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“I love you,” I said it low, half hoping he wouldn’t hear it. “I love you, Levi. I love you.”

“Cam—”

“You don’t have to say it back.” My words came out staggered, Levi’s hips still moving against mine. “I just… I just felt it…”

“I love you, too.” Levi didn’t hesitate, a hint of a smile in his tone. “I love you so much, baby.”

Levi picked up his pace, his hips thrusting his cock into me at a steady rhythm. I was overwhelmed by it all, the perfect way he fit inside me, the fact that he so casually said that he loved me too. A few more thrusts and I was coming for him, making his couch a mess, my cock spurting come directly onto the cushions. Levi didn’t last much longer behind me, his hips going still a few seconds later, his come spilling inside me.

When he was finished, he pulled out, rolling off the condom and throwing it away. When he came back to the couch, he pulled me right back into his lap, this time our naked bodies splayed against each other.

“Good?” Levi asked, before he pressed a kiss against my forehead.

“Amazing,” I replied, burying my face in the crook of his neck. “God, Levi. How are we ever going to get anything done?”

“We’ll figure it out.” Levi grinned. “Sleep’s not really my thing, anyway. Who needs it? We can sleep when we’re irrelevant.”

“Did you just… quote something I said in an interview?”

“Sure did.”

“You’ve been watching my interviews?”

“What can I say? I’m a pretty big fan.” Levi grinned again before his mouth found mine, his touch sending sparks straight through my chest, and all over my body.

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LEVI

“How long canI stay in Montana? Or I guess how long can I stay out of L.A. before it becomes a problem? Contractually?”

Cameron was on the phone as we hiked up the ridge, clearly having a conversation with his manager. “No, I’m done with the research part. I just like it up here. So much so I might actually have you look up some real estate for me. Or send some ideas via your assistant.”

When we reached my favorite spot, I motioned to Cameron to get off the phone. He understood the signal and quickly wrapped up his call. “I’ll talk to you later, all right? I promise. No more disappearing off the face of the Earth.”

Cameron moved closer to me before he spoke, “Sorry about that. Just tying up some loose ends.”

“Is your manager losing his mind? About you still being out here?”

“He thinks I should be capitalizing on more opportunities.” Cameron sighed. “He doesn’t get it, really. Doesn’t understand how I went from a workaholic to being so obsessed with nature.”

“Obsessed with nature? Is that what we’re calling it?” I smirked.

“Whatever.” Cameron playfully rolled his eyes. “I just told him that I fell in love with Montana.”

“You don’t want to tell him about us yet?”

“Do you?” Cameron seemed nervous to ask the question. “If we go public… I mean… do you really want that kind of attention?”

“We don’t have to tell the whole world everything. We can keep some things just for us.” I gently brushed his hair back just enough. “As long as people know you’re taken, that’s all I need them to know.”

Cameron lit up and reached for my hand. “This is your favorite view, right? Of Paradise Valley?”

“It is.” I turned to look out at the view, admiring the way the light rolled across the hills, the way birds flew through the sky. “This place has always felt like my own slice of heaven. Nothing ever came close.” I paused for a moment, my gaze landing on Cameron. “Well, not until you, that is.”

“Flatterer.” Cameron playfully nudged me in the arm. “It really is beautiful, though. You’re lucky you got to grow up like this, seeing views like this whenever you wanted to.”

“Lucky is a tricky word, I think.”

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