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“You have a one-track mind.”
“Guilty.”
His answer had me blanching. I smoothed it away, but not fast enough.
“Wait, why’d you look like that?”
Sighing, I took a band from my wrist and focused on pulling my dreads back into a bun. “I just…look. The sex is great. But we’re more than that…right?”
Silas’s mouth fell open in confusion. “What?”
“Don’t get me wrong, I’mlovingthe sex. It’s fantastic. Perfect, even.” The words tumbled out as I tried to make sense of my chaotic thoughts. “But I don’t want us to…burn out.”
“Burn out?”
I nodded rapidly. “I want us to have a strong foundation, as well as the sex.”
A slow smile crept across Silas’s face. Getting to his feet, he pulled me in for a blistering kiss.
“Kai, I say this with love: we literallycannotget a stronger foundation than ours. As for burning out…can youreallysee that happening? You’ve wanted me for twenty years. Do you think you’re going to wake up a year from now and suddenly change your mind?”
“Not me,” I whispered, hating to admit my greatest fear.
Silas sighed. “Look, Kai. I get it. You’re scared. You’ve finally got what you always wanted, and you’re afraid of it being ripped away.”
I touched my forehead to his. “Can you blame me? I spent four months away from you, and it nearly killed me. I’m trying not to be needy…to not rush things…but it’s hard.”
“I like you needy,” he murmured, stroking my back soothingly. “I don’t feel like we are rushing things. We’re just doing what makes us happy. Are you happy?”
“Of course I am.”
“Then let yourself be happy,” Silas said simply. “If taking me out on a date makes you happy, then that’s what we’ll do.”
“Spending time with you makes me happy.”
“Well, that’s good, considering how much of it we spend together.” He squeezed my biceps. “If you think about it, we’ve technically been dating for years.”
I hummed, feeling far calmer now I knew we were on the same page. “True. Which is how I know you’re going to love what I’ve got arranged.”
“An escape room?”
“Of course. Followed by dinner at Mango.”
Silas gave a delighted groan. Yep, there were definite perks to dating your best friend. Made planning what to do super easy.
“Hell yes.” He pinched my rear. “Let’s go escape and eat our weight in Thai tapas. Then blowjobs.”
My laugh boomed out. “Then blowjobs.”
Silas snuggled into my chest. “And you thought you were the needy one.”
Chapter twenty-five
Silas
Kaihadbookedusinto a 1960s-themed spy room. These types were my favourites. Solving puzzles with vintage twists? Sign me the fuck up.
However, we hit a snag fairly early in. Turns out Kai and I could no longer be put in a confined space without one of us trying to cop a feel of the other.
