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“No.” I lift him up to stand, but keep my hand on his that’s holding the box to make sure that thing stays closed. “I want us to work. I want to be with you, but I don’t want to move too fast.”
“I don’t want anyone else,” he says with so much sadness that I want to break down and cry with him.
“It’s not about that. It’s about us rushing into something, when I want to enjoy what we have.” I close my eyes and clutch at him. I can’t lose him, but this is too fast for me. “Please. Please understand. I’m not saying never. I’m just not saying yes right now.”
That gets through to him.
With a heavy sigh, he cups my cheek to look at him.
“Ok.”
“Ok,” I repeat back. “Let’s get out of here.”
He nods and lets me lead the way out of the arena. We’re completely silent as we get back to my place. Stripping each other down with soft sweet kisses, making love to each other like we never have before.
It’s soft and sweet. No dirty words or sharp stings. It’s an outpouring of our love into each other, and a clutching onto hope as we drift off to sleep.
Chapter 38
Kandace
The next morning, I woke up to an empty bed. Luca left without saying goodbye.
I start panicking, but then see a note with my name on it on the nightstand, folded over a blue box.
Kandace,
I had to leave to get to my flight, and I didn’t want to wake you. I couldn’t wake you, because then it’d be too hard to leave and say an actual goodbye. I would’ve never left. It isn’t goodbye, but a see you later. I’m sorry I scared you yesterday, but I am unequivocally in love with you. The ring belongs to you, and one day you’ll wear it. I’ll talk to you later, Love.
XOX, Your King
P.S. I expect nudes every single day, no exceptions.
I laugh after reading it, but then stare at the box like it has a demon trapped inside it, waiting to make its move.
After a long shower, I come back to my room and surprisingly, the box hasn’t moved. This demon is stealth.
With my wet hair sprawled on the bed and my floral robe open, I take a few selfies and send them off to my king. I like how that sounds. Luca is my king.
Me:Hope your flight was good.
Luca:Almost dropped my phone. I wasn’t expecting that so soon.
Luca:Flight was good, except the part where the entire plane almost saw your picture sliding down the aisle as they got out.
Me:I expect one in return. Time is ticking.
Luca:I miss waking up next to you.
Me:It’s only been one night…
Me:But I miss it too.
I’m cold and miserable, waking up in my empty bed. In such a short time, I got used to Luca taking up so much room that I slept curled up in a ball on the edge closest to my nightstand.
One more class today, and then I pack for my trip to visit Hannah with her family for the holidays. She paid for my ticket months ago with no return date, assuring me that I can stay as long as I’d like to.
I have nowhere else to go. In the last few years, I stayed at Drexton and spent the holiday with Hannah’s family here, but now that she lives in Texas with the baby, they’re all going there. Including Holt’s huge family, but Hannah promised me my own space.
