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He was always pragmatic, thinking three steps beyond everyone else, planning and scheming. Stefan would protect me with his life. Knowing that I could stand beside him with my own ability made me feel like the scales were even.
"You should not be worried about such things. " Stefan rolled to my side, staring into my eyes. "I never wished for things to be so difficult. It is my only regret. "
"Stop. " I placed my palm against his face. "It doesn't matter, Stefan. With or without you, Kian would have found me. "
"Perhaps. " Stefan replied quietly. "So you have no reservations, Josephine?"
"Not a single one. " I let my fingers caress the curve of his cheek. "It's worth it, you know?"
"Hmm?"
"To be with you forever. It's worth all of the worries and fears. I have you. "
I glanced up at him, meeting his gaze. His blue eyes were soft, filled with love and devotion. His hand rested against my chest, his fingers stroking the pendant around my neck.
"Att ha din k?rlek ?r en v?lsignelse. Du ?r min ?lskare, min v?n och min k?ra kompis. Jag ?lskar dig. "
"I've only been using the CD's for a few days, sweetheart. I understood that you love me. What else did you say?"
"I said to have your love is a blessing. You are my lover, my friend and my cherished mate. " He lowered his mouth gently to mine. "I love you. "
"Jag ?lskar dig, min man. " The words sounded strange and felt peculiar on my tongue. It was worth the discomfort to watch his eyes sparkle as he heard me speak in his native language.
"Until the stars stop shining?" He used my words from a few days ago.
"And then some. "
"You need to sleep. You need to wrap up your affairs tomorrow. "
"Yeah, yeah. " I snuggled against him.
He nuzzled his nose against my hair, breathing in my scent. He groaned softly in response, his hands rubbing over my back and ass possessively. I pulled back, letting my eyes travel over his face. Unable to resist his lips, I pressed a kiss to the top and then the bottom before devouring his mouth, the taste of him addictive and sweet.
The pads of his fingers cupped the back of my neck as he answered my kiss. His mouth became more insistent, our legs tangling together as we moved closer to each other, languidly kissing each other with wet,
open mouthed caresses. When he lifted his mouth from mine, his lips went to my neck, scattering kisses and tiny bites across my skin. His hand slipped between us and he gently stroked my clit with his thumb while his fingers filled me.
"You begged me to come for you earlier. I want you to come all over my hand," he said huskily against my neck.
His fingers and thumb stroked and thrust inside of me, teasing and insistent. His blue eyes stared intently at me, watching every expression that crossed my face. When they curled up and plunged harder I gave in, falling apart over his hand, sighing breathlessly when I felt him release against my stomach.
Stefan captured my mouth in another kiss. "That was beautiful, watching you come for me. "
He was a blur as he moved from the bed to the bathroom. He returned with a towel, quickly cleaning up the mess we'd made.
He sank back into the bed and pulled me back on his arms. My eyes were heavy and for the moment, the confrontation with Georgia was in the back of my thoughts.
His arms around me were the last thing I remembered until drifting off into sleep.
* * *
Pulling in front of Anna's real estate office, I put the car into park and gripped the steering wheel for a moment. The day had been filled with errands, putting in a forwarding address request in to the tiny postal office in Canggu, transferring money from accounts here in Indonesia to the much bigger joint bank account I now shared with Stefan in the US. I'd reached my final and most difficult errand of the day: not only was I putting my villa on the market, I was also going to tell Anna that I was leaving. I'd scanned her future and knew the outcome would be fine, but she was going to ask questions. Questions could be dangerous. . . I would need to stay on guard and not reveal too much to her.
Unable to put off the inevitable chore, I shoved open the door to my jeep and headed for her office. I was greeted with a chiming bell and Anna's head popped up with her 'I'm all about selling you a property' business smile. When she saw it was me, the smile changed to her more snarky grin. She pushed herself away from her desk to meet me.
"Josie Anderson decides to grace me with her presence!" Anna's eyes scanned over me, lingering over my necklace before they went to her watch. "You have perfect timing. Let's go to lunch. "
Anna crossed back to her desk and grabbed her purse from one of the drawers. She rejoined me, motioning for me to follow her outside. We walked in the bright sunlight for a few moments before she spoke.
