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“Then let me be your home again.”
“I love you. It hurts to even look at you, though.” She pressed her lips together. “I’m not going to lie that I’m not tempted to say yes. I want nothing more than just to be with you. I’m crazy—so fucking crazy for you that I’d be willing to do anything you asked… but I can’t share you. It would kill me if I said yes and had to share you with Edith.”
“If I divorce her, would you be willing to be with me then?”
She made a struggling, muffled sound. “Don’t joke like that.” Tears formed in her eyes as she gave me a heartfelt look. “Please, don’t joke like that.”
“I’m not. I want to see you happy again.” I wasn’t going to stop until I saw those magnificent blues light up without the clouded darkness. “And I want to be the man who could do that for you.”
“Grey…” She bit her bottom lip, torn.
The thought of her saying no and telling me it was too late to start over again made me feel more than desperate. “Say yes,” I begged. “Please, say yes.”
“I might become obsessive. I won’t be the same girl that won’t question where you’ve been. I’m going to flip if you don’t call or text me once a day. I’m going to be possessive and jealous to every girl who wants you or tries to get your attention. As I said, I’m crazy for you. There’s just no other way to describe it.”
“Good… I wouldn’t expect anything less because God fucking help me if I see another man touch you. It always makes me insane.” Kissing her on the lips, I stared into her eyes as I cupped her face, loving every bit of her. “I need you.” My lips brushed hers, giving her a thorough demonstration of how much I needed her in my life. “I only start living when you’re near. I need you… to breathe… to live.”
Her eyes flashed back and forth, so unsure. “I’m scared. We didn’t work out the last time.”
“If this doesn’t work out, then we’ll try again.” I stared into her eyes, letting her know I meant every word. “We’ll always try again. I think we know there’s no escaping each other. Whether we’re conscious or unconscious, we need one another.”
She grinned, rolling me over onto my back, laughing. “I’m with you. For as long as I live, I’m with you.”
That was all I wanted to hear. “Till death do we part?”
“Until death…” she trailed off, consuming my soul.
I was glad life was restarting and back on track.
ChapterSixty-Nine
The next day,I felt like I woke up in a dream. However, the warmth of Greyson’s naked body against mine made me realize I was trulylivingthe dream. We hadn’t had any sex yet—not even close. It was frustrating that he had wanted to kiss me all night last night… my lips alone. The north, not the south.
I felt complete. I truly did. I mean, after all the traumatizing pain I had gone through the past two weeks, this was an amazing present to have in my life again. He wanted to start over and be together; I couldn’t wait to start living that. This time, I would truly do it the right way. Though there was still a humungous question about Edith, I didn’t stress about it because I trusted him. And when the time came, he’d open up to me. As for his love, I was confident to believe he would eventually come around. I thought I had to prove it to him that I wasn’t going anywhere, that I was going to be with him all the way. Until then, I wouldn’t stop trying to prove my love for him.
Before, every time I thought about the future, I always thought it dreary, yet with Greyson injecting more life into me, I felt hopeful and secure about what was to come for us. As long as we were standing side by side, holding each other’s hands, we were going to be fine.
Yesterday, we spent our lunchtime swimming naked in the creek behind the house. I had never felt so free and genuinely happy as I laughed, splashing water into his face, kissing under the sunshine while he and I compared our likes and dislikes. It felt like old times, but new—the old times, yet with a touch of wisdom in us.
Staring down into my face while I had used his thigh as my cushion, he played with my hair. We had been surrounded by serenity, and I had never felt more in tune with my body, my mind and my heart all at once. I had never felt this much peace; it was a refreshing change.
“Liv, promise me there’ll be no more other people. It’s just you and me from now on. Can you promise me that?”
His question had made me frowning as I looked into his eyes. “With my all, I’m always yours. I promise.”
“One more thing.”
“Hmm?”
“I’m moving in with you.”
Already? What would our parents say? Fuck. We needed to figure out how to tell them when they got back in the next week and a half.
“We might have to talk more about that.”
Recalling the events of yesterday made me feel all fuzzy inside.
Stretching my body, I rolled over and gave the love of my life a kiss on the cheek then another on his lips.
