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We kiss, and I try to convey all my thoughts, the fucking power of these feelings I have for her through the way I take her lips in mine and mould myself with her like we used to be one entity, which was split apart, but has now been brought back together.
I kiss her in a way that shows how these feelings I have for her—that have knocked the air from my lungs and caught me off-guard—are deep and real, and raw. I never expected to meet anyone. Not now. Not with everything that’s going on. Ishouldn’tbe doing this. I’m risking it all if I lose focus.
But for the first time since I was arrested, I don’t give a shit about any of it. One feisty, strong-willed blonde with legs that drive me wild and a quick mouth that renders me in awe some days did this.
She did this.
My Sunbeam.
And the thought of her hurting ruins me. It fuckingdestroysme.
My head spins, and it’s not from the altitude. It’s from the axis in my world shifting. My priorities changing.
Suddenly everything and nothing makes sense.
I stroke her cheeks with my thumbs, swallowing down her content sighs as she sinks into me, and we continue kissing. We stay completely wrapped up in each other until Seth coughs to mark the final stages of our descent. Rose’s eyes flutter open, and she blinks at me. I press a final kiss to her lips before I slide my hands from her cheeks and hold the basket either side of her, shielding her inside my arms as the ground gets closer. “You okay?”
Her eyes search mine as her lips curl into a soft smile. “Yes… I am… I will be.”
I rest my forehead against hers and we stare into each other’s eyes as the basket touches down. Seth jumps into action, adjusting the burner and calling out to Trevor who is waiting nearby in the field we’ve just landed in.
Her pupils dilate as I return her smile with my own, something unspoken passing between us. She’s a little lighter, a little freer. It’s like she left some of her troubles in the sky and let them float away.
She pushes a loose strand of hair away from my eyes. “Thank you. For doing this. It means a lot to me.”
“I know.” I press a kiss to her forehead. “You don’t need to thank me, Sunbeam.”
I take her hand and squeeze it, then turn and move to Seth’s side to assist him. In no time we have the balloon safely secured and I’m able to jump out and lift Rose out and back onto steady ground after I’ve shaken his hand and Rose has thanked him profusely three times.
“Wow, you guys went so high, I lost sight of you for a moment.” Logan rushes across the grass to us, a giant grin on his face.
“I thought Jasmin was bringing the car to pick us up?” I look behind him but there’s no sign of my sister.
Logan’s too busy staring at the balloon—which is now deflating against the grass—to meet my eyes. “She got a phone call. Looked like it might take a while so you got me.” He grins as I groan. “Relax. I can get a lift back with Seth and Trev.” He turns to Rose with a wink. “You can have him all to yourself on the drive back. Just the way he likes it.”
“Fuck off,” I grumble with a smirk, catching the car keys that he throws up in the air.
“See you back at the estate. Be back in time for the guests, please.” Logan laughs, then heads off to help Seth and Trevor with the final pack up as I take Rose’s hand and lead her over to one of the estate’s fleet Range Rovers.
“How long do we have to get back?” Rose frowns as I check my watch.
“It’s fine. There’s plenty of time.” I open the door and my eyes drop to her smooth thighs above the top of her boots as she folds her legs inside the vehicle.
“Good.” She settles into her seat, kissing me on the cheek as I lean over her and click her belt into place.
I close the door and stride around the hood, sliding into the driver’s seat and waste no time getting us out of the field and onto the narrow country track. We drive for a while in silence before Rose places her hand on my thigh and squeezes.
“Dax. Pull in up there.” She points to a tiny dirt track that’s almost concealed with overhanging branches and overgrown bushes.
“Why?” I slow down as we get closer.
“I need to pee.”
“It’s too overgrown to get out the car. We’ll be back at the estate in five minutes.”
Her hand tightens on my inner thigh. “I can’t wait that long.”
“Ro—”
