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“Hey.” He placed his finger under my chin and lifted it, so our eyes met. “You don’t ever have to apologize. I completely understand.” He kissed my forehead. “In fact, I think we need to do a little shooping before we head back.”
“What?” I laughed.
He picked up his phone, and suddenly, a song came over the speakers on the boat. Conner stood up and held his hand out.
“Shoop with me, baby.” He grinned.
We danced around the deck, and I couldn’t stop smiling and laughing.
“You’ve got some moves, Kind.” I danced around him.
“You know it, baby.”
He grabbed my hand, spun me around, and pulled me into him as our bodies moved together to the beat.
“Wow. That was fun.” I laid my head on his shoulder. “I’m really tired all of a sudden.”
“Let’s get the boat back and head home.” He kissed the top of my head.
When we arrived home, we went upstairs, and Conner grabbed a pair of pajama bottoms from his drawer.
“I had a lot of fun tonight. Thank you,” I said.
“You’re welcome. I had a lot of fun too.” He kissed my lips. “Good night, Charlotte.”
“Good night, Conner.”
He walked out of the bedroom and shut the door. I changed into my nightshirt, brushed my teeth, turned on my diffuser, and climbed into bed. Dr. Conner Kind was an incredible man, and I could see why I fell in love with him.
As I slept, I saw the black curtain where the flashing lights came from and slowly walked toward it. It hurt not only my eyes but also my head. As I approached the curtain, I found myself on the beach, at night, by the shoreline. A man was walking next to me, holding a plate with a piece of cake on it. I noticed the watch on his wrist.
“If you weren’t okay, you’d tell me, right?” I looked up, and my eyes flew open before seeing the man’s face.
I took in a long deep breath as I lay there, and my heart raced. Looking at the clock, I saw it was one a.m. Throwing my legs over the side of the bed, I sat there for a moment before getting up and walking over to the window, where I stared out at the moonlit night over the glistening water.
“Fuck it,” I said as I walked out of my bedroom.
When I opened the door to the guest room, I climbed into bed next to Conner, and he stirred.
“Charlotte?” His sleepy voice spoke.
“Shh,” I said as I snuggled my body against his.
He rolled over, wrapped his arm around me, and held me tight as I felt his lips press against the back of my head. My eyes closed, and I was out.
* * *
Conner
I stared at her as she peacefully slept. I was still shocked that she had come into my room last night and climbed into bed with me. Maybe she had a nightmare. It didn’t matter because she was here, with me, all night, right where she belonged.
Her eyes opened, and she caught me staring at her.
“Good morning.” I smiled.
“Morning. Were you watching me sleep?”
“Yeah. I was. I always do if I wake up first. Do you always sneak into strange men’s rooms in the middle of the night and climb into bed with them?”
