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“Neil always told me I wasdramatic and too much.”
“You are neither of those things.” Grant tips my chin. “You are the perfect amount of you.”
Tears well behind my lids as his words wrap around my heart.
“Please don’t cry,” he whispers.
“That was the nicest thing anyone’s ever said to me.”
“You should hear it often.”
A tear slips free and then Grant wraps his arms around me and surrounds me in a hug.
I bury my face in his chest. His body wedges between my legs and I wrap them around his waist, holding onto him like a koala hugging a tree.
It feels so damn good in his embrace. Warm and safe. Cared for. It’s a feeling I haven’t felt in a long time.
I’m scared to feel this.
To enjoy it.
Get it together, Len. He’s just being nice. It doesn’t mean anything more than a hug between friends.
I sniffle as I pull back. “Neil is just annoying, and I hate feeling like I’m tied to him. Sometimes, it makes me want to sell my house just to get out from under him. I wish I could pay him off and be done but I don’t have the money yet.”
His thumb swipes away a tear from my cheek. “What can I do?”
“Nothing. It’s okay. He doesn’t come around that often.”
Grant gives me a knowing look. “That’s why you installed the camera, isn’t it?”
I nod once.
His jaw clenches. “If he bothers you again, I want you to tell me.”
“I don’t want you to get involved in my mess.”
“Too late. I’m involved now. And you will tell me the next time he contacts you. Do you understand?”
With my legs still wrapped around him and his massive presence in my space, I lose my senses. Desire seeps into my bloodstream, coursing through me like a lustful poison.
“Say it, Elena.” His gravelly voice rolls over me, causing a wave of goosebumps along my skin. He gazes down at me from under hooded lids, his eyes flicking to my mouth as he runs his thumb over my bottom lip. “Tell me you understand.”
“Yes, sir.” I skate my tongue across my lip, grazing the tip of his thumb before pulling back. “I understand.”
His shoulders rise and fall with his erratic breaths. He moves a fraction of an inch closer to me, brushing his nose against mine. My body is on fire, my most sensitive spot pressed against the growing bulge in his pants. It’s taking all my willpower not to roll my hips against him and relieve the ache throbbing between my legs.
Does he want this as much as I do?
As if he can hear my thoughts, his hands slide down my ribs and grip my hips, holding me in place. I can’t tell if he’s going to grind me against his erection or push me away.
The front door bangs open and Noah’s voice shouts through the house. “Dad, I passed my test! We have to tell Lenny.”
Grant snaps out of his lustful daze and backs away from me, adjusting his pants before leaving me alone in the bathroom.
“You’re aboutto be a married woman tomorrow. How does it feel?”
“It’s surreal.” Simone’s eyes glisten as she presses her hand to her chest. “I can’t believe I’m this basic bitch crying over her wedding.”
