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When I taste the salt of her tears, I hold her face in my hands and pull her back so that I can look into her eyes.
“Why are you crying?” I whisper.
“I don’t know—I just—I thought—I thought it was all over.”
“But it’s actually only just beginning.” I pull her back against my mouth and kiss her again.
It’s only just the beginning.
Of everything.
And now it’s real.
Chapter 25 - Tia
On Sunday morning, I wake up in Yefim’s arms, my cheek pressed against his chest, a smile on my face that I suspect was there the entire time I was sleeping.
Our naked bodies are twisted together, sharing heat.
Yesterday he told me he wants to be together for real.
I couldn’t believe it.
The relief I felt hearing those words was so intense that it brought tears to my eyes. Even now, lying quietly next to him, listening to his soft breathing, I feel tears threatening again. It’s like some kind of fairytale. Something unreal.
My heart is so happy.
He takes a deep breath as he wakes up and I feel him pulling me closer to him.
“Good morning, baby girl.” He says, his voice deep and sleepy. The roughness of it sounding even more sexy than usual.
“Good morning,” I grin, snuggling closer to him.
“Did you sleep well?”
“Very well. You tired me out.”
“Mm. That was fun. What do you want to do today?”
“Idon’twant to go shopping,” I giggle.
“I was thinking"—he rolls towards me, looking into my eyes—“that we should go to the carnival. It’s here in town for a few weeks and it actually looks kind of fun. I saw an ad online. It’s just something silly, different—"
“That sounds perfect,” I answer, cutting him off.
It's lowkey, its simple, it’s just us spending time together. That’s all I've ever wanted from him.
“We’ll get breakfast there then, but I definitely need a coffee before we go. You kept me up late last night. That was a lot of cardio.” He chuckles as he pulls me close for a kiss, then throws the blankets off and tries to get out of bed.
But I move quickly, grabbing him and pulling him back down.
“Five more minutes,” I demand, wrapping my arms around his body.
He chuckles again, and it vibrates through me, filling me with warmth and happiness.
“I’ll stay in bed with you all day. We don’t need to go anywhere,” he warns as he starts hugging me so tightly I can barely breathe.
“Wait,” I laugh. “I want to go to the carnival with you.”
