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The elevator dings, and I release her as the doors slide open, taking her hand instead.
The second we’re inside my place, Aurora drags my mouth down to hers. Unfortunately, Postie and Malone are on us, trying to trip us as they weave between our legs.
“They’re adorable, but they’re cockblockers,” Aurora says against my lips.
“Let’s feed them. Then I have something for you.”
“You mean orgasms, right? You have lots of those for me.”
“I’ve been willing to provide those all week,” I remind her.
“They came with stipulations.” Her fingers curl around my belt buckle.
I grab her wrists and spin her around, raising them above her head as I press her into the door. She parts her legs, and my knee slides between them. She sighs and rolls her hips.
“One stipulation.” I drag my lips along the edge of her jaw, breathing her in. “And it was reasonable. It still is.”
“I know. I can’t separate sex from feelings when it comes to you,” she whispers, eyes brimming with emotion. “It feels like my heart and soul are on fire when you’re inside me.”
Her truth soothes the broken parts of me. “I feel the same way.” I release her hands and slide my fingers into her silky hair. “That’s why I needed you to be in this with me before we got here again.”
“Thank you for being patient.” She rests a warm palm against my cheek. Everything about her in this moment is soft, open. “I love you.”
Her admission unravels me and heals my heart. I memorize this moment: the gentleness of her words, the truth in her eyes, how beautiful she is, hands on my skin, grounding me, tethering me to Earth.
“I’ve been waiting to hear those words.”
“I’ve been waiting to say them. Now give them back to me, please,” she whispers.
I take her face in my hands, emotion making my voice hoarse. “I love you, Aurora.”
Her smile widens. “With all my heart,” she murmurs and pulls my mouth to hers.
The kiss lasts all of five seconds, though, because my cats are back to being pests.
“Let’s feed these two.”
“And then orgasms?”
“Surprise first, then orgasms.”
She sighs. “I’ll get their treats if you get the food.”
“On it.” I head for the fridge.
Aurora gives the boys treats, which they gobble up in two seconds, while I plate their soft food. Once our hands are washed, I lace our fingers. “Come on.” I guide her down the hall, past the spare bedroom, to my home office.
Nerves twist my stomach as I flick on the light and push the door open.
“Hollis,” she breathes as she moves into the room. “This is… You redecorated.”
The room formerly contained a single desk and an unused exercise bike. As far as home offices went, it was pretty uninspiring. But I usually sat at my dining room table with my laptop if I needed to review paperwork or contracts. If Aurora joins Hemi in the PR office, she’ll need space to work outside of office hours, and maybe so will I in the future.
“I want this space to feel like yours, too.” I want it to feel like home. Like she belongs here with me.
“This is amazing.” She crosses over to the double desks. One side has a black executive chair—that’s mine. The other chair is baby blue and plush, designed for function and comfort. The walls have been painted a pale, icy blue and new art decorates them, including a banana-duck print. Two custom lounge chairs face the window overlooking the harbor. “You even picked coordinating throw pillows,” she muses.
I wrap my arms around her waist from behind and kiss her cheek. “I thought this would be a nice place to have coffee on work-from-home days.”
