Chapter 97

Chapter 97

"Early. And why are you taking business calls before 8am?"

I sighed and rubbed my forehead. "Sorry, didn't even realize the time."

I felt a wave of worry before the door to his office clicked open with the phone still

at his ear.

"What's wrong?"

I laughed. "Why do you assume something's wrong?"

"You're in even earlier than usual."

I tried to protest, but he continued.

"You haven't 't even made coffee. You look exhausted."

I tried again to interject.

"And you are distracted. It's not like you to lose track of time."

"Are you done?" I asked, turning my back to him as I made my way to the coffee pot. He nodded at

me and just watched and waited. Once the sound of brewing met my ears I turned back to him.

"I was out late at the Crate. I have a bit of a headache from it," I said, thinking, but not admitting

aloud, I may have been a little drunk still too. He snorted and I knew he heard that thought through

don't sleep well without you and I'm stressed about the upcoming challenges. I wasn't 'sleeping anyway

What was the point in hiding it when he

anyway. He pulled me into his arms and I flinched, my eyes

the open door.

The Council.

don't give a shit about what the

I relaxed against his

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the stress fade away.

I whispered as the gurgling noises of coffee stopped, silencing the room and the aroma drew me from his arms in

cup for me and meet me in my

of us staying away from each other. I giggled thinking about it. If he didn't care, I didn't care. But when I walked into the office, closing the door behind me, I wasn't greeted in any way to be considered clandestine. Instead he was seated at his desk already talking on the phone and motioned for

reached for his

this was a possibility, really an inevitability... It'll be

got up from my seat and launched myself around his desk plopping ungracefully in his lap. It made

when worried.

silenced me with a kiss. I indulged him for a few before pulling back and giving

to talk about it. I just want to hold

me invade your brain to figure it out." We had both gotten good about not constantly invading each other's mind. My cheeks pinked as my mind headed for the gutter thinking of a few of the

heard my thoughts.

and taking a moment to breath

getting off the hook that easy.

already know or wasn't expecting at

in my

to take over.

of that. I'm going to be

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