Nuzzling the tip of his nose against the curve of my ear, he whispered, “Is there anything you haven’t told me?” “Something’s bugging you.”Īnd it had been bothering him all night, whatever it was. I went to him, curling up against him with my arms around his neck. My husband set his drink down and patted his lap. “Want me to wear you out?” I offered a smile, which probably looked silly considering I had one eye closed against the glare. “What’s wrong?” I asked, padding across the room in my bare feet. His gaze was on the collage of photos of me that graced his wall, his arms balanced on the armrests of his chair, a tumbler of amber liquid held between his hands. I took in the scene with a swift glance: the puppy asleep on the dog bed and the pensive man sitting at his desk. It was the light from that room that lit the hallway and I squinted as I entered, my eyes unaccustomed to the brightness.
I slid into the peacock blue silk as I left the room, cinching the belt while I walked to Gideon’s home office. I climbed out of bed and went to it, unhooking the robe that hung on the back.
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Faint light filtered in through the crack of the partially closed door. Sitting up, I looked toward the bathroom, then the hallway. I turned my head to look for Gideon, but the space beside me was empty, the covers disturbed but folded up neatly. A pillow cushioned my head and the warmth of a comforter blanketed my nude body. Tags: Fiction, Romance, Contemporary, Women, Billionaires, Generalīlinking, I came to, slowly aware of moonlight on the ceiling.