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We stand there in the quiet room for another minute before I smack her butt. “Okay, baby, you’ve got to move that sweet ass, if we’re going to get to the coffee shop on time.”
Carys laughs and shakes her ass. “It’s moving a little slower right now. I need some medicine and some caffeine. Not necessarily in that order. Oh, and I guess clothes, since mine are all part of a crime scene now.” She searches through my drawer until she finds a pair of old sweats and rolls them over at the waist a few times. Then she pulls on a Navy tee while slipping into her sneakers.
I get dressed quickly and stuff some of my things into a carry-on. Then I stop and look around the room.
“Are you going to miss it?” Concern laces her voice.
“I’m going to miss all of it. The place. The guys. My career. But it’s time. No point in putting it off.” Without the team... and without my job, my purpose... This isn’t where I’m supposed to be anymore. I tug her behind me.
Carys looks up at me with sparkling eyes. “You ready to go home?”
“You are my home, Carys.”
I usedto think my life was boring.
I prayed for some excitement.
To be noticed. To be included. To be loved.
I’ve decided excitement is overrated.
I still want that love that sets the city on fire... and I’ve got it. He’s asleep next to me on the Kingston jet as the attendant announces we’re only twenty minutes out from Philadelphia. He’s my real-life knight in shining armor. The man my heart beats for... lives for. And he’s hurting.
I think I should be more traumatized by what happened yesterday, but it hasn’t set in yet. I have every intention of reaching out to a therapist once we get settled so I can work through the whole thing. I refuse to let Axel be a defining moment in my life. He doesn’t deserve that. But I’m worried about Cooper.
I slept like shit last night. Tossing and turning all night. And every time I opened my eyes, Cooper was still awake. I’m not sure if he slept at all until the jet took off. He crashed hard then and has been asleep ever since.
I can’t imagine what this is doing to him. And I’m scared he’s going to bottle it up until he explodes.
Even in his sleep, he reaches for me now. As if to make sure I’m still here.
He looks peaceful.
Relaxed.
And I realize I haven’t seen him relaxed or at ease in months.
Not since before I tore his heart out.
I lean against him and skim my mouth over the shell of his ear. “We’re almost home, Coop.”
He turns his head and captures my lips in a soul-stealing kiss.
Strong hands slide up my arms and drag me against his chest. His tongue licks my lips, begging for entrance, and I sigh happily and suck it into my mouth, clutching him to me until we’re both gasping for breath. We’re interrupted when the attendant comes over the speaker, announcing our descent.
“To be continued,” I tease.
He presses his thumb against my lip, and I nip at it. “When are we looking at the house on the lake? The things I want to do to you require a level of privacy we won’t get at Dad and Katherine’s.”
As if a bucket of ice water was just thrown over my head, I back up into my own seat and pout. “Not soon enough. Daphne told me to text her when we get up tomorrow, and we can meet her there after that. It’s going to be too late by the time we land tonight.”
He grabs my hand and places it over his hard dick, pressing against the zipper of his jeans. “You better believe I’m sneaking into your room tonight.”
My face flushes as a nervous laugh bubbles up in my throat. “Cooper... My room is two doors down from our parents’. You cannot sneak in.”
“The fuck I can’t, Carys,” he throws down the gauntlet, and my skin prickles with excitement.
“We’ll see, Coop.”
