Infinite by Cecy Robson

Author:Cecy Robson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Summer beach romance, Friends to lovers, Losing it all for love, Wall Street Millionaire romance, Circle of Friends, Starting over romance, 30 something finds love
Publisher: Cecy Robson
Published: 2018-08-14T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Becca

My hands are shaking so badly, it takes me a while to get dressed. I’m hoping it’s adrenaline from the intensity of the shoot or what remains of my nervousness. I shake out my hands, pausing when I realize I’m still wearing the ring.

No, this quivering has nothing to do with adrenaline. It’s everything I felt during that shoot. And everything Hale made that moment become.

He was so fearless, abandoning doubt and hesitation as easily as he did that robe. He stripped himself bare to me, different from when we were at the penthouse. There, he’d tossed his clothes as if I didn’t matter. Today, he rid himself of what we were and embraced everything that’s coming. Goodness, everything.

I saw the muscles that stretched along his spine and arms. But I didn’t see much more, although I wanted to.

I should probably be ashamed of how badly I want to see him naked. It’s the right thing to do. The proper thing. I drop my hand and sigh. I must be insane. Of course, I want to see him naked.

My only comfort is that if Nana June were still alive, she’d probably applaud me for showing what piddly restraint I managed. Except it wasn’t exactly for my sake or Hale’s. I just couldn’t move.

Awestruck is the best way I can describe myself then. Hale’s masculine persona robbed that room of time and space. It was only when Tootles instructed Hale to turn away that I could remove my robe and join him in bed.

Hale kissed me. To him, I wasn’t merely a prop and this was no longer about saving his reputation. He kissed me like the lover I was supposed to become all those years ago. Each pass of his lips and gentle nibbles were a reckoning I never saw coming.

My fingers leave my lips, remembering how it felt to have Hale claim them with sweet aggression. He was making me his. God help me, I don’t think I’ve ever felt more alive.

I’m barely able to snap my jeans closed. From the foyer, I hear Tootles’ light tenor voice, assuring Hale he took a wide array of shots and that he’ll select the best for the spread. If he doesn’t like what he sees when he and I work on the layout, he may schedule another session.

“I have the cover for certain,” Tootles says.

“Already?” Hale questions.

Tootles claps, excited. “Yes, I knew what it was the moment we snapped it. Should I tell you?”

“Why not?” Hale says.

He sounds distracted. Maybe worried. Neesa called shortly after we were done. He disappeared into the walk-in closet to dress and speak with her. Whatever it is, I’ll help him through it. I’ll do anything to help us grow closer.

I cuss when it takes me a moment to buckle my belt. Why can’t I stop my hands from shaking?

“It’s the one of you sitting on the beach in your suit. The black one,” Tootles continues. Unlike me, he’s very much in control. “The linen was okay, but not Vogue or Forbes.

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