It was the peak of domesticity, and I was surprised to find that I enjoyed it.
Her face wore a post-orgasmic glow that twinkled her skin in the morning sunlight. She handed me eggs she cracked and peppered, then I tossed them into the pan. They sizzled as she chopped up vegetables and crumbled bacon she fried over the stove. I whipped us up a massive omelet to share, loaded with bacon and vegetables and three different kinds of cheese. She toasted some bread and slathered it in butter before pulling out some jams from Anton’s fridge. I got the coffee brewing while she set the table, then the two of us sat down and enjoyed our meal together.
“Open wide,” I said as I held the fork out to her.
But we didn’t even get through breakfast before I was peeling her clothes off her body again.
Chapter 26
Michelle
I walked on Cloud Nine. Every time I passed Grayson and saw his hungry eyes on me, my heart soared. I was surprised at how quickly I was falling for him. I enjoyed his presence, yes. I even enjoyed the way he lusted after me the way he did. No man had ever wanted me in that fashion before. No man had ever wanted me so desperately or enjoyed the feel of me so passionately.
Looking up from my book, I watched him walk into Anton’s library. He sat down on the other end of the couch and peered over the text he was reading. I smiled at him as my cheeks flushed, his leg stretching out to touch me. His toes tucked underneath my thigh as he wiggled them, pulling a giggle from me that distracted me from my book.
“Come on, now. The library is—sacred space.”
“I can think of a few other things I’d label that way, too,” he said.
“Plus, you have to be quiet in libraries,” I said, with a whisper.
“Oh I can be quiet. The question is, can you?”
He charged me on the couch and clamped his hand down over my mouth. And it was moments like those that took my breath away. Th
at slipped me into another world where it was only the two of us enjoying one another. The way he took control and the way he commanded my body was unlike anything I’d ever experienced. I walked around with an ache in my bones that spread smiles across my face whenever I moved. I didn’t want it to end. I didn’t want this part of my life to be over so quickly.
But I knew that date was looming. Just like it had the first time.
Thinking about him leaving was scary. Thinking about how I felt about him frightened me. But the liberating hurricane that was Grayson kept sweeping me off my feet, dragging me along with his current. I’d slip into the shower and there he would be, moving in for the kill as his arms slid down my sides. I’d be lying in bed, about to take a nap, and there he would be. Moving up the covers so he could slip in next to me.
This kind of attachment to a man I knew was leaving wouldn’t be good for either of us.
In a week, he still planned to go. At the very least, I knew he wasn’t staying. This wasn’t his home and he had no more family here. And if he had a job of any sort, it certainly wasn’t in Stillsville, either. Would I get another stay of execution? Would he keep inching things out a week or two until he got tired of me? Or did he simply plan to enjoy my body and our connection before leaving me behind and never looking back?
There was a lingering termination date on us, and it settled an uncertainty into the pit of my gut.
“Michelle?”
I groaned and rolled over as the morning sunlight hit my eyes.
“Mhm?” I asked.
“Hey there, beautiful.”
I smiled at his words as he pressed his lips to my cheek.
“I’m heading back to the lawyer’s office to make sure the deeds on Anton’s properties have been sent to their rightful owners. Then I have to go talk to the accountants and make sure his money is being divided among his designated charities properly.”
“Sounds like you’ve already had coffee,” I said.
“And there’s plenty more for you. I made sure of it.”
I smiled as my eyes finally peeled open.
“Such a handsome sight,” I said.
“Maybe when I get back you can enjoy it a little more,” he said with a wink.