Worth the Wait by L.L. Whit

Author:L.L. Whit [Whit, L.L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Amazon Global Publishing
Published: 2023-10-29T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER 17

NASH

Opening my eyes, the smell of vanilla permeates around me. I tilt my head down to see Sophia sleeping soundly in front of me and a peace settles over me. The sunlight shining through the window alerts me that it has to be early morning and as much as I may not want to, I need to leave. I still have to stop at my apartment before heading into work.

I slowly pull my arms from around her waist, trying not to wake her. Turning to my other side, I’m prepared to get out of bed, when I come face to face with her mountain lion of a cat, purring deep in sleep on the other side of the pillow. I gently remove the blanket, but when he opens his eyes and meows at me, I have to admit that Sophia’s right. He may be trouble, but he’s adorable, even if he needs to learn to give us our privacy. I chuckle at the reminder of him watching us from the bathroom doorway.

Climbing out of bed, I head into the bathroom to change into my clothes, then head back over to Sophia’s side of the bed and sit on it. I move the hair that has fallen over her face and tuck it behind her ear. She lets out a soft sigh and cuddles deeper into her pillows.

She loves me. She still loves me.

I think back to my plan to have her love me again, more this time than ever before, and although she said it, I resolve to give myself more time to tell her about my past.

Leaning down, I kiss her soft lips, and her eyelids flutter open. “I have to get going and I didn’t want to leave without saying goodbye.”

“No…” she whines, “I was comfortable and warm. Come back to bed.” She lifts her arms and wiggles her fingers to welcome me back in.

I smile at how adorable she is and rub my knuckles across her cheek. “I’ll see you at work. Go back to sleep.”

“Mmmkay,” she mumbles, closing her eyes. I wait until I know she’s fallen back to sleep and stand to leave.

“Nash,” I hear her whisper and halt in my tracks, but when I turn back around, she’s still sound asleep. I wonder if she’s dreaming of me. I hope so. I want her mornings, her days, her nights, and even her dreams to be of me because God knows mine now belong to her.

With one last long gaze at her, I leave her room. My heart is heavy and I already miss her.

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