

I panic and grab the small piece of cloth before it drops down to my My bikini bow gets stuck on the door handle and comes undone. Was looking for you, I quickly apologize, looking anywhere but The house, I find the kitchen empty, but the oven is on, and some thing smells House, we spend some more time sunbathing and messing about in It doesn’t take long to get there, and instead of going straight to the house, Eli parks in town and we grab some lunch. Meeting Elijah has been a hectic whirlwind, but now, I’m so happy where things are headingīy ten o’clock the next morning, we are back in Eli’s car, on our way to the beach house. I lay in bed later that night, staring up at the ceiling and replaying our kiss over and over in my head. “Have a good night? She asks and I give her a quick nod and hurry upstairs before I do anything else embarrassing. ‘Nothing, I hear Eli mumble as I peek my head around the corner to find Aria on the sofa watching tv. ‘I left my wallet in the car, Aria wants a takeaway, what were you two doing on the doorstep?’ He ques tions, Eli and I share an embarrassed look and I push past him into the house. So what are you doing at the door?’ Eli asks, drawing my attention back to Seb, who is still standing there with his hand on his chest. ‘Sorry about that, he laughs, reaching down and picking up my phone before handing it to me.

‘Ouch, I mutter as he pulls me up and I rub my throbbing forehead. I yelp and fall backward onto the ground Eli reaches out and catches me just before my bum hits the path. As I reach down to pick it up, Eli does also, we collide in the middle and our foreheads bash together. I look down at my phone on the tiles, face-up, screen unblemished. You nearly killed us! Scared me half to death,’ I retort, trying to calm down my erratic breathing. What the fuck are you doing just standing out here? Nearly killed me, he pants, placing his hand over his heart. I barely have time to process that the screen might be damaged, because Seb, who has opened the door, sees us and screams, which in turn causes both Eli and I to jump again. We both jump as the front door opens, I drop my phone in surprise and it clatters to the ground. His lips are soft and compelling as they move against my own, kissing me in a way that makes me feel wanted and cared for. I feel so safe and protected at this mo ment, so blissfully happy.

His hands press firmly against my back, holding me against his chest. After receiving this silent confirmation, he closes the gap between our lips and my eyes fall closed.
