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I ith all ht that I hadhim like this

"Did I wake you?" he whispers

"No, I woke up because you were gone" I kiss hiain "Are you okay?"

"I’m fine, just couldn’t sleep" He turns around to faceazing intently down at me

"How are you?"

"Lonely Come back to bed"

"Okay," he whispers and kisses ain"

"It’s a nasty habit of mine"

"That’s okay you can return it to h as he carries me back to the bedroom

Chapter Twenty

I’a in an hour, but I can’t resist lying here and watching hih his floor to ceiling s I love his large bedrooe-scale furniture The bed is enoryptian cotton and they are soft againstover his head His face is soft in sleep, hishis jaw, and his usually messy hair even messier than usual

And he loves me!

I saunter into the bathroom to answer nature’s call, and when I walk back into the bedroom I pick up the scattered clothes, shoes and hairpins frorin plastered onon a chair near the s, and I a gear, fresh underwear and other casual clothes and toiletries, including a toothbrush, all new, in the suitcase I decide to unpack and settle in a bit If he wants me to move back out, fine If he wants to move some stuff into my place, that’s fine too

I add my toothbrush and a stick of deodorant to his vanity and a bottle of body wash and sha for all this last night, and I not only mentally thank her, I plan to surprise her with a special treat

I leave the clothes in the suitcase, but pull on ear and look back over to the bed

Luke’s still asleep, and we still have plenty of time, so I leave him be and head downstairs toespresso-colored cabinets, and finally locate the coffee and s as well As the coffee perks I open the French door out to the deck and step out to enjoy the view of the beautiful Puget Sound and take a deep breath of fresh air

It’s a beautiful day The sky is a brilliant blue, as theon the deep blue water The ferry is gliding gracefully toward Bainbridge Island Seagulls fly over the water, and the breeze is blowing gently through ht you weren’t a h, sexy voice He enfolds , handsorin up at hi coffee"

"So I smell Thank you Why didn’t you wake me?" He kisses my forehead and takes a deep breath

"You looked so peaceful, and we’re in no hurry"