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He quickly cooked breakfast, her favorite A creas topped with cheese and skillet-fried hael to make a supreh he wasn’t rery, but he wanted a seet her out of bed She’d likely resist but it was tiht their relationship in the only way he kne Reassert his do damn ti the food to chill, he set their plates at the breakfast nook and quickly walked down the hall to the guest bedroom When he eased the door open, he saw that she ake but staring dully out the , her gaze unfocused and tired, deep bruises underneath her eyes

"Chessy," he said softly

She blinked and turned her gaze to hi there

He walked into the bedrooe close to where she lay He trailed one hand through the loose curls that were in disarray over the pillow

"I’ve made breakfast for us and then we need to talk Get up Don’t bother getting dressed Just come into the kitchen so we can eat"

He inserted firmness into his tone and her eyes widened at his obvious coet up as if on autopilot, used to obeying his orders, but then she hesitated and dropped her gaze, sorroa her features

"Chessy, get up," he said in acold"

When she lifted her head again, there was so much hope in her eyes that it broke his heart This is what he hadn’t been giving her His dominance, his love, his absolute adoration of this wo her one ounce of pain But all he could do was pick up the pieces and try like hell to put theain

He held out his hand to help her the rest of the way frolanced at him, wary, but she hesitantly reached up and slipped her soft hand into his

Heat i up his spine and back down, spreading rapidly through his balls His dick hardened to the point of physical pain Damn it, they still had co on it lately? The few selfish nights of sex where he took but didn’t give back was hardly the love her body language as she rose froh he were afraid of losing her, wanting to hold on to soe of triuhten through her thin paja desire

He had hope She hadn’t lost her desire for him It was a start

Wordlessly, he led her out of the bedroom and into the kitchen The words he wanted so badly to say would have to wait He had a distinct plan Have breakfast together, regain a sense of normalcy and then he’d lay it out to her Put himself at her feet and bare his very soul to her