Splitting the Defense by Amber Lynn

Author:Amber Lynn [Lynn, Amber]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-08-23T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

“Has Caleb ever been to any big city?”

Meredith had been tracing her fingers along the lines of Toby’s chest when he asked the question. She wasn’t sure how they were going to both fit on the couch when he suggested they lie down, but things worked out easily with her on top of him. She stopped her fingers from their path and looked up to his face to see if she could pick up any reasoning behind the question.

His eyes were blank, the way he liked to keep them during any serious conversation. Meredith thought he did it to hide what he was thinking. She decided not to let him in on the fact that it only made things more obvious.

“I’m guessing while you were getting groceries today you made some calls. How soon do you have to go back?”

The call had come sooner than Meredith had hoped, but longer than she thought it would take. Toby had been in her little slice of the universe for a month and a half. Six weeks wasn’t enough time. Grace had barely been with them a month.

Meredith pushed on Toby’s chest to sit up, but the arms around her made the task a little difficult. Relying on a single arm to keep her place, he put his free hand on her face and used his thumb to rub her cheek.

“The team’s going to buy out my contract. There was talk about me joining the front office in some capacity, but I told them my head wasn’t in it.”

“But your head has been better, right? No big headaches or anything in weeks?”

They didn’t spend every minute together. Toby went back to his place every day, so there were plenty of times he could’ve hidden one of his blackouts.

“I didn’t mean it the way you’re thinking. Surprisingly, my head’s been in good shape.”

His eyes were still mostly blank, but a smile started to reach them. Toby always seemed to have a smile on his face. It didn’t always reach his eyes, but when it did, it was hard to look away from him.

“Hmm, you didn’t answer the question on when you have to leave. I assume that’s why you were asking about Caleb’s travelling experiences.”

“I would’ve asked about Grace, but I have it on good authority that the most interesting place she’s been is the doctor’s office. I want you guys to come with me. It will only be for a week or so while I get some things settled.”

Closing her eyes, Meredith pulled back. The second time always seemed to be the charm with Toby, as he let her go without a fight. She didn’t stop with just sitting up. She hopped to her feet so she could walk around. They’d been on the couch for about an hour, so even if she didn’t need some space, the stretching alone made her feel better.

She still felt a little pudgy, but her body for the most part was back to normal. Toby tried to get her to rest as much as possible.

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