Fallen (The Frenemy Series Book 3) by Kate Benson

Author:Kate Benson [Benson, Kate]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-07-30T18:00:00+00:00

Twenty

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I wake early, the discomfort invading my body and the need to paint completely overwhelming. I glance to his side of the bed, finding him completely content, resting easily beside me. There’s a part of me that wishes I could push the creative urges away and stay here with him all day. However, the rest of me knows if I don’t scratch the itch to paint, it will consume me for the rest of our day together.

I write a quick note and press a kiss to his parted lips, forcing myself to the front door before I scrap my productive plans once and for all.

It’s early enough that traffic isn’t as bad as usual, but it’s still Austin, so the drive isn’t completely painless. However, when I make it to the gallery and step inside the small studio hiding in the back, I’m thrilled to find it mostly empty.

I love the other artists who I’ve met since I’ve come here. I’ve made great new friends, been inspired by all of them in one way or another. Some days, though, a girl just needs to be alone with her paint.

Today is definitely one of those days.

It doesn’t take long for me to fall into my haze, the weight of the brush as it collides with the canvas deliciously mesmerizing. My only pauses come from the need to refill my brush or my belly, the decaf vanilla latte warming me almost as deeply as the cadmium red. In what feels like only a sequence of seconds, a matter of breaths, my coffee’s gone cold and my skin is covered in paint.

I take a step back and bite onto the center of the brush as I stretch back and take in my work. There’s a gentle tilt of my head that comes naturally and I pull one of my earbuds out, eager to listen to my creation instead.

“Don’t forget to take a picture for me,” I hear from my left and my lips quirk up of their own accord when I find my favorite shade of green staring back at me.

I glance over, surprised and elated to find Dash sitting patiently on a stool only a few feet away. I take a half step toward him, eager to press my lips to his jaw, but movement from behind me pulls my eyes away once more.

My cheeks flare at the half dozen resident artists standing behind me, peering up at the canvas in a combination between wonder, regard and curiosity.

“Hey,” I manage, a few of them smiling in answer before they begin to dissipate, moving back toward their stations.

My eyes follow their gaze and I can’t help but blush at the attention I’d unknowingly received. When my eyes move to Dash and I find his gaze stuck only on me, I blush even deeper.

“How’s my girl?” he says low, extending his reach to my waist and pulling me close enough to press his lips to my nose.

“I’m okay. What are you doing here?” I

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