Struggle by Lilliana Anderson

Author:Lilliana Anderson [Anderson, Lilliana]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-06-12T04:00:00+00:00

Twenty-Seven

“Stay with me.” Elliot slides his arm around me, naked bodies pressing close beneath grey sheets.

I look at him through lazy slits. “I am so hungover right now. I’m not leaving this bed until I’m forced to.”

“Then it’s settled.”

“What is?”

“You’re spending the next few days with me.”

I grin. “You just decided that for me, did you?”

“Yep.” His hand moves against my skin, over the curve of my behind, down to the back of my thigh which he pulls so my leg wraps around his waist. “You said you had a week off when your exams and your race was done. I couldn’t go to Hamilton Island with you. But I can definitely hide you away in my apartment so I can come home and fuck you into relaxation every night. You can spend the days on the beach, soaking up the sun, taking in the beachside vibe. It’s a perfect solution.”

“Perfect, huh?”

He nods. “One where we both get what we want.”

“Hmm.” I place my hand on his ribs, moving my fingers lightly. “If you’re hiding me here, does that mean the job remains?”

His eyes lose focus for a moment before clearing up as his drunken ramblings seem to dawn on him. “For now, unfortunately. Drunk me seems to forget I’m a Roberts. There’s a path I need to follow.”

“See, that really bothers me. If you’re truly unhappy making your career in law, you should be free to pursue something else. Regardless of who your family is. Life’s too short to be miserable. Believe me. I almost died.”

He lets out a sigh as he shifts to run his fingers over the scar on my face. “I hear you. I do. But it isn’t that easy. I’ve spent my whole life working towards something.”

“Becoming a judge?” He frowns. “Stephanie told me,” I supply, and he nods. “But what’s the point in achieving something when you don’t want it?”

He sighs again and rolls onto his back. “You’re right. I know you are. I just…I don’t know how to say no to this. The pieces are all in place. If I pull out now, I’ll embarrass my father. I don’t want to do that.”

“So, to save him some embarrassment, you’d rather a lifetime in a career you hate?”

With an empty laugh, he sits up and hangs his legs over the side of the bed, the muscles in his back flexing. “It is what it is, Katrina. No sense fighting over it.” He pulls on a pair of trackpants, walking out of the room.

“Elliot,” I call out to his retreating form. “Shit.” I need to learn when to leave things alone.

Getting up, I grab one of his T-shirts from the back of a chair and drop it over my head, taking a moment to hold the shirt to my nose as I breathe in his scent, which is everything I currently find erotic.

Following him out, I find him in the kitchen pulling coffee cups from the cupboard while the kettle boils on the corner of the bench.

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