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He was definitely strong enough.
25
Cash
It didn’t take her long to fall asleep in my arms.
In my bed.
In my cabin.
I didn’t sleep for more than an hour. Maybe two. Any time I drifted off, I startled awake, making sure she was still here. With me.
Christ.
The burning pain behind my eyes forced me to slam them shut. For so long, I thought this would never happen.
Jillian.
Here.
With me.
When she woke up, we’d have a difficult talk.
A really difficult talk.
But there was no hurry for that. The sun was barely getting ready to rise. And the most important talk had already happened last night.
Technically, it started off with a song.
Or two.
I had no idea what she was going to play. And when her fingers began to strum that familiar tune—I’d wanted to stand up, grab the guitar, and pull her into my arms.
How could Jillian even think of asking if I was strong enough to be her man? How did she not know I was?
The words we shared afterward were meaningful, heartfelt, and true. And I was more than fucking relieved to hear Jillian say that she loved me.
Really fucking relieved.
“How long have you been awake?” Jillian asked in a sleepy voice. Her hand slid up my chest.
I dropped my chin and peered at her. “Not long,” I lied through my teeth. I rubbed her arm and sighed. “Fuck, it’s nice to wake up with you in my arms.”
She grinned and nodded. “Yeah.” Her fingers trailed up my neck and to my cheek. “I say we make this a regular thing. How about you?” Jillian asked in a teasing tone.
“Sounds like a great fucking idea. Now, give me those lips of yours,” I said, and she did what I asked and kissed me. A warm, naked, sleepy Jillian was exactly what I was in the mood for.
Just as I rolled her over and began touching some really great parts—she pushed me back a little. “Cash, we need to talk,” her sexy, breathless voice stated.
I nodded and kept touching more really great parts of Jillian. “Yeah, later.”
She giggled and grabbed my hand. “As always, I like your enthusiasm, Clemens. But I have questions about yesterday. And I’m sure you have some for me, too.”
I laid on my side and leaned my head on my hand as my elbow dug into the bed. “Okay, sweetness. Fire away.”
