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He thought I was joking but this had to be the best Thai food I’d ever had We settled back into the couch, exhausted and full

"Do you want to watch a o out?"

"No, we can stay in, unless you want to go out?"

"What about your no electronics rule?"

"It’s uideline"

He opened a drawer in the coffee table in front of us and reached for one of several ree flat panel television out of a hidden pocket of the o clean up" I collected our hted on a square black velvet box, if only because it was solitary in its place on the counter I tried to ignore it and focused on putting away the leftovers

"That’s for you," Blake said, leaning his hip against the counter on the other end of the kitchen

My eyes widened in surprise "That?" I pointed to the box

"I wanted to give it to you in New York, but we rushed out of there before I had a chance"

Oh

"Open it," he said, his voice loith that sexy rasp that et myself

I tentatively reached for the box as he crossed the space between us I held it in my hands, unable to open it After a feard seconds, he popped the lid open for le bracelets, each with a tiny char from the clasp I lifted one out and identified its char platinuood luck charm," he murmured

I sree

I lifted the second out On it hung a delicate woven heart My own heart started to beat wildly, ," he said quietly, setting the box to the side and clasping both bracelets dexterously arounda soft kiss into my palm

"Thank you" My voice wavered I ad Blake, they had no doubt cost a sift hat tookover inif he’d said he loved uift solidified the sentiht into convince myself that I didn’t was beyond ridiculous The words, and everything theykept me silent

I toyed with the bracelets--the coolof the charms that would always remind me of hi, he cupped h his hair and kissed hi hiht and liftingarertips to his lips before he could sayI couldn’t say the o further, holding ot comfortable in the nook of his arm as the movie started We settled in and I relished theso completely content with anyone else No words, no expectations--we spent the next two hours unwinding together, forgetting the drama that had surrounded us the past few days until I fell asleep in his arms

The apartment was quiet and dark when I woke Blake carriedHe satrested froy stirred in ht you’d be tired"

"I’ where he’d stopped Naked, I shimht of the roo his thick arousal I bit ht of him