Page 151 of Dare To Live

“The pair of you are bickering like an old married couple.”

Chapter 85

Arabella

“No, we’re not.”

“Yes, you are.” Miles chuckles. “It’s cute.”

Eli grins behind his coffee cup. He doesn’t join me in denying Miles’ words, and I have to curb the urge to punch him in the arm.

Ivan’s gaze moves from my face to the hoodie I’m wearing. “You look good in his clothes.”

“You better watch out, Eli. She’s already stolen one of those.” Miles teases. “She’s always wearing it. I think she sleeps in it.”

My heart lodges in my throat. “It’s comfortable.”

“Just let me know which ones you’re thinking of claiming before you take them.” There’s no inflection in his tone. “As I said earlier, what’s mine is yours.”

I want you. I love you. God, I wish I could tell you that, but I’m too fucking scared of screwing this up.

I wrap my fingers around the handle of my cup. “I’ll do that.”

“When do you want to move your stuff into my room?”

“Wait, you’re moving in with him?” Miles jumps on his question.

“Just for the week. I don’t like being in my room. It has too many bad memories.”

Miles opens his mouth, but his attention shifts to something across the room. My gaze follows his, and lands on Brad and Lacy. The ex-cheerleader’s nose is swollen, and she has a black eye. She’s clinging to her husband’s arm.

I grit my teeth, recalling the hungry look in her eyes. It makes me want to take Eli somewhere far away, where I can lose myself in him like I had last night.

My anger simmers, but I keep it in check.

“You did that?” Miles’ eyebrows rise.

I shrug. “She started it. I think I’m going to go and make a start on my project.”

“Finish your breakfast first.” Eli taps the edge of my plate.

Snatching up the croissant, I scrape back my chair. “I’ll eat it on the way.”

I lean down, cup his jaw and capture his mouth with my own. His lips part, his tongue dancing along mine. My teeth graze his bottom lip gently before I pull away.

“I’ll see you later.”

He settles back in his chair, eyes gleaming as he smiles up at me. “I’ll be waiting. Possibly naked.”

The butterflies in my stomach do a backflip as I turn and walk away.

“Hey, wait up.” A moment later, Miles is beside me. “I thought I’d spend some time with you.”

“What about Ivan?”

“He said he has some business calls and a video meeting that he couldn’t rearrange.”

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