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“I have a spot ready and waiting just for you,” he says, patting the spot next to him.
I slide into the soft sheets and press myself against his body. He wraps his arms around me and kisses the back of my neck. I don’t know about him, but I’m completely exhausted. Sleep is calling my name and I can’t wait to answer.
“I never want to let you go,” he says after a few moments of silence.
I place my hands over his and snuggle down deeper into the sheets.
“Then don’t.”
Chapter 18
ASHER
Last night can only be described as a rollercoaster ride I never wanted to get off. No workout could ever compare to the natural endorphins pulsating through my body. I ended up drifting into the deepest and most peaceful sleep I’ve had in years.
Since I’m closest to the side of the room with the window, the sun greets me first. I open my eyes and look over at Jade. She’s on her back, still sleeping peacefully, her long blonde strands splayed out in a halo around her gorgeous face. It seems cliché to say she looks angelic, but that’s all I can think of looking down at her resting.
I watch as she fidgets and breathes softly in her sleep. I wish this was the way I woke up every morning, with her by my side. This young woman with the fiery attitude came into my life and turned it upside down in the best way. She helps get me through the long days at work and helps take my mind off the everyday pressure I’m under on a regular basis. While I initially thought her reason for approaching me in the alley was nonsense, I’m now grateful she thought I could be such a creep. Otherwise, there’s no guarantee our paths would have crossed.
Our relationship is fulfilling even without the sex, but with the new addition our chemistry is off the charts. I can’t stop myself from leaning over and kissing her forehead.
Her eyes flutter for a moment before opening. Her gaze locks on me and a smile spreads across her face.
“Morning,” she says.
I push a loose strand of hair from her face and kiss her again, this time on the lips. “I didn’t mean to wake you,” I say. “You were just too beautiful to pass up.”
She shakes her head and stretches, raising her arms above her head. “It’s fine. I’m sure it’s time for me to get up and get a move on anyway. I’m not sure what time Magdalene and Jacob are returning home and I have some chores to do and a few errands to run first.”
“No,” I say, dropping my head back on the pillow. “You can’t leave. I’ll pay you twice what she’s paying you so you can be my nanny.”
Her body shakes with laughter and I watch her now bare breasts bounce freely.
“You are a character, you know that? I know you have work you are dying to get back to. Some contract that needs signing or some meeting that needs to be held.”
I shake my head and wrap a few strands of her hair around my finger. “You’re all I have on my schedule today, tomorrow and every day in the near future.”
She turns to face me and places a hand on my cheek before kissing me. “You say all the right things at all the right times.”
“I just tell the truth,” I say. “I don’t want to spend a second away from you unless I absolutely have to.”
She drops her hand and kicks off the rest of the sheets. “Well, unfortunately, you have to spend some time away from me today. You know you have to share me with Jacob, but I promise I’ll get back to you as soon as possible.”
“All right,” I say, sitting up in the bed, resting my back against my leather headboard. “But let’s at least take a bath together before you go.”
She sits up and kisses me on the shoulder. “A nice hot bath sounds perfect.”
I slide out of bed naked and head to the bathroom. “You wait right there while I get everything together.”
She nods and winds her hair, tying it into a knot on the top of her head. Walking into the newly remodeled bathroom, I start pushing buttons on the panel I had installed for the Jacuzzi tub.
Hot water shoots from the jets and starts to quickly fill the deep soaker tub. I add a scoop of my favorite muscle-relaxing bath salt to the water before grabbing two large bath towels for us to use afterwards.
Poking my head out the bathroom door, I call to her, “I’m ready for you.”
Jade slides out the bed and saunters over to me, effortlessly sexy. She enters the bathroom and points at the panel on the wall. “I saw that thing flashing last night and wondered what it’s for.”
