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He chuckles, but it’s not hearty like when we’re messing around. “Always. But you need a life too. You need love too. Let me love you, Palmer. That’s all I ask. Just let me in.”
My hands slide up his torso and around his neck. “Hudson, I’ve let you in more than anyone else.”
“I know, and thank you for that. But open up the rest of the way for me. Give me all of yourself, and I promise I’ll give you a life filled with happiness.”
I can’t deny how scared I am to let him have all of me, but one thing I learned from my parents after I found out the truth is you can’t accomplish anything halfway. If I really want this to work, damn the consequences, I have to put everything into it.
“Okay,” I say and kiss him.
He closes the kiss right away, and I groan. “Finally. Fuck, you’re a hard one.”
I giggle, and his fingers fiddle with the hem of my T-shirt, sliding under and coasting up to my breasts. Our kisses become more urgent. I really wish we could have sex, but Adley is just upstairs. So we settle for a heavy make-out session with a lot of touching.
We lie on the couch until one in the morning, talking and kissing and just enjoying one another. Our long goodbye at my back door is excruciating since I want to take him to my room, but we promise to get a night alone soon.
I flick the lock on the door.
“Mommy.”
I circle around so fast I get dizzy. Adley stands there in her pajamas. Why are you up?
“I peed,” she says and breaks down crying.
I rush over and pick her up, taking one last look at Hudson walking into his house.
Who am I kidding? He had all of me a long time ago. There’s no playing this halfway to protect myself from getting hurt. I love that man.
