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I nearly lost my breath hearing him speak those words. Everything began to make sense now. I walked closer to where he was standing. Wrapping my arms around his neck, I hugged him tight. It took a few moments, but he finally wrapped his arms around me. Slowly, we both sank to the ground as the rain poured down on us.

“I don’t want to lose you, Chloe. You’re the first person in my life that has meant something to me. But it frightens me to be with you.”

“I don’t want to lose you either, and there’s no reason to be frightened.”

He broke our embrace, and his eyes stared into mine.

“You deserve so much better.”

“I think that’s up to me to decide.” I smiled. “I know what I need, and what I need is you.”

His mouth smashed into mine with such passion it sent me into another world. I’d missed him and his touch.

“If we’re going to do this, you can’t keep things from me.” I placed my hand on his face.

“I know, and I will tell you everything. I promise.”

Smiling, I spoke, “How about we go back to my place and get out of these wet clothes?”

“I don’t have any dry clothes at your place.”

“Who said you need clothes? Clothing is totally optional at my place.” I grinned as I pressed my forehead against his.

“I think I like your place.” He smiled as he brushed his lips against mine.

We stood up, grabbed the blanket and the picnic basket, and headed to his limo. After climbing in, Sebastian grabbed my hand.

“How about we go to my place instead? I have plenty of T-shirts that would look adorable on you. Clothing is optional, ofcourse. Plus, I have this huge bathtub that I think you’ll fall in love with.”

“Is it big enough for two?” I asked.

“It’s big enough for four.”

I smiled. “I think I like your place.” I leaned over and kissed him.

“Good. Because you’ll be spending a lot of time there.”

“Promise?”

He brought his thumb to my lips. “I promise.”

Glancing up, Eli gave me a wink through the rearview mirror. This was the start of something good—hell, something great—but Sebastian was going to take a lot of work.

Chapter Twenty-Seven

Sebastian

I felt like a weight had been lifted off my shoulders. I still had to tell her everything, but that didn’t matter to me anymore. I wanted to tell her. I needed to tell her. Holding her hand, we stepped into the elevator and took it up to my penthouse. As much as I wanted to rip her clothes off and fuck her into oblivion, I had to take things slow. Telling her about my past was my first priority as far as I was concerned.

Stepping into the penthouse, I led her to my bedroom and grabbed a t-shirt from the drawer.

“If you’ll give me your clothes, I’ll throw them in the dryer.”

“So, are you going to show me that big bathtub of yours?” she asked with a grin as she stripped out of her clothes.

“It’s right through here.” I led the way.

“Ah. It’s beautiful.” She reached over and started the water.

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