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“Angry?” she asked.
I grazed her hip with the tips of my fingers. “Put your hand under the blanket and see for yourself.”
Kami laughed. “You know I would never be able to stop there.”
I heard the groan leave my chest. “Fuck, don’t tease me. I’m an injured man.”
The rest of her laughter was muffled by the lips she brushed over mine. It dissolved into a low, throaty sigh as she sank into the kiss.
“I love you, too,” I murmured against her soft lips and felt them bow into a sweet smile.
“Heard that, did you?” She raised her head just high enough to look into my eyes. “I thought I was pretty sly sneaking that in.”
It was my turn to chuckle. “You have no idea how long I’ve wanted to tell you.”
Her nose bumped mine. “Well, now’s your chance to make it up to me.”
I pulled her closer. “For the rest of my life if you’ll let me.”
Her quiet hum vibrated between our grazing lips. “Done.”
CHAPTER 19
Kamari
Iwatched Delia arrange the pillows around Darius, plumping them properly to help him sit up. He was doing his best not to grimace, but I could see the strain around his mouth every time the bed jostled.
“Do you need anything else, sir?” she asked, straightening.
Darius shook his head. “I’m fine. Thank you.”
The day nurse Marcella had hired inclined her head and left us alone in Darius’s childhood bedroom.
He’d been home from the hospital for an hour, and I could tell the relocation was taking its toll on him. What little color he normally had seemed washed out, leaving his eyes a brilliant blue against the ashen complexion. Strands of hair clung to his temples and there had been a distinct tremor in his arms when he’d hoisted himself onto the mattress.
It hurt to see him so frail. Part of me didn’t believe the doctor who said he was healing nicely and released him after only four days. It felt too soon, but he’d been so insistent, and Darius had been so persistent. I was completely outvoted.
“Will you stop looking at me as though I’m on my deathbed,” he teased. “Come here.”
I moved away from the open doorway and went to take a seat on the mattress. “I’m not allowed alone in a boy’s room.”
Darius grinned. “It’s fine as long as the door is open. Get closer. Why are you so far?”
I wasn’t, but I scooted the rest of the way until I was practically in his lap.
“Better?”
“No, but it’ll have to do.” He lightly brushed back a strand of hair. “Will you read to me?”
I recalled the last time he’d asked me to read to him and my entire body flushed. My cheeks warmed, making it nearly impossible to maintain eye contact. Darius grinned as if he knew exactly what he’d done.
“What would you like me to read?” I asked rather than give him the satisfaction of flustering me further.
“Don’t care. Whatever you like.”
I started to open my mouth to list off a few off the top of my head when a cluster of raised voices filled the corridor. The familiar crack of Lavena’s heels on hardwood had our attention turning to the doorway just as all three girls strolled through with Lavena heading the pack.
“Hey,” I said, adjusting my position to see them better. “What’s going on?”
