She looked over.
“I should keep—”
“You’ve been staring at those maps for hours,” I cut her off.
“I know.”
“They’ll still be there in five minutes.”
She hesitated before finally walking over and stopping right in front of me.She let the map hang at her side.“They’re driving me crazy.”
“Yeah?”
“They make perfect sense one second.”She shook her head.“Then the next they don’t make any sense at all.”
I reached out slowly and rested one hand against her waist.I didn’t pull.Didn’t assume.Just gave her the chance to decide.
For one heartbeat, she stayed perfectly still, then she stepped closer.
A grin tugged at my mouth.I spread my knees enough for her to stand comfortably between them while I rested my other hand against her waist.
Her palms settled against my chest, warm and comfortable, like she’d always belonged there.
“I think,” I said quietly, “it’s time for a break.”
“Oh yeah?”One corner of her mouth lifted.“And what exactly are we supposed to do on this break?”
“I’ve got a couple ideas.”
She laughed softly.“I was afraid you were going to say more paperwork.”
“I don’t think that’s much of a break.”
“No.”
“It definitely isn’t.”
For a second, we simply looked at each other.
The basement faded away, and none of it mattered.
I brushed a loose strand of blonde hair behind her ear, and she leaned into the touch just enough to make my pulse kick.
“You keep doing that,” she whispered.
“Doing what?”
“Looking at me like that.”
“Can’t help it,” I confessed.
Her cheeks turned the faintest shade of pink.“I still haven’t figured out why.”
“I have.”
Her eyes searched mine.
“Because you’re amazing.”
