I shrug. “You probably will. Just like I’ll piss you off to no end as well. The thing we have to decide is if we’re willing to work through those moments together. We have to be a team even when we fight.”
“I’ve never felt like I was part of a team in a relationship.”
“Me neither. But I sure as heck know what it doesn’t look like, so I think we might have a good shot at making this work.”
“Are you sure this is what you want? You’re not just taking on me, you’ll be taking on an almost seven-year-old too.”
“I’m sure.”
“Then I’ll stop trying to talk you out of it.”
I grin. “Good. Now, I need some aspirin and a giant cup of coffee.”
“You go get ready, I’ll work on coffee and breakfast.”
“You’ve got yourself a deal.”
* * *
“Mmm. That smells good.” I peek over Knox’s shoulder and am shocked to see two breakfast sandwiches on the counter. Ididn’t even know I had the stuff to make those. Let’s just say I’m good enough in the kitchen to survive. Any more than that and I’m out.
“There’s coffee over there. The blue one is yours. I thought you might want to go pick Finn up with me.”
My eyebrows lift. “Really? You’re not ready to get rid of me?”
Knox softens, pinching my chin with his thumb and forefinger. “I spent all last week denying my instinct to spend time with you. I’m not doing that again.”
I lift on my toes to kiss him. “Good.”
We’re in Knox’s truck a few minutes later. I’m in heaven, eating this sandwich and falling even harder for Knox because he knew exactly how I take my coffee. I’d ask him how he knew that, but I don’t want to ruin the magic. “I could eat one of these every day.”
“I could listen to you eat that every day. Do you have any idea what you do to me?” Knox drops his hand to his jeans to adjust himself.
My cheeks flame. “I’m sorry?”
He chuckles. “No, you aren’t.”
“No, not really.”
Reaching over, he squeezes my bare thigh. It sends a tingle of desire up to my center. As annoyed as I was about the distance Knox put between us this week, it helped me slowly wrap my head around how different this relationship will be. I’ve never experienced pleasure like I did that night. It’s made me want more, but it also terrified me. What will it be like when we’re fully naked together? We had all our clothes on, and I came harder than I ever had before. If I have all of Knox’s attention on me when there’s nothing between us, I might just die right there.
I want it more than I can say, but I’m still not sure I’m ready.
I trust Knox to take care of me in every way that matters. He’s not the problem. It’s me that’s getting in my own way.
And I have no idea how to move.
CHAPTER 30
Knox
Isnort out a laugh at the scene in front of me. Grayson is dramatically falling to the ground as a horde of kids jump on him to “slay the villain.”
We all ended up at Holt’s parents’ house at the same time. Naturally, Muriel and Stan wouldn’t let us leave until we had lunch together. It’s been a fun afternoon. Having Farrah here with me has changed the way I see these gatherings.
I have no clue how she does it, but she brightens every room she walks into. I haven’t been able to take my eyes off her. Earlier today, she had a conversation with Gia that I was dying to hear. Her cheeks were flushed with embarrassment, and I fully believe Gia was giving her the third degree about the dirtier side of our relationship.
Holding myself back this morning was one of the hardest things I’ve done. She looked so pretty, all sleep-mussed. I wanted to strip that dress off her and find out exactly how she tastes.
