Page 85 of Crave Me

I jog back into The Night Owl and find Ivy putting on her coat.

“Kinsey?”

“Yep. Reid saved the day. He’s really a saint.”

“We’re entirely too lucky to have him in our lives, honestly. I get why he’s Sawyer’s best friend.”

“I couldn’t agree more. He’s going to bring you two home, I’m going to walk since I’m just up the road a bit.”

She looks at me for a moment with confusion and I realize that no one but Reid and Dallas know where I live. Surely it wouldn’t be too abnormal to share an apartment downtown with my nonexistent grandparents, right? Luckily, she doesn’t press for answers, and we walk outside to Reid’s truck, Cole and Theo not saying a word to us. I say my goodbyes and check my surroundings before heading down the sidewalk in the direction of my little apartment.

Once I’m back in my studio, I strip from my clothes and pull on the shirt Dallas left me that smells so much like him, all woodsy and masculine. It’s now that my heart starts to pang for him, my mind no longer occupied, left idle to get lost in my thoughts. After being alone for twenty-seven years, it’s shocking how quickly I’ve fallen into a rhythm with him. I should be so used to operating solo that his absence shouldn’t be that noticeable. But I miss him.

Last night was okay because we don’t spend every night together anyway, but after not seeing him for two days? I wish he was here. A chime rings out from my phone next to me and I nearly jump out of my skin as I reach for it.

Dallas:

I miss yur mouth

It’s as if I summoned him. I laugh at the typos and quickly type back even though the three little dots bubble at the bottom.

Me:

Are you drunk?

Dallas:

Want u to suck mee off bsby

Dallas:

Very

Dallas:

wwant you on yor knees

He’s trashed. I’ve never seen him this way, and I laugh silently to myself, wishing I could get a glimpse of drunk Dallas in person. I get comfortable under my blankets, holding my phone in front of my face, the glow the only light in the room.

Me:

Yeah? What else do you want?

Dallas:

I jsu want to hldyou.

Me:

You just want to hold me?

Dallas:

ya

Dallas:

watch u sleep

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