Lost In The Darkness (The Lost and Found Series Book 1) by K.L Jessop

Author:K.L Jessop [Jessop, K.L]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: K.L Jessop
Published: 2020-06-23T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Two

Dexter

It’s so good to finally be back in the Gallery again. I hadn’t realised how much I’ve missed it while the builders have been in until I came down here first thing this morning and had the place to myself. It’s taken a little over a week but the kitchen area is now fully restored with cupboard space and counters for when we work. Pepper’s new office is now fully furnished: new comfortable seating and a desk chair have been provided and the area out the back is now fitted with new bathroom facilities. What’s missing is colour. These walls are too bare, and I’m itching to get to work on them.

These past few weeks have been a roller coaster of a ride with regards to work and personal life, but I’m glad I got through it because I couldn’t be happier right now. Life hasn’t felt this good in a long time—if ever. My relationship with Pepper has grown stronger each day, and I’m starting to welcome the feeling that she has inflicted in me. We’ve spent countless nights talking and eating pizza while I tease the shit out of her endless obsession with pineapple as a fucking pizza topping, and we’ve spent our days out of the gallery walking the length of London, exploring and thriving in the buzz of the city that I’ve lost faith in over the years. We’ve laughed often, fucked at every opportunity and I’ve never felt so damn good as I do right now. And I believe it’s all down to one woman. However, I can’t deny this apprehension that still creeps over me when I least expect it because it’s telling me that the shit storms are simmering below the surface. Nothing lasts forever, and I dread that what will break us will be me and my twisted ways—be it my secrets I can’t seem to let slip from my tongue or the beast in me. One of them will put the divide between us and both lead back to me.

When I hear Pepper’s scooter pull up outside, I go over and flick the switch on the kettle for it to boil and take two cups out of the cupboard to prepare us both a coffee.

“Morning, Blue,” I say with my back to her when I hear her enter.

“Morning.” I can tell in an instant that she’s not her usual bouncy self which causes me to turn in her direction. “You alright?”

“Me? Oh, I’m great.”

My brows rise at the hint of sarcasm in her tone, but I choose to ignore it and pour the hot water into the mugs. Taking over her coffee, I place it on the desk and sit on the edge to face her, leaning in to place a kiss on the corner of her mouth. Her lips are a classic shade of red today, a fierce colour that matches her fire red dress. Her hair is up in a messy bun and her eyes somehow don’t appear to shine as bright as they have done before.

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