Beautiful Bastard by Christina Lauren

Author:Christina Lauren
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Fiction / Romance
ISBN: 9781476730103
Publisher: Gallery Books
Published: 2013-02-12T08:00:00+00:00

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FOURTEEN - AVEC TOI, JE SUIS ENFIN À LA MAISON

The sound of the jet engines whirled around us, the constant vibration coupled with the soothing darkness of the first class cabin attempting to ease my exhausted body into sleep. It wasn’t working.

Even if my body wanted to, there was no way my mind could. One after another, images flickered through my head like scenes in a movie. Every moment of being with her, no matter how inconsequential it seemed at the time, was now burned into my brain and played before my closed eyes.

I watched it go by in a blurry rush. I saw her for the first time as she smiled and laughed, reliving the enormity of knowing that somehow my life would never be the same. I recalled the first time I let myself touch her, my hand creeping up her thigh in a darkened conference room, learning the unfathomable completeness of being inside her body. I laughed at all the times I lied to myself, thinking that if I had her once I could walk away but knowing from the moment we came together, it would never be enough. My chest tightened and I was overcome with the same flood of emotion I felt that night at the pool when I recalled the exact moment I knew I couldn’t live without her.

I looked down to where my hand was currently wrapped around hers, hidden under the blue blanket across our laps. I’d been forced to let her go as we stepped into the hallway at the hotel, and from the moment we entered the car I hadn’t released it again until we reached the airport. As we settled into our seats, it had been obvious that she was exhausted, and within minutes of taking off I saw her eyes begin to droop. Knowing I couldn’t resist touching her the entire flight, I’d asked for the blanket and immediately put it over our laps, once again taking her hand in mine.

It was early morning, and the sky was still dark, the dimness broken up by only a few overhead reading lamps casting small pools of light throughout the cabin. It felt oddly peaceful. I turned my head slightly to look down at her and felt myself smile. Her eyes were closed, her mouth open slightly as her chest rose and fell with her slumbering breaths. Her head had fallen over onto my shoulder, and although I knew I should, I couldn’t bring myself to move her. A soft wave of dark hair fell across her forehead, and I was unable to stop my free hand from reaching over and sweeping it away. She was beautiful.

I knew she had been up all night with me, and while I slept during the day she had been busy making travel arrangements and taking care of my schedule. I still couldn’t wrap my head around the way she had been there for me; calling my mom to find out my favorite things, making sure every last detail was in order, and most of all just taking care of me.

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