Harder We Fade by Dawes Kate

Author:Dawes, Kate [Dawes, Kate]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2013-07-17T07:00:00+00:00

. . . . .

Later, as we lay naked on the bed, Max said, “Falling asleep?”

My eyes were closed and I nodded. “Mmm hmm.”

“It’s only five o’clock.”

“I’m worn out from the trip and from what we just did, so if I fall asleep, you’re partly to blame.”

I opened my eyes as I felt his body shift. He propped himself up with one arm and said, “We haven’t exchanged presents yet.”

I closed my eyes again. “I think what you just gave me is the best thing you could have given me.”

“Good, then I hope you got me something just as great.”

I punched him on the arm. “Fuck you. But seriously, let me get it…” I went to the walk-in closet and retrieved the bag with his gift in it, went back into the bedroom and handed it to him. “It’s not wrapped.”

“Good, then it won’t take me long to get to it.”

He opened the bag and pulled out the gift.

Max looked at it a little strangely. “A big purse.”

“You’re just full of jokes tonight, aren’t you?”

He smiled. “I like this.”

“I thought you might,” I said. “You’re always carrying an armful of crap. How come you don’t have one of these?”

He turned it in his hands, examining the leather messenger bag. He shrugged. “No reason. Just haven’t. But I like this a lot.”

“It’s Ferragamo.”

“Ferra-who?”

“Ferragamo,” I said, falling onto the bed beside him. “Italian. Never mind.”

He chuckled. “I’m kidding, and I love this. Come on, Liv.” Max took my hand and pulled me up. “Jesus, you’re like a rag doll.”

“Thanks, that’s so sweet.”

Wordlessly, he picked me up.

I groaned. “Max…”

“You won’t regret this, trust me.”

He threw me over his shoulder and I squealed with laughter. My head was near his back and my butt was in the air. With his free hand, he smacked it.

“I kind of like this view,” he said, planting a quick kiss on my ass.

Facing the wrong way, I couldn’t tell where we were going. At least until we got to a door and then I looked down at the ground and saw the cement floor and smelled oil, gas and rubber.

“This isn’t going to be much of a surprise, considering where we are right now,” he said, setting me down on the garage floor.

I shrugged, trying to play it off, knowing what he was probably about to give me for Christmas, the only question being: what kind?

Max turned me around and I saw an Aston Martin Rapide S in concours blue.

I stood there, unable to make a noise. My hands flew up to my face. I was excited and embarrassed at the same time — and neither emotion had anything to do with the fact that I was naked.

“I can’t believe this,” I said. “And the color is perfect.” I started to walk toward it.

Max walked and stood right behind me. “I remembered.”

It was the car I had seen on the road one day a couple of months ago and made an off-hand comment about how I loved the pearl blue color.

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