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“Hmm, is that right? Care to share?”
“Oh no, I don’t share. I’m much too possessive for that.”
I roll out from under him so we’re face to face. “That’s good to hear, because I am too. You’re mine, Garrett.”
His eyes bounce between mine. “You really mean that, don’t you?”
“Yeah. I do. I just wish things were different and we didn’t have to do all of this in the shadows.”
“It is what it is. And maybe it won’t be like this forever.”
I swallow thickly. “I…I can’t imagine—”
Garrett presses his palm to my chest, sensing my panic.
“You never know what’s around the corner. But whatever it is, I’m here. If I need to stay your dirty little secret forever, then that’s what I’ll be.”
“That’s not fair.”
“A lot of things aren’t. But it’ll all be worth it to have you.”
“Fuck. I don’t deserve you.”
“I could say the same,” He confesses as our lips brush.
Our kiss is different from the others we’ve shared tonight. It’s slower, less frantic, and it’s full of all the things we’re feeling and utterly terrified of.
When we part, we’re both breathless.
“You need to sleep,” Garrett tells me as I settle back on my pillow.
I do, and despite the fact that my eyes are starting to close, I desperately want to stay here with him a little longer.
But the fight is pointless. When he’s in my bed, I reach a level of relaxation I’m unable to find when I’m alone.
“I’m going to miss you again.”
“You don’t have to,” I say sleepily, my eyelids finally closing.
“I can’t help it,” he argues.
“Come with me.”
He freezes in my arms. “W-what?”
“Come to our road game. Be waiting in my hotel room for me after the game.”
I’m sure he responds to that demand, but I drift off too quickly to hear it.
49
GARRETT
Sweat drips down my back as I put the weights back on the rack and reach for a towel to wipe my face.
This is the cheapest gym I could find within walking distance of Sienna’s apartment, and I thought it was fairly good until I walked into Cooper’s home gym. I look at the run-down equipment, worn floor, and cracked mirrors a little differently now.
I’m sure if I asked Cooper, he’d probably allow me to make use of his gym while he’s away. But while things might be getting kinda serious between us, I’m still cautious about intruding on his sanctuary too much.
