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“You know my best friend, Lila? My roommate?” She asks, and I nod.
“Yeah, I officially met her the other night when she lied and said you were asleep or out.”
Her cheeks heat with a blush, and I smile.
“She seemed nice. Loyal to you, which I love,” I add.
“She is. She’s the best. She’s my family. Always will be.”
I nod and wait patiently while she composes herself, and my stomach tightens into a knot. I already know that I will do everything in my power to make sure that Pia and Lila are safe and happy. I don’t want anything hurting my girl. I won’t allow it. She should only ever be smiling.
“She’s sick,” Pia chokes out, and my heart breaks for the pain written all over her face. “Leukemia. She’s been on treatments, but none of them have worked yet. There’s a promising experimental surgery, but we couldn’t afford it and her insurance won’t cover it.”
“And you were working to save up for it,” I finish, and she nods.
“Yeah. I don’t know how much longer she can wait, and my waitressing tips just weren’t cutting it anymore. That’s why I interviewed with you.”
“Thank god you did.”
She smiles, leaning into me more, and I tighten my hold on her.
“Well, I’ll cover it. We can get another opinion. We’ll get her the best care possible,” I promise her, and a fresh wave of tears fills her eyes.
“Really?” She asks as the first tears spill onto her cheeks.
“Yes. Ah, baby, I hate to see you crying,” I tell her as I reach up to wipe some of the tears away.
“I can’t help it. I thought I had lost my chance with you and was letting Lila down, and now you’re giving me everything,” she hiccups.
“I’ll always give you everything,” I promise her. “I love you, Pia. You came into my life and made me see that there’s more than work. You woke me up. You make me smile and laugh. I’ve never been happier than I was with you these last few weeks.”
She buries her face in my chest, and I wrap her up tight in my arms, kissing the crown of her head and breathing in her lilac and honey scent.
“Everything is going to be alright,” I promise her, and she nods.
It takes a while, but eventually, her breathing evens out and her tears dry. The energy around us starts to change from sadness and stressful, to desperation to finally be back together, to something else, something languid and sexy.
Pia tips her head back, her purple eyes staring up at me, and I look down to her lips. Her breathing changes, becoming faster as she waits for my lips to claim hers.
She doesn’t have to wait long.
I can’t resist the sight of her perfect, bee-stung lips, and I close the distance between us.
The intensity rocks her back on her heels, and I push her up against the wall next to her bedroom door as I slip my tongue into her mouth to tangle with hers. She tastes like hot chocolate and whipped cream.
“I need you,” she whispers as I pepper her face with kisses.
“I need you too,” I whisper back before I plunder her mouth once again.
She kisses me back, just as needy as I am. Her hands twist in my dress shirt, and I tangle mine in her hair. When she starts to unbutton my shirt, I pull back.
“I can wait. We don’t have to—” I start, but she cuts me off with a smile.
“I need you, Levi. Don’t make me wait.”
I can’t deny her.
I help her undo the rest of the buttons and toss my shirt aside before I reach for her top and tug it over her head. She’s not wearing a bra, and her perfect tits spill out. My hands reach for them, and I groan at the heavy feel of them against my palms.
