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“I’m too wired to sleep. Do you want a drink?” Levi asks, heading to the bar cart in the living room. “I need one,” he says before I have a chance to answer.
“I do too.”
“Wine?” he asks.
I shake my head. “Something stronger.”
“Vodka and tonic on ice?”
I nod.
He introduced me to drink, and right now, a stiff drink is exactly what the doctor ordered.
“Are you hungry?” he asks.
“I am,” I nod. “I haven’t eaten anything since lunch.”
“I’ll reheat the leftover pizza from last night.”
“That sounds good.”
“Go change into something clean and I’ll take care of the drinks.”
“Okay.”
I turn to leave, but stop.
It’s on the tip of my tongue to say, but I hesitate.
Levi cocks his head to the side when I remain rooted in silence.
“What is it?” he asks, frowning.
I don’t answer.
“Jules,” he presses.
I plaster a warm expression on my face so as not to give away the turmoil inside.
“Thank you for everything,” I chicken out.
So much has transpired tonight. So many emotions. The last thing I want is for him to run away screaming if I use the L word.
“You’re mine,” he says, his eyes like pools of blue ink, “I take care of you.”
God, those words are like a cyclone, causing an intense experience throughout my body, bordering on electrifying.
He approaches me.
“Are we clear on that?” he asks.
I offer a shy smile. “We are.”
“Now, go,” he gestures.
I run up to his room––our room––to change and run back down.
As I reach the last step, a crashing sound has me jumping out of my skin.
