Give Me a Dream by Zoe Ann Wood

Author:Zoe Ann Wood [Wood, Zoe Ann]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-07-21T05:00:00+00:00

An hour and a half later, Ava was sitting half in his lap, clutching his arm so hard her fingernails sank into his skin. They were watching Angels and Demons—a movie she’d picked because it was set in Rome—and he’d quickly discovered that his fearless colleague had a soft spot after all. It was thrillers. He’d put an arm around her when she’d first jumped in the air, and she’d clung to him ever since.

“We can stop watching,” he murmured into her hair, though in truth, he wanted nothing more than to keep holding her. “If it’s too scary for you.”

“Nooo,” she wailed, lifting his hand to half cover her eyes. “We can’t stop now. I need to know how it ends.” She gasped because professor Langdon’s fate hung in the balance for a minute. “But the danger music is killing me.”

By the time the illustrious professor had solved all the riddles with the help of his beautiful scientific companion, Daniel’s hand was going numb. His heart was full to bursting, though, and he held Ava close, barely following the resolution of the story. For so long he’d wanted this, and now his mind supplied image after image of how their lives would entwine from now on. He had a couch at home that was much more comfortable than this one. They could watch all the movies they wanted together, and he’d find a restaurant in Boston that served good tiramisu. He’d finally get a chance to spoil Ava.

They’d have to figure out how to handle their relationship at work, but as long as they were on the same team, everything was possible.

The credits rolled up the screen, and Ava slowly released his hand. Daniel shook it out, admiring the half-moon marks left by her nails. Battle scars of the modern man.

“That was fantastic,” she said, yawning. “Can we watch another one soon?”

Daniel gaped at her. “But you barely made it through this one.” He’d thought they might rent something…less violent for their next movie night. Like a romantic comedy. Or a Pixar movie.

“I’m discovering the thrill of a good scary story,” she replied. “Besides, I had you to hold me.”

Her gaze turned soft, and she cupped his jaw with her palm, caressing his cheek with her thumb. The tenderness in her expression moved something inside him, as though a part of him had always been misaligned and now slid gently into place.

“Do you think we could see that castle before we fly out tomorrow?” Ava asked. “I thought about going to the Vatican but I don’t think we’ll have the time. I read it’s a project for a full day.”

Daniel lifted his eyebrows. “What, the Castel Sant’Angelo?” He shrugged. “I can’t see why not. Our flight isn’t until six p.m.”

Ava grinned. “Isn’t this amazing? That we can watch a movie, then just go and visit the places we saw in it? We should have started doing this a long time ago.”

Daniel pulled her closer, making her squeak. He peppered her face with kisses, pressing his lips to her cheeks, her forehead, her mouth.

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