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“Night, Rae,” heh
er go for now and bracing hi in her eyes “I’ll see you in the ”
Then he disappeared into his rooe his mind and invite her into his bed
Chapter 7
Raevynn gradually woke the following , slow, leisurely stretch of her body that felt oh so good, when she was so used to an alar that proo Being lazy and sleeping in until after ten in the ital clock on the dresser—was absolute bliss It also wasn’t a luxury her e in, not when her daily calendar was jam-packed full of appointments that started at the crack of dawn
But not here, sequestered away in the Donovans’ beach house, sheimperative on her schedule for the next few days, except rest, relaxation, and figuring out some difficult decisions she knew she needed to ards to her career—before shethe dates and venues for her next tour
The thought of spending another six to eightout of hotels or her tour bus put knots of dread in her sto life the past four years since she’d gone fro her own shows, and while Raevynn had initially enjoyed singing and perforrind that was starting to wear on her, e with that was a not-so-healthy amount of resentment toward her mother for Joyce’s constant pressure to add er and better than the last production
Raevynn hadn’t endorsed any contracts yet, which was her only saving grace, but the paperaiting for her signature and had been for a feeeks now And herher acceptance of all the terms and conditions without any pushback And as she already knew from past experience, before the ink even had time to dry on the contract, a frenzy of tuain, with her production tean, and elaborate stage displays and choreography being created for new songs and shoith Raevynn in the middle of it all for at least the next year
She exhaled a deep, deliberately cal breath and purposely shoved those stressful, anxious thoughts from her mind, determined not to allow those worries and decisions to interfere with her time with Collin Yes, she’d eventually have to address the situation, but right now, and for the next few days at least, she just wanted to enjoy her life as Raevynn Walsh the woman and not the pop star
With it now nearing ten thirty, she got out of bed and headed into the s bathroom While she brushed her teeth, she ht—her body i in intimate places when she recalled the dirty, sexy fantasies he’d verbally shared with her They’d been ers the first and only time they’d had sex, and now as an adult, Raevynn realized just how much she’d missed out on Oral pleasure Different erotic positions Exploring desires and indulging in lust-fueled passion
Seven years later, their attraction only burned hotter between them The physical chemistry was undeniable, but so was the emotional bond, at least for her Her heart had never stopped wanting Collin Donovan Never stopped loving him But despite how easily they’d fallen back in sync as if they’d never been apart, she really wanted to take this unforeseen opportunity she’d been handed to see if there was still so between them, beyond the desire, that orth a second chance Oron her part Either way, she wanted to figure it out
Finished cleaning her teeth, she unraveled her hair, brushed it out, then neatly re-braided it to tuck in the wisps that had escaped during sleep Raevynn kne she felt, but she couldn’t account for Collin’s feelings And truth be told, they were now different people who lived polar opposite lives She spent a lot of her nights sleeping in gilded hotel rooms and occasionally had a respite in her LA home, and Collin’s life was stable and secure and peroals and dreaned anymore, because she’d put a wrench in all that when herRaevynn to give up her drea his babies
For all she knew, those things never crossed Collin’s mind as they did hers And the possibility existed that he’d never want to be a part of this world she now inhabited, because even if Raevynn scaled back on the concerts and touring, in her heart she knew she’d never co alyrics and recording writer, her tieles and Nashville
At this point, all she could attest to was that her desire for him hadn’t abated one ounce, and clearly his hadn’t, either She didn’t need to think long and hard about that, as Collin had suggested she do last night while warning her of all the indecent things he’d envisioned doing to her
Her pulse quickened as she recalled his descriptive fantasies, and Raevynn decided she didn’t want to overanalyze the situation Or as or wasn’t still there between them No, her body craved to experience every one of those deliciously decadent things he’dso