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“Better.” Ash stomps to the windows and opens the doors to her small vine-covered patio. “Ta-da!”
The sun slices through the apartment. Far off in the distance, beyond the smoggy LA skyline, is the Hollywood sign. It’s barely discernible, but it never fails to make her smile. Her home.
And now Nathaniel’s in her home.
He joins her. Wraps an arm around her waist.
A calm silence passes between them.
Tilting her head back, Ash looks up at him, at his handsomeface cast in sunlight and shadow. Every hard angle a perfect chisel in stone.
“What do you think?”
“It’s you.”
She arches a suspicious brow. “So do I disassociate now or…”
“Take the compliment, Bigfoot.”
“It’s weird. You being here,” she says, quickly adding, “but I like it.”
“I like you,” he husks. His eyes have that lustful, hungry look to them. She knows that look. It means she’ll be naked in a matter of minutes.
She slices her nails through his hair. “Does this mean the truce has ended?”
His eyes are heavy-lidded now. “The truce ended about ten days and a hundred kisses ago.”
Ash purrs as Nathaniel’s mouth meets hers with a hard urgency. He slips his strong fingers up the hem of her crop top and palms her breast. She bites that lush lower lip of his, tugging him toward her. Arched bodies, frantic hands.
The exquisite ache in the center of her chest blooms. Making room. A space for Nathaniel.
“Christ, Ash.” He shudders. One hand is on her hip, teasing at the waistband of her skirt.
From inside the apartment, her phone chimes. The sound of an incoming FaceTime call.
“Tessie,” she gasps, tearing away from Nathaniel. But he’s still kissing her, his lips moving instinctively for her throat.
Oh fuck, Tessie.
“I have to get it.” She twists in his grip, lunging for the door. Her heart drops to her boots. “If something’s wrong…”
Nathaniel nods in understanding. Eyes still dazed, he adjusts himself and his rumpled shirt. He follows her inside as she scurries to the device and positions himself in direct view of the camera.
“What are you doing?” Ash waves an arm at him, frowning.She texted Tessie before she boarded the flight, but she hasn’t given her the details of the conversation she and Nathaniel had last night. “Get out of here.”
Nathaniel smirks. “Hiding me already?”
“Shut up,” she hisses. She holds a finger to her mouth. He rolls his eyes.
Exhaling a hard breath, she pivots her position, then swipes Accept.
“Hi,” Tessie chirps. She’s in bed, as beautiful as ever, a book balanced on her belly. “You made it home.”
“We did.” Her heart pounds against her chest. “I meanIdid.”
To her right, Nathaniel rolls his eyes and mouthssmooth.
Ash glares murder at him.
