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“Avani. Oh, gosh, thank God you answered. Getting the boss to answer is impossible. Tell him I’m going to quit if he doesn’t come back soon.”
I laugh before I say, “I’ll tell him.”
Grayson reaches for the phone and takes it from me. “I’m going to be coming back tomorrow…with Avani.” I gape at him and start shaking my head rapidly. “She’s excited to see you,” he adds, then hangs up.
I sit there, locking and unlocking my jaw as I glare at him.
“Why would you do that?” I get up with a huff and stand directly in front of him.
He looks up at me and scoots forward so his knees are on either side of me. If he lifted his hands and wrapped them around my legs, I would fall onto him.
“Because you found your home, then you left it. It’s time to come back.”
“This is my home,” I say, waving my hand around the room.
Grayson shakes his head. “No, it’s not.” His eyes never leave mine. The green specks glitter under the light. “Your home is back with me, and you know it.”
“I—”
“You can, and you will.” He pauses, waiting for my argument. But this time, I don’t have one. “Can I touch you now?” His arms are out and ready to touch me.
I think about it for a second. What are the consequences of his touch? Will it scar me more than I have already let it?Do I want it?
I’m not even sure.
His touch does things to me, and he doesn’t let me think clearly.
So when the words leave my mouth, I can’t stop them. “Yes.”
He wastes no time pulling me to him until his face is buried in my stomach. I suck in a breath at his touch and stay still as he holds me. Neither of us move for a few minutes.
“I need sleep,” he says into my stomach.
“You want to sleep here?” My hands lift and touch his hair, but they hover, unsure of what to do. He stays where he is, his breathing soft and even as he leans on me. I manage to release my breath and lay my hand on his head.
“Let’s go to bed,” I tell him.
Grayson stands, lifting me up with him. I slide down his body and cling to his neck, my legs going around his waist as he walks us to the bedroom.
It feels natural to have him hold me.
To be back in his arms again.
I missed it.
And I love it.
He walks us to my bed, lays me down, then slides off his pants. The ink on his thighs is new. I grin before I scoot over to let him in.
He climbs in next to me and pulls me straight to him. “Why are you grinning?” he asks.
“The flower on your thigh.”
“It’s a lily. Do you know what it means?” Our bodies are touching, and I can feel every inch of him. Feel the comfort his touch brings me without even trying.
“Tell me,” I say.
“It means magnificent beauty or a sign of rebirth. It means you, Avani.” I’m pretty sure I stop breathing at his words. “Do you not like it?”
