Page 81 of With Wine Comes War

She laughed, thank goodness.

“So, I just dropped off Darius and Shay and I’m headed home. I have the most amazing idea, and I need to know if what I want to do is going to be feasible.”

Hmmm, the last time she came to me with an idea I burned it to the ground. I hoped I had better information for her this time.

“I’m all ears.”

“I’m kind of excited about it so I’ll tell you when I get there so I can focus on driving.”

“That’s a great idea, I’ll see you when you get here.”

“Thank you, babe. Love you and I’ll see you in a few.” She hasn’t said she loves me since the day Tanner made our lives hell. I don’t care what else she needs to ask me, the answer’s yes.

I reciprocated, “Love you too.” That has to be the best feeling in the world, having the love of your life love you back, genuinely.

Amelia called to check in before her trip. “Are you sure you’ll be okay without me here for a few days?”

“Yep, Alex is going to be using the conference room as her office. She’s bringing her team with her too, and you’ll still be answering the phones from Texas. I don’t see any problems, do you?” I raised my eyebrows.

“I don’t. I’m not sure I really believe you, though.”

“I’m sure it’ll all be fine eventually.”

“I’ll call you when we get to the plane and when we land. I’ll send you anything important you need to know, otherwise you’ll get the usual emails.”

“Thanks Amelia, keep Harrison out of trouble and on time please.”

“Will do.”

We both hung up at the same time.

I was leaning against the wall next to the elevator when the doors opened and there she was– the reason I breathe lately. I stepped in, wrapping her in my arms, practically crushing her to my chest.

She laughed and choked out, “Hey there, it’s really nice to see you too.” I put both hands on her cheeks and kissed her like I hadn’t seen her in months. Her arms wrapped around my waist and my hands found their way into her hair. This is where I wanted to be everyday just like this. The doors opened and we almost fell into the room.

“Sorry, I just missed you today.” I said, out of breath.

She laughed. “You saw me at least twice today already.”

“I know. I’m just excited about you moving in.” That wasn’t a lie.

“Me too.”

I took my suit jacket off and threw it over the back of one of the island chairs and went straight to the fridge and got a beer. It was quicker than pouring a bourbon. I turned around and she was staring at me.

“Would you like a glass of wine?” I held up the bottle of cabernet on the counter.

She smiled and nodded. I poured her a glass.

She sat on one of the stools at the kitchen island and abruptly slammed her hands down on the marble top, “Now, Roman. Don’t bullshit me. What’s wrong?” she demanded.

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ALEX

“Nothing,” he said, shaking his head. “I’m just going to take a shower.” Oh, so he gets to change the subject, now? Don’t think so.

“Not so fast, no subject changes.” He downed the rest of his beer and smirked at me while trying not to laugh.

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