322: LATE NIGHT CHUCKLES

ARIEL’S POV

“But I have a question, Ariel,” Luke vocalized, and I wondered what it was that he

wanted to say.

Moving my hand around his chest, I uttered, “Go ahead, sire. Speak out whatever is

on your mind.”

“Since you’re not living with Laura anymore, I’m just wondering.” He fixed his eyes on

  1. me. “Where will you be working now?”

I arched my eyebrow. “Oh, seriously? Is that your question?”

“Well, yeah. I mean, come on, I’m just curious. And concerned around here. If your

want, I can let you work at my company.”

“Thanks, but t

won’t be necessary,” I brought out.

Luke looked at me for seconds and finally spoke, “Oh, I see.” But his tone was low.

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“Don’t forget that about the Vitality Group. I grinned at him.

“Oh, right. The Vitality Group. I totally forgot. You’re going to be working with your‘

second husband.“”

I sighed promptly. “Please don’t say that.”

“Don’t get upset; I was just joking.”

“Well, don’t joke like that,” I told him.

“Okay, then. I guess it’s time to go to sleep,” Luke stated, covering our bodies with the bed sheet. “Goodnight, Ariel,” he said softly, kissing me on the forehead.

my

next minutes in silence,

my eyes opened, I looked everywhere and realized that I had

the wrong time. Glancing

waking up in times like this. It seemed like it happened regularly when I was with Luke. And I was glad that I didn’t have a nightmare. Boy, that

opening my eyes, but I still couldn’t sleep. So, what

and walk around. It might

think about it, that was a stupid idea. There was no way walking around

his seemingly peaceful slumber. I tiptoed across the room, feeling slightly ridiculous about the idea. Who

the night expecting it to help them sleep?

should count something more interesting,

silent laughter, I

a trumpet in the quiet of the night. I froze, holding my breath, then

eyes and blinking at

around the room? Did you decide to join the

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lip to keep from giggling. “No, I couldn’t sleep. I thought walking might help,” I admitted, feeling a bit

me, then looked around the dark room as if he expected to find some hidden answer to my insomnia. “Walking, huh? Because nothing screams ‘sleep‘ like a

silly when you say that,” I told him, and despite my

LATE NIGHT

with mischief. “Well, if we’re going

the closet.

later, donning a fluffy bathrobe and holding another one out. for me. “If we’re going to be part of the night’s guard, we need to look the part.

“Oh, is

Guards?”

putting on a mock–serious face. “Now, let’s march. Maybe if

seriously going on with

around

for seconds, and I stared at him with my hands fixed on my

waist.

I had to move the lips. “Okay, let’s go on

up and down the room in

not to wake the

onto the bed, out of breath

his eyes soft in the dim light. “I think that’s the most fun I’ve

AM,”

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