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Chloe immediately comes to me and hugs me. “Are you okay?”
I smile and nod, looking into her concerned blue eyes. “I am. You were right. I don’t want to fight this anymore.”
“I think you’ll be happy you decided to give him a chance. Stop thinking about things so much, and just go with it.”
I look over to where Ethan and Nick are standing. Nick is nodding and saying something, but Ethan’s eyes are focused on me. My cheeks warm as he grins before I turn my attention back to Chloe. “I think you’re right.”
The four of us make our way inside and settle in for dinner in the kitchen. Having Nick and Chloe here is fun and natural. It’s like we’re just two couples hanging out for a regular date night. I know I’m still in the dark about a lot of details involved in being with Ethan, but for tonight, I just want to push that to the back of my mind. It feels so good to enjoy the lighthearted company of friends.
“Nick, it’s 11:00 already. I think we should probably be going home.” Chloe stands, taking Nick by the hand. “Sorry, we didn’t mean to take up your whole evening.”
“It’s okay. I love hanging out with you guys. I had a lot of fun tonight,” I say.
“Well, thanks, guys,” Nick says. “Olivia, we’re happy you’re here.”
Chloe gives me a big hug on her way out the door. “You know how to reach me if you need anything. Call me anytime.”
“Thanks, Chloe.”
“I’ll talk to you tomorrow, sweetie.”
Ethan
Now that it’s just the two of us, the sexual tension hangs in the air like a thick fog. I would love nothing more than to relieve it with mind-blowing sex, but that’s not an option tonight. In a traditional mate situation, sex would have happened right away. It’s torturous having to take things slow with her.
I pull her to me and rub my hands up and down her perfectly toned arms. “I didn’t want to be rude, but I’ve been looking forward to having you to myself all evening.” She relaxes into me as I take her face in my hands and kiss her, but then she pushes away from me with a reluctant sigh. There’s still a part of her that’s fighting this.
“As much as I enjoy this, Ethan, we agreed to slow things down until I have all the information.”
My instinct says to convince her otherwise, but I don’t want to scare her off now that she’s finally here. “You’re right. I know. You’re just so fucking irresistible.” I pull her into me, and kiss her again.
She smiles and looks up at me from under her long lashes. “This isn’t easy for me either.”
Fuck. I groan and rest my forehead against hers. “God, Olivia. I’m trying to be a gentleman here, but you saying things to imply you want me too, makes me want to throw you over my shoulder, haul you up to my bed, and fuck you senseless.” Her breathing quickens at my comment, and I can feel the desire radiating from her body. I don’t think she would protest even a little bit if I did exactly that right now.
She clears her throat and looks into my eyes. “On that note, I should go to bed. Could you show me which room will be mine?”
As much as I don’t want to, I release her with a heavy sigh. “Sure. Come on. I’ll take you to your room.” Taking her hand, I lead her up the stairs and down a hallway. “Here we are.” The room is beautifully decorated especially for her, but she looks disappointed—almost angry.
“Do you always keep your guest room ready for a female visitor?” I try to hide my smile at her reaction. My beautiful little mate is jealous.
“I hope you like it. My sister, Vanessa, has an interior design degree, so I had her add some feminine touches to the room this morning. I was confident I’d eventually be able to convince you to give me a chance.” There’s a large, king-size bed with a linen covered headboard. The ivory duvet cover has a shiny, velvety texture with a gold metallic woven pattern, and there are several accent pillows in light pink, gold, and ivory. There’s even a glass nightstand with gold trim next to the bed, a gold lamp, and a beautiful vase of pink roses.
“Oh,” she says as her face relaxes. “Thank you. It’s beautiful, but there was no need to go to any trouble.”
“Of course there is. I want you to be happy.” Still holding her hand, I lead her across the room. “You have your own bathroom attached to the bedroom right through this door. If you findthere’s something you need, just let me know, and I can have it here for you within a matter of minutes. There’s also a walk-in closet through the door next to the window. Would you like me to have someone unpack your things for you tomorrow?”
“Oh, no, please don’t. I can handle it myself.”
“Okay. I’ll let you get some sleep then. If you need anything, my room is right across the hall.” I’m still holding her hand as I take her with me to the bedroom door.
“Thank you, Ethan.”
“Of course. Goodnight, Olivia.” I lean in, giving her two gentle kisses, and whisper, “I love you.” Her pink lips part to release a breathy sigh as I turn to walk to my room.
Olivia
With my heart beating fast, I close the door and go to the bathroom to wash my face. If someone had told me this morning that I’d be moving in with Ethan by tonight, I would have told them they were crazy. But, here I am.
