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He loathed disturbing me.
Then, I’d thought it was adorable.
Now, I just wished he was there to wake me up at night again.
Something in which I immediately felt guilty about seeing as I was starting to wish that Riel
would wake me up at night, too.
If he would just text me, I’d text him back.
Hell, I would’ve even joined him on the run.
“Are you running home after this? Or would you like a ride?” I questioned.
He eyed my attire.
“You look like you’re about to run,” he said. “Which way are you going?”
I shrugged. “I was just going to run. I didn’t have a destination or an amount in mind. But now I’m not sure if I can make it for the run and back home to shower before we’re supposed to meet Gabe
and Ember since they agreed to a breakfast date.”
He tilted his head.
“My place is two miles away,” he said. “As long as you cut through the park, anyway. You could
just change into a shirt of mine when we got to my place. Or you could keep your clothes on. I could change my shirt and we could just go dressed like this. They have outdoor seating so it wouldn’t be too bad.”
I thought about that and then shrugged.
“Let’s see what they have to say happened,” I suggested. “Then I’ll let you know if I can run
afterward or not.”
He grinned, and once again, I was struck by how handsome he was.
The scars didn’t detract from his overall attraction.
They would’ve turned anyone normal off.
But, I found that the scars only added to his appeal to me.
I was quickly beginning to realize that I was fighting a losing battle in my attraction to the man.
“Let’s go.” He paused, his eyes finally taking in the house behind me and not me. “Nice place.”
I shrugged at his unanswered question.
Why did I live in a family neighborhood? Why did I have a three-bedroom house all to myself?
“When I’d moved into this house, it was always with the plan for Luca to move into it with me,” I
found myself saying.
Riel’s eyes flicked to me, then away just as quickly.
“Makes sense now,” he murmured. “Did he help you pick it out?”
