Page 52 of Someone to Watch Over Me

“Something like that.”

“Today was a great day for me, too. I love being in the same room with you, but sharing the same sofa is way better.”

Our legs are intertwined, and his arm is around me. I wasn’t sure if it was okay to rest my head on his chest until he insisted I do so. “Nothing hurts,” he assured me.

“I like snuggling with you.”

“Lexi,” he says on a long exhale. “Ilovesnuggling with you. In fact, the more I do it, the stronger and healthier I feel.”

That makes me laugh. “Now you’re just being shameless.”

“I’d prefer to think of it as truthful. I want you to know how I’m feeling so you won’t have any doubt about how important you are to me.”

“You’ve been showing me who you really are from the first night we met up and every day since then.”

He reaches over to caress my face before he gently touches his lips to mine. “All I can think about is kissing you again. I have no idea what just happened in that movie or whether the Commanders won or if it’s even still Sunday.”

His words go straight to my heart. “You know the Commanders won.”

“That was very low on the list of cool things that happened today, and a Commanders win is never low on my list of priorities, except for when you’re snuggled up to me and filling my head with so many other thoughts.”

“What other thoughts?”

He turns on his side to face me, but his fingers continue to glide over my face, setting off fireworks inside me. “Things you’re not ready to hear.”

“Maybe I am.”

“I’m trying so hard to be respectful of how hard it’s been for you to even think about starting over with someone new.”

“You’ve been nothing but respectful, and just so you know, I haven’t given the first thought to starting over with anyone but you.”

He grins. “Don’t say stuff like that. My fragile heart can’t handle it.”

I playfully scowl at him. “We’re not talking about your heart being fragile.”

“My apologies. I won’t let that happen again.”

I can tell he’s surprised when I place my hand on his face and lean in to kiss him. “No more until you’re better.”

“But kissing you makes me better.”

“Sure it does.”

“No, really. I haven’t felt as good as I do right now since it happened.”

“You need to rest and relax, not get yourself worked up.”

“I’m talking to my cardiologist about this tomorrow.”

“He will tell you that you need to wait six to eight weeks after the stent procedure.”

“That’s not true. Where did you see that?”

“I checked online while you were napping earlier.”

“I need to see this for myself.”

“I’ll send you a link.”

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