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The room tittered with laughter.
He kissed the top of her head and then tilted it back to demonstrate a procedure using his fingers on the column of her neck. She heard little to none of it, too wrapped up in the solidness of his frame, the sensual pressure of his touch, and his warm breaths whenever he bent his head to get closer. In the middle of the demonstration, he asked if she was okay, as though whispering it in her ear, but he was wearing a mic.
The entire room heard.
More than a few “awws” followed.
When he was done, he asked the room to give her a round of applause for “putting up” with him, gave her another top-of-the-head kiss, and escorted her to the stairs. Then he continued his presentation with the same ease when, inside her, the world had made several complete rotations.
Rather than reclaim her seat, she headed for the restroom, needing to defuse the situation in her body that Lucas had come close to detonating. Although she knew it was all for show, that level of charm could soften a cactus.
She went to the row of sinks and stared at herself in the mirror, but all she saw was Lucas behind her, stroking her neck. Instead of her face, she saw that agreeable smile and casual attitude, which almost felt like a trick. Like, the moment she fell for him, those fangs would descend.
On one hand, he claimed to want her, but he agreed to the annulment without a fight. However, granting him a quick and easy dissolution of their marriage was the best apology she could offer him for not telling him she’d sobered up by the time they made it to the chapel. After all, he wasn’t the crazy one who wanted to keep his ring on her finger.
Muffled applause sounded.
Less than a full minute later, her phone chimed.
Dr. Doom
Where’d you go?
Raina Daniels
Restroom.
Dr. Doom
How’d I do?
Raina Daniels
You were incredible. Funny, engaging, informative. I really enjoyed it.
Dr. Doom
You almost made me use one of those icons.
Raina Daniels
Emojis?
Dr. Doom
…are for children.
But I’m done.
I’m all yours.
She washed her hands, touched up her makeup, and left the restroom, assuming she would have to search the flock of attendees to find him, but the minute he spotted her, he headed in her direction. A few people tried to catch his ear on the way, but he declined them with an easy smile without missing a step.
“It’s your ‘Rai’ of sunshine,” she teased.
He smiled, took her hand, and kissed her palm. “How brilliant was that? I came up with it on the spot.”
“Brilliant. One might even say ‘Rai’diant.”
