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Clearly, I need to figure out a better way to get through to her.
It takes another hour of hiking before we finally reach the top of the hillside, the town nestled below the horizon, and I sigh a breath of relief while sliding onto the ground. There’s a large tree up here which is where I normally sit to catch some shade while eyeing the view ahead. It has the perfect vantage point of everything surrounding us.
I’m surprised when Savanna sits next to me, leaning her back slowly against the trunk of the tree, and I glance at her still frame as she stares out ahead. She sighs and mutters, “It is beautiful here.” I’ve got a feeling she thought I was making this trail up, trying to get into her head about everything. She isn’t exactly wrong. Iwastrying to get in her head.
I stare at the side of her face and smile. “It is.” There’s only one thing more beautiful than the view in front of us – the woman next to me. It doesn’t matter that her hair is sticking to her sweat-covered forehead or that her cheeks are red from exertion. I’ll never find anything, or anyone, more beautiful than her.
“Why can’t you let me in?” I ask, wishing I could go this day without asking too much of her. “I’m here right now, Sav, is that not enough?”
“I can’t talk about this any more, Dawson.” There’s a level of pain in her voice that forces me to clamp my mouth shut and stare out into the wilderness silently.
I know I’m pushing her too hard over this, but I’m desperate for her. I’ve spent the last seven years wishing I could get her off my mind and now that she’s back in town, even temporarily, I want her all to myself like it should’ve been from the beginning. I want to see her smile brightly at the presents sitting under the tree on Christmas morning and laughing uncontrollably at how terrible my wrapping skills are.
It’s not hard to conjure up an image of Savanna waddling around the house, her belly swollen with our child. I’d love nothing more than to see how brightly she glows from pregnancy and get to experience everything the rest of what this life has to offer with her. Except, I ruined any chance of that happening and it’s time I face the consequences of that.
It was a long shot to think that she would give me another chance, possibly look at me differently. I’m not the same guy I was when we graduated high school, but she doesn’t seem too keen on figuring that out for herself.
She leans forward, her arms resting on her knees as she looks out at the view. Her gaze doesn’t once collide with mine which proves even further that this was a lost cause. I should’ve givenher my apology, explained everything, then let her go. If I hadn’t given in to the insane idea that we should have a fling while she’s here, my heart wouldn’t be breaking in my chest.
After what feels like an eternity of silence, Savannah sighs and stands up, wiping the back of her leggings in the process. “Ready to head back down?” she asks.
The hike down goes a lot more smoothly than the hike up and we make it back to my truck in record time. I round the cab and reach into the back seat for a clean shirt that I always bring with me because I hate driving with my sweat covered t-shirts clinging to my skin. There’s a gasp from a few feet away and Savanna is staring at me with widened eyes, her cheeks heating at the sight of my bare chest.
As soon as the clean shirt is over my head, I give her a nod to indicate I’m ready to head back. She quickly hurries around to her side without a word. Apparently my dick didn’t get the message that this was my last attempt at making her see a better side of me because he jumps in my pants. Leave it to Savanna to give me a simple look that makes me want to spread her open on the front seat of my truck and have my way with her.
For the hundredth time, I glance out my living room window and hope that a flash of headlights will appear at the bottom of my driveway just as they have almost every night this week. I know things are becoming complicated, but I still didn’t expectSavanna to ditch our nightly routine. Maybe it’s a good thing she did.
I pick up my phone and call Gage. A quick glance at the time tells me he should be home from work by now.
“Dawson, what’s up?”
I sigh. “Want to come hang out for a little while, drink a couple of beers?”
“Sure, I’ll be on my way soon.”
When his car pulls in front of the house, I get up off the couch and open the front door for him with a frown. He glances at me and scrunches his eyebrows but chooses not to comment on how I look. I’m hurting, that’s a damn given, but I don’t need him commenting on it.
“Long time no see. I was beginning to think you forgot all about me.” He lets his bottom lip pop out, faking a pout, and I punch him jokingly on the arm. “What’s up with tonight?”
I lead him into the kitchen and grab a cold beer for the two of us, taking a long swig before setting it onto the counter. “I’m going insane, man.”
“Going? I thought you were already there,” he says with a chuckle.
“Can you be serious for more than five seconds?” I grumble. “It’s about Savanna.”
His chuckle dies down and he gives me his utmost attention with a frown. “What about her?”
Gage is the only one who wouldn’t judge me for the strong feelings I’ve been having. I don’t think so, at least.
Chapter Nineteen
Savanna
The call came at just the right time.
At first, I was surprised to see my boss calling me while I’m supposed to be out for family reasons, but it quickly turned into the biggest blessing in disguise when I got asked to come back to Chicago. I’m going to enjoy today, probably spend it mostly with my family, then I’ll head out first thing tomorrow morning.
I was barely able to keep myself inside last night when the clock struck ten, knowing it was usually the time that I’d go over to Dawson’s and let him do undeniable things to my body – eventually I passed out with my pussy aching to be ravaged.
