Page 27 of Where We Fall

I must've fallen asleep during the movie last night. The emotions of the day had been intense and wiped me out. Somehow, we ended up in this position. I feel so small in the warmth of his arms. Every inch of us is connected, even my ass and his…wait a minute. Holy shit, he's hard right now.

The realization makes my body temperature spike. My body involuntarily wiggles against him, garnering a low groan from him.

Why the hell did I do that?I just rubbed my ass all over my boss's hard dick.

My body freezes, waiting to see if he's awake. Oh, gosh, I can't bear to face him.What if he looks at me like I'm crazy? Like I initiated this and he wanted nothing to do with it?

After a minute of stillness, I crawl out of his arms as stealthily as possible.

I turn back around to make sure he isn't awake. When I see his sleeping face, my heart flutters. He looks so sweet while he sleeps.

Nope, don't do this to yourself, Lexi. Get in your room immediately!

Once I'm in my room alone, door closed, I let out the breath that I was holding. The clock shows me it's only six. I've got all day to myself, and I could use more sleep. I climb into my bed and wrap the comforter around me. This time when I close my eyes, I dream of being back in his arms.

A knock at the door wakes me from my sleep. The clock says ten. I slept for four more hours.

I look through the peephole to see Alexis and Savannah. Thank God it's not Marcus. I can't deal with that before I get some coffee. I need my wits about me to not blurt out something stupid, likelet's do that shit again tonight.

I open the door and am greeted with two huge smiles.

"Oh, good, we aren't the only two who took advantage of the opportunity to sleep in," Alexis says.

"I didn't mean to sleep this late," I admit.

"No judgment here," Savannah says. "I just spent the morning alternating between throwing up and sleeping."

I give her a sympathetic look. I hate that this pregnancy is so hard for her. You wouldn't know it by looking at her. She's handling it like a champ.

"Anyway, we have an appointment in two hours for our hair and makeup. We thought the three of us could get some food before we all go," Alexis says.

"Oh, I'd love to join you for lunch before your appointment."

"Your appointment too," Savannah corrects me. "We made the appointment for the four of us, Mia included. Mia and the guys are meeting with another client for lunch, but she'll catch up with us later. Don't worry, all of it's on the company card."

"Oh, wow. Okay. Ummm, I'll meet you guys downstairs in twenty?" I suggest.

"You got it," Savannah says.

I close the door and look around the hotel room. Okay, well at least I don't have to worry about doing my hair or makeup for tonight. I was worried about that.

I'm able to get myself together faster than I thought and meet the girls downstairs a little early.

Alexis holds up a cup of coffee for me when I approach her. "You're my favorite person right now," I tell her as I take the cup.

"What the hell?" Savannah says jokingly. "I'm right here."

I'm surprised how easy it is to be around them. As we walk the streets of Chicago to the restaurant, we laugh and talk about nothing in particular.

We arrive at the restaurant and sit down. Not long after we put in our orders the questions start.

"So, tell me about this makeover. Was it for a certain someone?" Savannah asks, sounding intrigued.

I tuck a non-existent stray hair behind my ear. "Oh, umm, not really. It was just for this event."

They look at each other, then me. "Was Marcus behind this?" Alexis asks.

I shift uncomfortably in my seat. I don't want to get him in trouble, as they seem to be headed in that direction. But I also don't want to be caught in a lie.

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