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My day started out perfectly as I woke cocooned in Dante’s arms with my head resting his heart and the sun beaming down on us. His piercing blue eyes were staring into my soul and I almost believed that could be my life.
Being with him gave me energy to get through the day. I had a great time at work, but mainly because I was thinking about seeing him again tonight.
What I experienced was a different kind of mindlessness. The kind where you crave drifting away in a fantasy.
Can I really live in this moment?
I want to. Dante makes it easy because when I’m with him the world stops. But, how can I have this secret relationship when there's so much going on in the background?
Maybe it’s just as simple as Harper made it sound and I could block everything out. Block my worries and shut the world down until I have to acknowledge it again.
Being with Dante is the most exciting thing that's happened to me in such a long time that I feel like I owe it to myself to fight for it. Whatever it is and however long it lasts.
After all, last year I was fighting for my life.
Avery didn’t get a second chance.
I did.
There’s a knock on the door. It startles me because I’m not expecting anyone and I really, really hope it’s not Matthew.
I get up and make my way over to the door to answer it.
When I look through the little peephole and see Dante standing on the other side I almost melt into the floor.
He’s here.
My God, he’s actually here to see me.
My heart takes over and I yank the door open. The joy for seeing him is so overwhelming I have to dig my heels into the floor to stop myself from jumping into his arms.
He greets me with a slow, easy grin. “Hey. Printsessa.”
God that voice. I could listen to him calling me that all day, every day. “You’re here.”
“I missed you. I figured you might miss me too. Was I right?”
I smile and allow myself the exhilaration of leaping into his arms and we fall into a bone-tingling kiss.
Chapter24
Serenity
The moment our lips touch, the invisible threads binding us together tighten and I’m lost.
Our bodies collide into the wall and Dante kicks the door closed with one foot.
“I’ll take that as a yes then. You did miss me, Printsessa.” He speaks against my lips and I smile. Then he cups my face and brushes little kisses over my cheeks, my forehead, my eyes, my chin, my soul.
“I missed you.” I want to say more but I can’t think past his lips on me.
“Then this was a good idea.”
“You think?”
We laugh and then he’s kissing me again, consuming me. He’s so hungry for me, and his touch, oh God his touch sets off fireworks in my body.
He slides one large up the back of my neck, pulling me closer to deepen the kiss and I swear I understand the true essence of what kissing should feel like.
