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"I'm not telling you any more tonight because it's a sad story, and you've had enough."
She climbed up on her knees and threw her arms around me. "Thank you for telling me that, and thanks for helping me with this." She kissed my cheek, and that magic warmth started oozing in my chest again.
"I'm glad I was there." I gazed into her eyes and fought the strong pull to kiss her. She was so open and honest with me, it was hard to turn her away.
"So," I cleared my throat and took my hands off her, "you wanna watch a movie or something? Get your mind off things?"
"Don't you have to get back to work?"
I did have to go out looking for Gavin again, but this seemed more important. "Helix is following some leads. I can take a break with you."
"I'd like that."
"What do you want to watch?"
"Let's watch an action movie with lots of guns and revenge shooting."
I pulled her up from the couch and smiled. "How about a Marvel flick?"
"Close enough."
Chapter 17 Making It Clear
Magnum
Several hours later, I'd discovered she'd never had cable television and had a long list of shows she'd always wanted to see. So we had Chinese food delivered and watched Captain America. We then suffered through two Lord of the Rings flicks. She'd finally fallen asleep during a documentary about bird migration.
I eagerly turned that shit off and lay back on the couch. Her little body was tucked in front of me, and we'd created a scorching layer of heat between us. It was nice to see her relaxed and sleeping instead of hurting herself and plotting murders.
She did some mind-numbingly erotic but also very innocent cat-like squirming and ended up with her face in my chest. My hand landed on her hip, and her eyes fluttered open.
"Stella's been blowing up my phone." I sent her another text that Wren was safe with me. She was sending all kinds of warnings to me about hurting her and she was a sweet girl. Like I didn't fucking know that. Jesus. I'd also texted Celeste that she was safe with me.
"Mmm. Missed you," Wren mumbled back.
Ah, there it was. She'd missed me too. We both knew she was safer with me. I rubbed her back, and my fingers tangled in her long, thick hair. "You wanna stay here?"
"Mmm-hmm."
A risky proposition, but she was already sleeping. I'd been hard all night but managed to keep my hands in appropriate areas. I'd slept in a bed with her twice and hadn't fucked her. That was a goddamn miracle in my world. Tonight, she was suffering with her memories. I was just doing what any good brother-in-law would do. Right?
I climbed off the couch and scooped her languid body up into my arms.
"No kissy kissy," she murmured as I carried her to my room. Her ponytail hanging down brushed my thigh.
"You telling yourself that?" I asked her.
"No. You with your sexy lips were all over my neck last time."
"Bullshit." Wait. Did I do that? I didn't remember. She thought my lips were sexy? Well, then. Alright. Couldn't say that didn't make me stand a little taller.
"You said something about wanting me to sleep without underwear."
We reached my bed, and I balanced her with one arm while pulling down the covers. She weighed almost nothing as I placed her head on the spare pillow. "You lie." This girl needed to never be naked anywhere near me or I'd be plundering her without remorse.
I sat down next to her with my back up against the headboard, my hands covering my hard dick. "There's a myriad of reasons I'm not going to kiss you or be anywhere near you without underwear."
She smiled and grinned up at me. "And what are those, great wizard?" God, she was cute as fuck when she was sleepy.
