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“Hey, I’ll be here when you get back. Gives us something to look forward to.”
“That’s true,” she agreed as I got to my feet and helped her to her own.
With that, we got dressed, grabbed Edith, and headed over to Gracie’s place. Where I sat and watched her disappear inside, surprised by the depth of my longing for her when she was literally just a few feet away.
But it was all the more reason I needed to get my shit together and have more to offer her and the baby.
It was time to get us a new home.
CHAPTER NINETEEN
Lolly
“No, you two hang back for a second,” Gracie said when Kit and Ariah tried to follow me outside as I saw Nave pull up.
Kit and Ariah shared a look but gave me a little wave. “We will text Nave when the power is back on,” Ariah assured me as I said a quick thank-you to Gracie before rushing outside.
I was more excited than I probably should be to see Nave after such a short time apart.
Nave was outside, moving around the car to open both the back and front doors.
“She got accessorized,” he said, looking at Edith.
“Gracie got a handkerchief embroidered for her.”
It was a crown with the wordsQueen Edithunderneath.
“It suits her,” he said as he secured her in the backseat. After closing the door, he turned his attention to me, grabbing my chin and giving me a long, lingering kiss that I swear I felt down to my toes. I evenswayed, for goodness’ sakes.
“Hi,” he said, giving me a soft smile.
“Hi.”
“Did you have fun?”
“So much fun.”
“Glad to hear it. Ready to head back to the clubhouse?” he asked.
“I could use a nap,” I admitted. “I’m tiring out easily lately.”
“I’m probably not helping with that,” he said, shooting me a sexy smirk.
“That’s a good kind of tired.”
“Want a nap buddy?”
“Definitely. It was nice to share the bed last night. I’ve, uh, never done that before.”
“Ever?”
“No. I mean, Ben would never. And before him, I’d been young, so there was never really a chance for that kind of thing.”
“Never intentionally spent the night with anyone before either,” he admitted. “Do I snore?”
“No. You did grumble each time you heard a door slam, though.”
“Even over the music?”
