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“I’m here to see Anica Kasan. Do I have the right address?”
The woman blinks, her eyes roving over my suit again, and she laughs, stepping back. “You have the right address. Come on in, I’ll go get her.”
When she turns and walks away, I step inside, leaving my suitcase by the door, shutting it behind me and following her into the tiny, brightly colored apartment. I step out of the small entryway and into the living room/kitchen/dining area. It’s about the size of my bedroom back in New York. Throwing a smile over her shoulder, the woman gestures at a wood and fabric couch, moving to one of the three doors leading off the postage-stamp sized room. It’s the only door that is closed.
Hammering on it, she calls through, “Ani, you have a visitor!”
Flashing me a smile, she disappears through one of the other doors, closing it behind her. My eyes are focused hungrily on the door she banged on. It cracks open and Ani steps out, looking adorable in flowered overalls and a long sleeve T-shirt. She stares at me, blinking as I slowly stand up from the world’s most uncomfortable couch.
“David,” she murmurs as I step towards her. “What are you doing here?”
She looks confused, frozen in the doorway of her bedroom. Ani’s head tips back as I continue to approach her.
“I came to see you.” It’s like I can properly breathe for the first time in almost a month.
“Uh, why?” Her head tips right back as I step right up in front of her.
I can’t stand it any longer. I tug her into my arms. Hugging her tightly, I bend my head and devour her mouth. Ani’s mouth opens, her hands sliding up my arms.
“I missed you,” I breathe between kisses. “I love you.”
Ani freezes under my mouth and hands, shoving me away from her as she gasps. I step back, watching her as she stares up at me in shock.
“You…what?”
A hint of heat touches my cheeks. “I love you.”
Ani stares at me like I’m an alien or something. My heart pounds in my chest. This isn’t exactly how I imagined this moment going.
Anica
He…what? I gape at him. There’s no way thatDavid Brooks Westerhavenflew all the way from New York to Chicago to tell me he loves me. I’m clearly hallucinating. It’s the only explanation. The only one. Reaching over, I poke him in thechest with the tip of my fingers. Solid. Clearly, it’s a good hallucination. Not-real David frowns down at me.
“What are you doing?”
“Checking if you’re real.”
David stares at me for another moment and tugs me back into his arms, kissing me thoroughly. He finally lifts his head, leaving me heaving for breath. “As real as they come, sweetheart. I want you to come back to New York with me.”
For the second time today, my brain goes blank. I have no idea how to respond, because I have no idea if he’s actually saying what I think I’m hearing, and I don’t want to make a fool of myself. I blink up at him again, my mind latching on the only thing that makes sense – JJ’s door creaking open. Shit. I can’t do this in the living room.
Grabbing his wrist, I tug him with me into my tiny, cluttered bedroom, snapping the door shut behind us to give us some privacy. Oh. I’ve dragged David into my bedroom. My cheeks heat to a blush as David’s eyes trail over the messy space, landing on the bed. I have other things on my mind than a room desperately in need of a clean.
I reach up, dragging his face back down to mine as I stretch up on my toes. When our lips meet, I wrap my arms around his neck, cleaving myself to him. David groans into my mouth and I’m tumbling backward, landing on the bed as David comes down on top of me.
Okay. This is happening. At least I can be sure this is real. I focus on losing myself in this amazing kiss. David’s hands leave my head as he unsnaps my overalls. Oh, god. I’m wearingoveralls. Can I get any more lame? I’m surprised he didn’t laugh at me and leave!
His weight disappears off me as I lift my hips so he can shimmy me out of my ridiculous outfit. His weight returns, and his fingers shove my panties aside to trail through my folds. I’d be embarrassed by how wet I am for him, but honestly, I want to feel him inside me again too desperately to think of anything else.
It’s like he can read my mind. David snatches his fingers away and sinks slowly into me.Yes. I break the kiss as I tip my head back, savoring this feeling. I missed this so much. So much. His lips press kisses along the length of my throat as he moves in even, firm strokes. Tangling my fingers in his hair, my other hand grips David’s shoulder blades as I revel in the feeling of pleasure rising inside me. I was never going to feel this again and now it’s actually happening. My brain can’t process this right now. It’s sensory overload. Oh, shit! I’m coming.
“Dav-id,” I gasp out as he sucks on a particularly sensitive spot near my ear. Lifting onto his forearms, he brushes a strand of hair out of my face as he keeps moving.
“Fuck, Ani. You’re so beautiful,” he groans, ceasing his movement, his eyes widening. No, he is.
David brushes a kiss over my lips and rolls to the side, his hand finding mine as he laces our fingers together. We lie in silence, staring at each other for a long while. His fingers stroke slowly mine.
“Why did you resign from Haven Enterprises?”
