Free Me: Love in the Pacific Northwest Book 4 by Beck Grey

Author:Beck Grey [Grey, Beck]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Pine & Moon LLC
Published: 2023-04-30T16:00:00+00:00

13

Blake

I drift out of sleep, feeling a heaviness weighing me down, and for a moment, I think I’m having one of those dreams where I can’t move or speak. But that sense of dread is missing. In fact, I’m feeling great, energized, like I slept incredibly well for the first time in forever. When the weight makes a soft snuffling sound and shifts, all of last night comes rushing back. Joy blends with contentment and a sense of ease. I smile like a fool. Stef is using me as their own personal mattress, and I’m fine with it. In fact, I love it. I wrap them in my arms and they snuggle closer. “Five more minutes.”

I chuckle as I nuzzle into their hair. It’s sticking up every which way and smells like my shampoo, which makes me ridiculously happy and adds another layer to my euphoria. I am being ridiculous. I’m also royally fucked. Stef is under my skin in a way that will be excessively painful to remove. But I don’t care. In fact, I’m okay with it. More than okay, really. This may all turn to shit. Based on my track record, it probably will. And I might get massively burned, but my gut says it’ll be worth it. Stef is worth it. The minx in question nuzzles their nose against my neck, snuffling softly and I chuckle.

That is, assuming Stef’s still okay with everything that happened yesterday. It was all incredibly spur of the moment, with me firing them, and then agreeing to date. That makes me warm all over and also terrified. What if I’m still terrible at relationships? My attempts at better work-life balance are still new and challenging. What if I’m too vanilla for Stef? What if—

“Blake, you’re thinking so loudly.” Stef’s voice is morning-rough, a little sleepy, and muffled with their face tucked into my neck. It snaps me out of my spiral, and I relax, not having noticed how tense I was getting. That was probably what woke them, and I feel bad. Except now they’re awake, and I get to be with them. “Morning sweetheart. Sleep well?”

Stef yawns and stretches like a cat before pushing up on their elbows, blinking down at me with the softest brown doe eyes I’ve ever seen. Yep, I’m in so much trouble. “Morning. What has your brain in overdrive?” They rub their eyes. “Wait. Don’t answer that yet. I haven’t even had coffee.” They sprawl across me again, tucking their face into my neck like that’s now their space. I don’t have a problem with that at all. “And yes. I slept incredibly well. You’re so warm and snuggly and it was wonderful.” I brush my fingertips along their back, teasing the fine hairs at the base of their spine. Stef arches into my touch, almost purring, and it’s adorable.

“I was thinking about us.”

Stef’s fingers glide along my shoulder and up my neck, slipping into my hair. “In that case, that’s fine. I approve.” There is a slight pause.

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