pried her hands away from her burning face with her wrists, pinning them at her sides. Aiden was half hovered over her now, and she gulped as her eyes ran over his toned chest before she squeezed them shut. "Spitfire. Look at me." "I'm sorry," she whispered. "I'm so stupid-" "No, you're not. And we can talk through it as long as you want, as soon as you look at me." She shook her head, afraid. Her anxious mind was whirring now, and it wasn't as easy as the night at the gazebo to shut the thoughts out. Marley had been a lot more vulnerable this time, and this was entirely foreign territory. Aiden sighed, and it was quiet for a few seconds before he was lowering his mouth to her ear. She shivered at his gentle exhale. "If you're not going to look at me, then you're going to listen to me," he demanded lowly. Goosebumps rose the hair on her arms. " First of all, I know new things scare you, and I know you can't help it, but this shouldn't because i