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I shrug “You don’t I guess it’s a leap of faith”

She nods, her gaze sliding off as she chews on her lip Those eyebrows draw in over those glorious blue eyes as she contemplates

Finally, she gives me a tiny nod “Guess I’ll leap”

I hadn’t kno ihtness erupts within iddiness To cover that up, I kiss her instead, using the ht under the hem of her dress so I can find out if she is asas I am

There’s a sharp knock on the door

Fuck… room service

I growl like a lion protecting his mate, then yell toward the foyer “I’m busy Just leave the cart outside the door”

No clue if I’m heard Don’t care

I roll us both off the couch, then carry Bailey to the bedroom

We’ll eat later

CHAPTER 20

Bailey

And so it begins… an attempt by Declan and me to have a relationship