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"How about a kiss?" I matched words to action and kissed his forehead—a little more tenderly than I had intended.
He softened against my lips, holding the back of my head.
I put my arms around his chest and rested my head comfortably on his shoulder with a sigh of contentment. "This is the life."
"What? Squeezing together on your tiny bed trying not to have loud sex so your grandmother doesn't hear us?"
I snorted. "Yeah that."
"Wow, talk about having really low standards."
"This is the high school dream! What are you talking about?"
"Newsflash darling, you're not in high school."
"What? No!” I feigned shock as I lifted my head and gawped at him.
He snorted derisively. "Please, keep your day job. You're not going to be winning any acting Oscars any time soon."
" I fooled you for a month,” I said, arrogance flooding my tone.
"Not really. I didn't know you, so I wouldn't know the real versus fake you. So, you just presented a persona to me, and I accepted it."
“Okay... good point.” I grew serious, looking him in the eye. “And do you forgive me for my deception?”
“Do you forgivemefor failing to protect your sister?”
And just like that our blissful moment darkened. “How did you do that?”
“If she hadn’t been working at my club, she never would have been put in the posi—”
“But that’s not your fault.” I reached for his hand, squeezing it tightly as I shook my head. “It’s not.”
He nodded. “Well in that case, I have nothing to forgive you for either.”
I smiled, drawing in a contented breath. “You know, this is... unexpected.”
“What is?”
“Lying here with you like this… There was a time I thought you’d kill me if you knew what I was doing.”
“Yeah, well.” He stroked the back of my head. “Life is full of surprises.”
“Yeah… it is.”
He contemplated me thoughtfully, studying me in a way that made me blush. “You know, I think I could love you.”
I blinked up at him and stayed quiet for a moment. A little stunned at his admission.
“I know,” I said, finally.
“Do you?”
“Yeah. Very much so.”
“Huh...” He gathered me close, rubbing my back gently. “Come on, we should try and get some more sleep. There’s a lot to do in the morning.”
I snuggled into him. “Yes, I suppose you’re right.”
