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Understanding his slip of the tongue, he looked at her.
“And did you? Fall?” she asked.
He lightly pinched her jaw and brought his lips down to hers, stamping it in a soft kiss. “I did.”
“Do you have any regrets?” She searched his eyes.
He shook his head. “My only regret is that I won’t get to marry you every day.”
ChapterFifteen
Julius moved quietly around Avalynn’s suite, trying not to wake his sleeping…
Well, he was going to say “ward,” but she was his wife.
He grabbed his boots to put on at the door, but before he walked out, he glanced at her beautiful face on the pillow. His chest tightened, and little embers flitted inside it from the fire she lit in him.
Waking to her every day was something he could get used to. Having her curled up naked against him was definitely a bonus. And three rounds of mind-blowing orgasms on their wedding night seemed impossible to beat.
That didn’t mean he wasn’t going totry.
He slid his boots on and pulled out his phone. He shot off a text to Clay, and seconds later received a knock on the door.
Julius cracked it, prepared for a siege, but saw worse—his boss’s glare.
“You fucking slept with her,” he growled.
Julius stepped aside to let him in. “She’s sleeping. Keep your voice down.”
Clay grunted. “I told you—”
He widened his shoulders. “I know what youtoldme, Lexis. It wasn’t a direct order.”
A challenge volleyed between their gazes, and their glares fired missiles that never touched down.
Finally, Clay heaved a sigh and looked away. “What did you need when you texted?”
“A breakfast tray.”
Okay, maybe one missile landed. Even Clay’s cocked brow was pissed off. “Do I look like room service to you?”
“Just get us a damn tray.Please,” he added through gritted teeth. “I don’t trust anybody else. I already gave Avalynn’s food preferences to the chef. He’ll know what to send.”
“Fine.” He whirled to leave.
“Thank you.”
He grunted. “Next time, don’t fall for your ward.”
After his boss disappeared through the door again, Julius scrubbed his knuckle over his upper lip, creating a rasping sound. Damn, he didn’t have any answers for how he’d allowed this situation to progress so far other than it felt good and right to him, and his gut instinct hadn’t let him down yet.
After he deadbolted the door again, he started toward the bedroom to check on Avalynn, but his phone buzzed.
When he glanced at the screen, a grin settled over his face. Surprise had it widening even further.
Kingsley Jordan. Nowthatwas a name he hadn’t seen in a while, but he thought about the guy at least once a week whenever he watched pro football.
Accepting the call, he brought the phone to his ear. “Kingsley, my man. To what do I owe this honor?”
