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I turned my head and brushed my lips against his skin. “I’m sorry.”
“For what?”
“That you had to be there at all. That you sleep with a knife because of it.”
“I didn’t tell you partly because I didn’t want pity.”
“I don’t pity you.”
“No?” He got up and I was forced to move. A moment later, the nightstand lamp came on. The corners of his eyes were lined with tiredness. But it seemed like more than just a night’s exhaustion.
“Five years of your life were taken from you,” I said, sitting up and facing him.
His eyes dipped to my bare breasts. I knew where his thoughts were leading. Viper would much rather put his mouth to a different use than talking. Normally, I was amenable to it. But I didn’t want to get dragged into a bout of desire and lose this thread of conversation.
It was too important.
I grasped the sheet and pulled it up to my chest. He gently tugged at the corner of it, but I batted his hand away.
“I want to talk about this,” I said.
“I don’t.”
“What else is new?” I grumbled.
With a sigh, he settled back down and put his arm beneath his head. He looked at me with dark, hooded eyes. “I’ll listen, if you want to say something.”
I opened my mouth and then hastily closed it. I hadn’t expected him to give in so quickly.
“When did you get out?” I asked.
He paused. “About a month ago.”
“What!” When I realized I’d yelled, I immediately shut my mouth. “Viper, are you serious?”
“Yep.”
“No wonder you want to have sex all the time,” I quipped. “Making up for lost time, huh?”
“Fuck yeah, I am. Bones, Kelp, Smoke and Raze were already down here, getting the lay of the land, settling in for what’s coming. I joined them as soon as I got out.” His fingers brushed against the upper meaty part of my arm. “Wasn’t expecting a little spitfire like you to get in the way.”
“I got in the way?” I asked, my brow furrowed.
“Got in the way of trying to remain detached.”
“Oh.” I bent my legs and wrapped my arms around them and rested my chin on my knees when I looked at him. “Spitfire, huh?”
“Firecracker? Pistol? Take your pick.”
“We’re at the nicknames phase, are we?” I smirked. “This is all happening so fast, Viper. You sure you’re ready for that?”
“Stop being a brat.”
“Too late,” I quipped. “Hit the light, will you?”
He turned off the lamp. I waited for him to get comfortable before I sidled up next to him, nuzzling into his nook.
“I never thought a guy like you would like snuggling.”
