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“Please be careful with that,” a familiar voice said as airport staff wheeled through a cart with two large black crates. Jeremiah was ushering alongside them, frantic and frazzled.
And fucking gorgeous.
The tight band around my chest let up and, just like that, I could breathe.
“Hey,” I yelled, making them stop, and in a few quick strides, I collected Jeremiah in a crushing hug, surprising him and the man pushin’ the cart.
“Oh,” Jeremiah squeaked, red faced and flustered, now for a whole other reason. “Tully, what are you...?”
“I missed you,” I blurted out, squeezin’ him tight. “And I didn’t see you get off the plane. I thought you mighta decided not to come back. I’m so happy to see you.”
He pulled back, seemingly confused by this. “I told you I was coming back just this morning. Actually, my employer insisted I take this job. I wasn’t allowed tonotcome back here; I believe that was the term they used.”
Laughing, I cupped his face and pulled him in for a quick kiss. His magnificent blue eyes widened.
“Tully,” he hissed.
I just grinned at him. I didn’t give a fuck what people thought. I wanted to kiss him, so I did. “Need help with your gear?”
With his hand to his forehead, still flustered, he blinked a few times. “Ummm.”
“You okay?”
“You befuddled me.”
“Befuddled?” I threw my head back and laughed. “God, I missed you.”
He scowled at me, then gestured absently to his crates and to the guy who’d been pushin’ the cart, who was now looking at anyone but us. “This should be fine, but if you could take one of my suitcases...”
He glanced uncomfortably over at the few straggling travellers, some who were now watching us.
I got the feeling they’d never seen two men kiss before, so I grinned at them too as I collected Jeremiah’s luggage. “Come on,babe, let’s go home,” I said, extra loud for our audience’s benefit.
Jeremiah rolled his eyes and grumbled as we walked out. “Did you need to be so obvious?”
Yes, I did.
So, for good fuckin’ measure, I pushed him up against the side of my Range Rover and kissed him properly. He resisted for half a second... until he didn’t. He groaned as I sucked on his tongue.
I pulled back, leaving him dazed and flushed, then booped him on the nose with my finger. “I missed you.”
“Don’t be ridiculous,” he mumbled, trying not to smile. “I’ve been gone one day.”
“Thirty-five hours, to be exact.” Not that I was counting.
The blush on his cheeks deepened, and he chewed on his bottom lip. “Should we go home then?”
Hell yes, we should.
I loaded his gear into my car, cranked up the air conditioning, and we headed out of the carpark.
“I very quickly forgot how hot it is here,” he said, wiping his brow with the back of his hand. “The humidity, jeez.”
“Did you get everything sorted?”
He nodded. “Brian had already boxed up my desk, so that took exactly one minute. There was no love lost there, I can assure you. They’re as glad to see the back of me as I am to see theirs.”
“I’m sorry.”
