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“What if what I need is finally standing right in front of me?”
That voice.
I’d know it anywhere.
I whip around and find Rhenn standing in the bathroom doorway, leaning against the doorjamb, with his hands stuffed in his pockets. He looks…nervous. And so amazing. Freshly showered with a pair of khaki shorts and a polo that molds perfectly to his arms and chest. His blue eyes are bright, and even though they look a bit tired, they shine vibrantly like sunlight on a sapphire. And his mouth. Oh, that sinful, smirky mouth that reminds me of late-night kisses and wicked wet dreams.
My eyes return to his, my heart trying to pound out of my chest. “What exactly is standing in front of you?” I ask, my voice all crackly and gravelly.
Rhenn pushes off the doorway and strides my way with long, purposeful steps. When he’s right in front of me, I gaze up at him for the first time in nearly two weeks and a glimmer of hope bubbles to life in my chest. He smiles a soft, gentle smile and cups my cheek with his big hand. I almost tilt into his touch, but hold steady, needing to hear his words first.
And then he speaks.
“You. I need you.”
The tears start to fall as I reach for his shirt, pulling myself into his chest. “I need you too.”
His lips are urgent, hungry even, as they finally touch mine. I immediately open my mouth, his tongue diving inside, tasting and savoring. He smells the same, tastes the same, and the best part is – he’s here. I grip the back of his shirt, holding on tightly for fear he might disappear. Rhenn’s hands dive into my hair as he continues to kiss me as if I were the very oxygen he needs.
When we’re both breathless, he finally pulls back, guiding his finger along my jaw. Goose bumps pepper my skin as I release a shaky breath. “You’re here,” I whisper, still trying to wrap my head around it.
“I am. I have something I needed to tell you.” He stares down at me, so open and honest.
“What’s that?”
“I came back for the pancakes.” I look up at him, not really sure I heard him correctly. When he offers me a big smile and a burst of laughter falls from his lips, I find myself doing the same. The heaviness I’ve been carrying around with me just fades away.
“Is that all?” I ask, my smile mirroring his.
“No, that’s not all,” he says, pulling me flush against his body. His erection presses between us, hard and ready, and my own body instantly starts to react. Rhenn grazes his thumb over my bottom lip as he says, “I needed to tell you I love you.”
Another tear slips from the corner of my eye, but this time, out of elation. Joy. Happiness. And love. It’s followed up by a giggle. “That’s good, because I love you too.”
Rhenn grins widely before his lips claim mine one more time. I give in to his kiss, his love, and let it fill my heart. This man, this amazingly sweet, yet complicated man, just confessed that he loves me. Me. The quiet girl who works too much and would rather read than live the highlife. The girl who loves him with everything she has and wants to show him how much every day.
“I have other news,” he says without moving his lips from mine.
“There’s more? Don’t keep me waiting,” I answer, licking at his bottom lip.
He groans, tightens his hold on my body, and flexes his hips forward. “I talked to my boss, and it turns out, his brother is short-staffed here in North Carolina. They own a small apartment above the shop in Harriston, and as of this weekend, that’s where I’ll be staying.”
“Harriston? Like thirty minutes away?” I ask, my eyes wide with surprise.
“That’s the one, Angel. Do you think that you might be interested in, I don’t know, seeing where this thing goes?”
“Which thing are we talking about?” I ask, wiggling against his hard-on. “I’m pretty sure I know exactly where it goes,” I tease.
“Vixen,” he growls, taking my face in his hands and kissing me hard on the lips. “I like where you’re going with that, but believe it or not, that’s not what I was referring to. I mean you and me. Us.”
“Us?” I ask, already liking the sound of that.
“Yes, us. My hours might be a little crazy like yours, but I think we can make it work. Don’t you?”
I want to scream my approval, and almost do, but somehow, I keep it composed. “Yes, yes I do. I want to see where this goes. Us.”
He offers me a real smile, not that smirky one that makes me all crazy, but the real one that makes my heart sing. “Thank Christ,” he says, releasing a huge sigh of relief. “I was prepared for much more groveling. I even had a speech prepared.”
My eyebrows shoot heavenward. “You did?”
“I did, but since you’ve already agreed to be my girl, then we can skip to phase two,” he says, reaching around, grabbing my rear, and pulling me up and into his chest. My legs immediately wrap around him.
“Phase two?”
“I’m going to show you where this thing goes,” he declares with another hip flex. He walks me to the bed, lays his body down on mine, and kisses me with everything he has.
Rhenn proceeds to show me, not once, but three times exactly where his cock
