Chapter 90
Chapter 90
Kassing him. Feeling him. Cradling him to her. Keeping him safe. Safe and loved.
And oh, how Katrina wanted to say that to him. How she wanted to tell him just how deeply, how impossibly she felt for him.
But somewhere in the recesses of her bliss filled mind, she knew that would be too much tonight. She knew several barriers had already been broken, several walls had been shattered. She knew she had gotten through enuntless tactical defenses that resided in Rylan's mind, and she couldn't push it Couldn't push him to be more vulnerable or-
"L.. You mean everything to me. Kate." It was Kylan who spoke first. Rylan who broke the sounds of her panting together, coming down from her highs.
She smiled at him, completely exhausted and spent, but happy. "You mean everything to me too, Kylan." She kissed his forehead once before withdrawing from his lap, already missing the feeling of him inside her.
Kylan rolled over and stumbled to his bathroom, coming back with a few towels to help clean t
clean the pair of them up
Together, she worked in silence to right his bed and fluff his mangled pillows. She pulled her pajamas, or really I Kylan's p
s pajamas, over her body. And then she sat down on Kylan's bed, and he sat next to her. She hesitated for a second, but then she reached for his hand and took hold of his fingers.
for her to check in with Kylan. The last
breath caught in her throat when she realized he was smiling at her. Full on, openly, smiling at
but a puddle of feelings so intense, she
they fixed themselves beneath his duvet and settled so they were snuggled close together, their arms draped around each other Her fingers absently traced over
a tattoo," she whispered into the quiet
look at her and she smiled at him sofily. "Maybe a robin. A small one. Somewhere only I'll see it and. And you." Despite all she
robin symbolizes change and growth," Kylan said the words matter of fact, and she nodded in
"Goodnight, Rylan. Thank you for letting me know you like. Like
Just before she was lost to the night around her,
"I love you, Kate."
quietly, softly, and she wasn't certain she had heard them correctly at all through
The best dream.
around the man that was never
be made. She was mid bite of avocado toast when the
her staring, because he also stilled, his teacup halfway to his lips. "What?" he deadpanned, eyeing
wondering if she should draw attention to her thoughts. "You just... You didn't have
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her eyes downcast
ever since I started therapy."
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