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He is the prince that every girl dreams of and I’m the lucky one to have him in my life. Or is it my fantasy?
“Where are you?” I ask, totally interrupting their chatter.
Zach glances at me and his eyebrows furrow. “I’m in the hotel restaurant, why?” That’s when I notice the sound of cutlery.
I shake my head at my own foolishness and remain quiet until it’s time to say good night.
Finally, after putting Ray to bed, I come back to our room. I look around and everything looks so weird without Zach. It feels empty, like my own heart.
When I wash my face, my gaze lands on the dresser and the wall next to it where Zach had his way with me.
Crap! Stop being so sappy.
I throw the towel in the laundry basket before getting on thebed. The sheets, the blankets everything smells of him.
Everything just reminds me of him.
I toss and turn a few more times before picking up my pillow and putting it on my forgotten friend, the huge couch.
I am staring at the ceiling while tapping fingers on my stomach, trying hard to prevent them from doing something stupid like calling Zach.
My pathetic self-control lasts for less than five minutes. I speed-dial Zach’s number.
“Why aren’t you asleep, Hopper. All okay?”
“Yes, all’s fine. But why aren’tyouasleep? Where are you?” My pulse speeds up as I wait for his response.
What do you think he will say, Hope?
But he switches the call to video and I immediately hit accept. “What’s up with you?” He’s sitting on the bed, his back resting on the headboard, and I can see the flap of his laptop.
I ignore the tightening in my chest and finally ask what’s been bothering me since the evening. “You alone?”
His frown deepens until he realizes what I’m really asking. He turns the camera toward the huge room. I notice the dresser, the sitting area, a huge grocery bag, which must contain all the sugary stuff for him, and a whiskey glass on his nightstand, until he’s back in the frame.
“I am all alone and horribly missing my girlfriend’s delicious body.”
When I don’t respond to his grin, he says, “You are off today. Is your head hurting?” When I shake my head, he smiles, “Can you open your nightstand drawer?”
After a pause, I amble toward the bed.
There is a stress-relief care package!
I empty the contents of the basket on the bed, which include a scented candle, tiny bottles of essential oils, two tea bags, a chocolate bar, and a paperback with a guy’s naked chest on it.
“Zach, how?”
“When you told me you had a headache, I asked my assistant to get all the things except the book. That was all…me.” A crooked grin, which had me from day one, adorns his beautiful face.
I gulp down the huge lump in my throat.
“You are my girl, Hopper. Now don’t worry about me or…anything else. Since we have been married and even before that, I have not been with anyone. I’m too attracted to your hot and sultry body and have no interest in spending my nights with someone else.”
Before this morning, his words would have created a rush inside me, but today they seem insufficient. I don’t want him to be attracted to only my body, but to all of me.
But we can’t have all we want.
“Thank you, Zach. For everything.” I gulp down the tears threatening to surface. “Is it okay if I call you tomorrow night?”
“You can call me whenever you want.”
We finish the call and tears finally find their way, racing down my cheeks.
