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“Yes,” they reply at the same time.
“Perfect. You both are doing great. It was a pleasure getting to work with you. You both have my number. Call or text anytime. If I don’t answer, I’m in class or clinicals, but I’ll call you back as soon as I can. The guys are all great too, so don’t be afraid to ask any of them.”
“Everyone has been great,” Drake says.
“Agreed,” Lyra adds.
“I’m glad. All right, get out of here. I’ll see you in a couple of hours.” I hear their footsteps and then the quiet in the waiting area.
“Scott, you’re good to go,” I tell my client as I clean him up. The timing couldn’t have been more perfect. I hand him a mirror, and he smiles and nods his approval before I wrap him up and go over the care instructions. Not that I need to. Scott is a frequent flyer.
“Thanks, man. How much do I owe you?”
“Emerson is out front. She’ll get you taken care of.” We shake hands, and he steps out of the room. I rush through getting my station cleaned up, and just as I’m stepping out of my room, Scott waves and walks out the door. I pull up my phone and pause the recording on the cameras in my office and the lobby area.
“What happened? He was on the books for another hour,” Emerson asks. She has a look of concern on her face, and somehow that makes me fall for her just a little harder. She’s worried about me.
“I know.”
“Did he change his mind?” She steps toward me, just within reach.
“Nope.” I snake my arms around her waist and kiss her.
“The cameras.”
“I paused them.”
She grins. “Smart man.” She tilts her head back for another kiss. “Now, tell me how you finished so quickly.”
“I knew this was going to be a brief visit. It was just a small piece, the name of his new baby boy. I blocked out more time than I needed, hoping that it would just be the two of us, and we could spend some time together.”
“When did you do that?”
“Yesterday. I’ve spent too many sleepless nights without you, and I knew by today I’d need my hands on you. We have your party in a couple of hours, and this was the only way I could think to do it.”
“I’ve barely slept,” she says, resting her head on my chest.
“Something we’re going to have to adjust to.”
“I don’t like it.”
“Yeah,” I agree. “Come on, let’s go to my office. I’ll lock the door, and unpause the cameras for this area. Leave the lobby music playing so they know we’re still here.”
“Do you think that they’ll check?”
“Honestly, no, but we need to cover all our bases just in case.”
She heads to my room, and I lock the door. Once we’re both out of the lobby area, I unpause the cameras. It’s overkill, but I still feel like it’s important. I plop down on my chair and pat my lap. She comes willingly. Straddling me, she rests her arms on my shoulders, running her fingers through my hair.
Fuck, I never thought that was something I’d enjoy. I’ve had women play with my hair before when they were coming on to me, and I hated it. Hated their hands messing up my hair. When it comes to Emerson, I crave her touch, no matter where it is. I just crave her. It’s that simple.
Wrapping my arms around her, I pull her close, burying my face in her neck. “I missed you, baby girl.”
“Tell me this next year is going to go fast.”
“Ten months. Not a year.”
She laughs softly.
