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“Everything will be fine, Sephie. None of this is your fault and we will make it better very soon. I promise.”
I rested my head on his shoulder. We sat like that for a few minutes. He reached out and started tapping at random keys. He would test the sound of each one, then would play the keys that sounded best together. As he was pecking out a small melody, I played a more intricate improvisation on top. He grinned as he kept trying to play the right notes that he’d chosen.
“You’re a natural, Bubba,” I grinned at him.
The sun set and Adrik still wasn’t home. Andrei had said that he had a late meeting, so I was trying to not worry about him. The house staff and Tori had all left for the evening, so it was just me and Andrei. He was still partially in the doghouse, so he thought it best to give Tori some space. He said their talk that afternoon went better, but she was still mad at him for laughing at her in front of me.
Delicate ego. Check.
Around 10:30 p.m., Andrei got a message that they were coming home. “They’re flying in, so they’ll be here soon.”
I tried to contain my excitement. I felt silly missing Adrik this much, but I had missed spending any time with him this morning after we went back to bed. I thought back to our conversation on the balcony that morning. “…it made you into the woman I’m falling in love with today.” He had said that so easily, like it was fact. I smiled to myself, thinking about his nervousness when I said I wanted to leave the house. Was this powerful man really worried that I would want to leave him?
Andrei pulled me out of my thoughts. “Come, I’ll take you to the landing pad. You can meet him there. It will make him happy.”
I jumped up. “Really? It would make me happy too.” He bent down and I jumped on his back eagerly, slapping his shoulder. “Get the lead out, boy! We don’t want to be late!”
He laughed and took off toward the front door. He walked us some distance to the side of the house, where there was a large clearing with a concrete pad in the middle. I hadn’t been to this side of the property yet. We were just approaching the pad when he heard the helicopter. “See? There they are,” he said, pointing to the lights in the sky in the distance.
It didn’t take them long to land and Adrik stepped out of the helicopter. He was a sight for sore eyes in all black. Damn, he looked extra sexy. Was it because I missed him? Andrei was still holding me on his back. I jumped down as Adrik saw us and started to close the distance between us quickly. I ran to his arms, my lips crashing into his. I felt like I was almost desperate for him right then and I wanted him to know, without a doubt, that I had missed him. We heard a couple of whistles from the guys, but I didn’t stop. I didn’t care at that moment. He groaned as he broke this kiss to breathe. “Somebody missed me,” he said, that sexy smirk on his face.
I grinned at him. “Maybe a little,” I said as I reached up and kissed him again.
I felt him smile against my kiss. “I missed you more,” he said, picking me up to carry me to the house. I smiled and rested my head against his shoulder, wrapping my arms around his neck and shoulders. “How was your day, solnishko?”
“Um…good,” I said, not sure if I should bother him with the drama between Andrei and Tori.
He stopped walking and looked at me seriously. “Who do I need to have killed?” he asked.
I giggled. “Well, technically me, so I feel like that’s a bad life choice all around.”
He looked at me sternly, one eyebrow raised. “Persephone, what have you done?”
“I made Tori put Andrei in the doghouse already. I didn’t mean to! We were just joking in the kitchen, and she walked in, thinking Andrei was hurt and we started laughing more and she thought we were laughing at her.”
He scoffed. “Women are complicated.” He continued up to the house.
“You’re telling me,” I said, rolling my eyes as he laughed. When we got inside, I asked, “Did you eat? Do you want me to make you something?”
“No need, love. We ate already. I am, however, still hungry,” he said as he set me down. He leaned in to kiss me and added, “Just not for food.”
I couldn’t help myself. I kissed him deeply, my entire body craving his. I pressed my body to his, not wanting any space between us. I wasn’t sure what had come over me, but I simply couldn’t get enough of him. He responded in kind, his strong arms pulling me against him firmly. His lips devouring mine as his tongue explored every inch of my mouth. A soft moan escaped my lips as I tried to press my knees together, feeling the incredible need for him growing.
“We should go upstairs before I lose complete control, solnishko,” he said as he grabbed my hand pulling me quickly to the stairs.
Chapter Twenty
Adrik
I was anxious to get home to Sephie. Missing talking to her before I left for the day was harder than I thought. I had already grown accustomed to our morning routine in just a few short days. Not being able to kiss her, to talk to her this morning made me miss her more than usual. I found myself hoping that she was in better spirits tonight than last night, but I vowed to do everything in my power to make it better if she wasn’t.
“We’re ten minutes out, Boss. I also sent word to Andrei that we were on our way home. He said princess was starting to get impatient and worried,” Ivan said. The corners of his mouth were curled up in a half smile.
“Thank you, Ivan. Did he say anything else?”
“Net. Just that she was starting to worry because it was so late, and we weren’t back yet. He told her you had a late meeting.”
I found myself getting more anxious to see her. I never wanted to cause her worry. I should’ve told her I had a late meeting, but it slipped my mind. I was too focused on how beautiful she looked while peacefully sleeping this morning to consider small details.
