She rolls her eyes. “And lying about who you are is a great way to get me to open up.”

I drop her hand and tug on the ends of my hair, looking up at the ceiling. “God, you’re so infuriating.”

“The feeling is very mutual.”

“We could go ‘round and ‘round this circle, arguing about everything that has transpired up until this point. But if we want to move forward, we have to be honest.”

“I have been honest,” Raegan spits. “You’re the liar.”

“Fine. Then admit you enjoyed talking to me on the phone for the past two weeks.”

“You mean while I was talking to the fake person you created?”

I step into her space, edging her backward until her ass hits my desk. “You knew it was me. You knew you were talking to me, and you liked it.”

She crosses her arms and narrows her eyes. “I was just trying to get back at you.”

“No, you wanted me to see you in your bra and panties that night. You touched yourself thinking about me. Not fake Josh. Me.” I push my fingers through her hair and cradle the back of her head, running my nose along her neck. She shivers as I make my way up to her ear. “So if we’re being honest right now, I’m gonna need to hear you say it.”

“I was faking it,” she whispers.

I take her earlobe between my teeth, biting gently on her soft skin. She stifles a moan, still trying to deny the truth.

“Didn’t sound like you were faking it.” My hands slide down her body, cupping her ass and pulling her against me. “I know you want me. I know you want me to touch you, lick you, make you feel good.”

Her eyes squeeze shut as she grips my shirt in her hands. But she doesn’t push me away.

“I need to hear you say it, Rae.” My lips graze over hers as I whisper, “Tell me you want me.”

She opens her eyes and spears me with them. Seconds tick by before she speaks, a silent debate passing between us.

“I want you, Jaxon.”

Those four words are the shot at the starting line, and I crush my mouth against hers. Our tongues waste no time finding each other, plunging in, winding around, all with the force of a speeding roller coaster. The kiss is deep. Furious. Passionate. My hands leave Raegan’s ass and come up to tangle in her hair, holding her mouth in place so she knows I have no plans on stopping.