Page 158 of After All This Time

“Fine.” She rolls her eyes with her mouth partially open.

Scooting closer to her, I push her hair out of the way, so my lips can make contact with her neck.

Separating her hair into three even sections, I start crossing them into each other.

“Noah Kaplan, are you doing what I think you’re doing?”

“Depends. What do you think I’m doing?”

“You’re so annoying.”

“And yet, you’re still here.”

“There’s nowhere else I’d rather be than with you, Moonlight.” Her tone is overflowing with sincerity.

My heart stops for a few seconds.

I lean my head against her back, smiling down at the top of the bed. “There’s nowhere else I’d rather be with than with you, Sunshine.”

CHAPTER FIFTY-FOUR

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Noah’s gently combing his fingers through my hair. Just when I thought I couldn’t be more in love with him, he goes and does shit like braiding my hair.

I’m officially done for. How is this real life? I’m seriously living in a romance novel.

“Have you ever braided a woman’s hair before?”

“Nope, you’re the first.”

“I guess that makes me lucky, huh?”

He presses his lips up against my ear, whispering into it. His breath melds into my skin. “No. I’m the lucky one.”

He makes me breathless.

Noah Kaplan makes me lose my breath every single time he opens his mouth. I never know what to expect with him.

When he finishes the braid, he wraps a hair-tie around the end to close it off. His hands have a solid and delicate grip around my newly braided hair as I turn my head over my shoulder.

“I never answered your question earlier.”

“Remind me what my question was again.” He smirks.

“You asked me to be your girlfriend.”

“You realize you just said a statement.”

“Stop picking on my spelling and grammar imperfections. I never pick on yours.”

“That would be because I don’t have any.”

I elbow him in the stomach.

“Hey!” He clears his throat. “You want to know how you answered my question? You said eh.”

“For a smart guy, you can be pretty dumb sometimes.” I smile. “Of course, I’ll be your girlfriend.” I giggle, sticking my tongue partially out.

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