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Nodding, I agree with him.
“She didn’t until last night, but I didn’t mention you. I told William about you, but not Lyra since I wasn’t sure where we stood, but she’s a clever girl, and she figured it out.”
A smile touches his lips.
“If you had come downstairs wearing a shirt, I don’t think I would have been staring so hard.”
I don’t respond to that.
As we sit in silence for a few minutes, sweetness slips his hand above mine.
“So, they think that we’re together?”
He asks me, rather than states it.
Smiling softly at him, I reply.
“Aren’t we?”
He looks at me, his eyes darting between each of mine, as his hand tightens over mine.
“I don’t know, Callum. What are we?”
My answer is quick.
“We’re whatever you want us to be.”
I see the change in his body language as heswallowsthickly, his throat bobbing as he does.
“And you’re okay with them all knowing?”
Flipping my hand over from under his, I hold him tighter and tug him closer.
“Iam, sweetness. I’m not getting any younger, and I won’t be lying to myself anymore. I want you, and I want them all to know that.”
Beside me, he lets out a shaky breath. His eyes drop from mine and it’s so incredibly clear that he’s uncertain about this.
Maybe even uncertain about us.
“Come here.”
I say, and he does.
With our hands still entwined, Benjamin stands up as he moves to stand between my legs. As I stand up, Iwatch his Adam’sapple bob in his throat as he swallows.
My other hand goes to his face as I rest my palm on his cheek.
“Is this okay?”
I ask him as I feel his pulse begin to pick up.
Benjamin begins to nod slowly but that isn’t enough for me.
“Your words, sweetness.”
I say, as my own words remind me of the first time we met.
As he clears his throat, Benjamin replies.
