Chapter 1108

"Even when I was ten, I had a crush on you."

Chloe pushed herself up, slender arms braced on the sides of the wheelchair, and leaned in, pressing her lips to Connor's without hesitation.

Connor wrapped his arms around her and pulled her onto his lap.

Their kiss was slow and deep, full of warmth and longing.

As they lingered close, Chloe's voice dropped to a teasing whisper. “Tonight's just

us. Feels like forever since we had the place to ourselves."

Connor's ears turned bright red. "But... I can't move..."

He'd spent so long focusing on rehab and recovery that intimacy had been out of the question for months.

But that kiss-Chloe could feel it he was already undone.

She shot him a mischievous look, glancing down. "The only thing you can't move right now is your legs, not your—"

Connor cut her off, mortified. "Chloe! Aren't you embarrassed?"

"We're practically an old married couple. What's there to be shy about?"

Chloe knew what was on his mind.

In bed, Connor had always been the one in control, always finding ways to make her happy.

She leaned in, lips brushing his ear. "You're always spoiling me. Tonight, let me take care of you, okay?"

cheeks were

a year. His legs barely worked. He was terrified she'd be

he gritted his teeth. "I don't want

her hips just a little, teasing

Connor's brows furrowed, his

"Fine, then."

"I'll just

she could take a step, Connor grabbed

right back onto

is that seriously how little patience you have when you're

her go now would be

her head back and laughed, bright and

her smooth, swan-like neck and just

started this just

expect to end up outsmarted by her

of breath, Chloe fell asleep right there in the

door opened, Connor turned out

whole days-almost forty-eight hours-Chloe barely left their suite at Greenpeace

all track of time, day and night blurring together,

a wash of sunset streamed in through the

tracing circles with her finger as she recited softly, "Too weak

wife's a poet. All I can say is... how

Chloe almost bolted off

way. She was

have work to do. I'll

She

thea quick escape, barely

on her clothes, and

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