After the CEO Divorced Me, He Wants Me Back

Her body softened in his arms, and Gavin adjusted her position with ease, his hand steadying her thigh as he shifted her to straddle his lap.

His kisses were unrestrained, his breathing heavy and erratic as he trailed down to her chin, her neck...

When her shoulder strap slipped off and he pressed a firm kiss onto her bare shoulder, leaving a faint, suggestive mark, Jolie snapped back to her senses.

"Gavin Cooper!" she called his name sharply, a clear warning-though her voice came out far softer than she intended, almost trembling.

He didn't push further.

Instead, his breathing grew even heavier as he held her tighter, as though he wanted to pull her into his very being. It was a long moment before he finally released her.

As soon as she was free, Jolie scrambled to fix her clothes and slipped off his lap, putting as much distance between them as possible.

She sat on the sofa, her face flushed, her breath uneven, and her limbs weak from the intensity of the moment. Her red-rimmed eyes and rosy cheeks betrayed how shaken she was. Gavin stood abruptly and asked, "Where's the restroom?"

Jolie raised a hand and pointed silently in the direction of the bathroom.

He strode off, and moments later, returned with his hair damp and his sleeves rolled up to his elbows. Clearly, he had splashed water on his face and hands to cool down.

Jolie glanced at him briefly, her voice steady but detached. "The pasta is in the dining room. Eat and leave when you're done."

Without responding, Gavin walked straight to the dining room.

quietly, trying to calm herself. After a few moments, she headed to the bathroom to wash her face, the cool

lightened the tension, giving her something to focus on other than the lingering awkwardness.

at him and said flatly,

didn't even bother getting up to

on the sofa, engrossed in her show, as though he were

leave, but now... he had no desire to

sat down beside her, and fixed his

in confusion. "What are you

casually, his voice calm as he replied, "This is the

lips parting

were

there was

cautiously,

Gavin simply replied, "No rush. Weren't

gaze stayed fixed on the TV, giving

Jolie blinked, puzzled.

through a variety

it

off her doubts, she

attention back to the screen. Soon enough, the antics of the guests drew her in,