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“I’m so excited for you. Steven can’t say enough good things about him. Maybe we can double date when we get back to the city.”
Dakota wrinkled her nose. “We agreed this was just for the weekend.”
“Really?” Whitney tilted her head. “Why? You guys seem so good together.”
“I think I’m just supposed to help him heal from his divorce, so he’s ready for the woman he’s meant to be with.”
“And that’s not you?”
“I don’t think so.”
Saying it out loud made her sad.
A small smile escaped Whitney’s lips. “Maybe you should let yourself be open to the possibilities the Universe brings you.”
“Maybe.”
But Dakota knew love wasn’t what the Universe had in store for her. That had been proven more than once. So, she’d take one more night with the yummy cardiologist and be grateful.
Chapter Nineteen
Aiden
He felt the bed dip and rolled over to pull Dakota into an embrace.
“I’m sorry,” she whispered as she snuggled against him. Her skin felt cool against his and his cock hardened under his boxer briefs. “I thought I could slip into bed without waking you.”
Aiden kissed her hair and stroked her bare spine with his fingertips. “What a nice way to be woken up, though.”
He could get used to waking up next to her.
She laid with her head on his chest and let out a big sigh. “I’m sorry we got interrupted earlier.”
“It’s okay, Sunshine. Like I said, we’ve got all night. Your friend needed you.”
“Thank you for understanding.”
“Of course.”
She laid still in his arms, so he didn’t initiate anything. He could tell something was bothering her.
“What’s going on, baby? Everything okay?”
“Yeah, I’m just thinking about my conversation with Whitney.”
“Do you want to talk about it?”
“Not really. Is it okay if we just lay here like this for a while?”
It was better than okay.
“Absolutely.”
The scent of her flowery shampoo wafted to his nose, and he willed himself not to breathe in too deeply, lest she think he was a weirdo for smelling her.
They lie there for a while, both quiet as her head rested on his chest while he skimmed his fingers up and down her back. He wondered what was troubling her but knew better than to think she would confide in him. They barely knew each other.
Her steady breathing let him know she’d fallen asleep, and Aiden nodded off again, too. Something about her soothed him. She fit so perfectly in his arms. He could have held her until morning—just held her, nothing sexual—and he would have been content.
