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A few weeks ago, I know I made her feel as if I was only interested in a one-night stand. I was, I freely admit it. I feel embarrassed about that now, but it’s how I felt at the time. I couldn’t envisage ever meeting a girl who made me feel as if I’d give everything up for her.
Like she said, we’ve only slept together three times. But she already means so much more to me than any other woman I’ve met.
I’ve said I’m in love with her. Does she understand what that means?
I pause the game and put down the controller.
“Oh,” she says, “I was enjoying that!”
I study the controller for a second. Then I look at her and say, “Are we going steady?”
Her eyebrows rise, and her lips curve up. “Um… I guess. Is that what you want?”
“Yeah.”
“All right,” she says, and grins.
“Move in with me,” I say.
Her eyes widen, and she laughs. “What? We’ve been dating, like, two weeks.”
“Don’t make fun of me. I haven’t done this before. I don’t know if there’s an official length of time you’re supposed to wait. There’s no fucking manual I can go by. All I can do is say what I feel. And I don’t want you to leave.”
She looks into my eyes, and she smiles as she cups my face with a hand and brushes her thumb across my lips.
“Well?” I ask.
She hesitates. “I might need to go home sometimes, to help Mum out.”
“Of course.”
“And… I’d want to keep seeing Caro and Hana.”
“Sidnie, you’ll be free to do as you please, I’m not going to cuff you to the bed.” I purse my lips. “Although that’s not a bad idea…”
She giggles and kisses me. I throw the controller down, grab her, and pull her onto my lap. She laughs, wraps her arms around me, and we exchange a long, luscious kiss.
“I don’t want to come home and find you’re not here,” I mumble when she eventually lifts her head.
“You’re really very sweet sometimes,” she murmurs. “The answer’s yes.”
Joy floods me. “What a great way to start the New Year.”
She checks her phone. “Talking of which… it’s nearly midnight. So now I’m going to give you a kiss that lasts a whole year.” She chuckles, gets settled astride me, takes my face in her hands, and lowers her lips to mine.
And I’m more than content to let her.
Chapter Twenty-Six
Sidnie
The next day—New Year’s Day—Mack phones Kai and tells him he’s not going to work, then reluctantly admits he’s spending the day with me.
I hear Kai laugh from across the room.
“Yeah, yeah,” Mack says, “take the piss all you want.” He hangs up.
“It’s New Year’s Day,” I say, amused. “Do both of you normally work then?”
