Page 87 of Connected By Stars
“A deeper connection. Love, passion, fire, need..all rolled up into one.”
“Yeah, that about sums it up. I don’t think I’ll ever be able to let you go.”
“Then don’t.” She snuggles up against me, and I breathe her in as I hear her breath even out as she falls asleep. Smiling, I lean down and gently remove her red heels before joining her in sleep, seconds later, feeling more content than I have in a long time.
Bell
I’m sorry again that I have to cancel our Wednesday meeting tomorrow.
I glancedown at my phone sitting on the counter and smile. She’s been apologizing all morning, and even though I had plans to use my desk other than for work tomorrow, I completely understand that she needed to go to this meeting up north. I can bring my sex dream to life another day. With what I had planned for her, it’s not like we would have gotten any workdone anyway. She’s put a lot of time in with emails and calls to get to know this business, so when they called her this morning and asked if she could come up for a couple of days to finalize the contract and start shooting right away, it was a no brainer that she had to go.
Maverick
Quit apologizing. You know I’m not upset about you having to cancel. Your business is important to you, which makes it important to me.
Bell
Thank you for supporting me. You and Noah’s business is what put me over the edge and got me noticed. I’ll always be grateful that you gave me a chance.
I don’t respond to her text, my mind only going to one thought. I know she left this morning for the drive and could still be on the road.
Maverick
Are you texting and driving?
Bell
No, lol. I got to my meeting early, and I’m just waiting to go inside.
Maverick
Good. Because it’s dangerous, and if anything ever happened to you, I don’t think I would be able to handle it.
Bell
Ok, Dad.
Maverick
I mean it. No taking chances. Please, for me?
Shit, I hate feeling this way. It’s like my whole heart is walking around outside of my body, and I have no control over keeping it safe.
Bell
I’ll be safe, I promise. No taking chances.
Maverick
Thank you.
Maverick
And to respond to your earlier text, Noah and I should be thanking you. We may have given you work, but it’s you and your talent that made it successful. You having a hand in growing my business makes it feel like it’s ours. I kind of like that feeling.
Maverick
What have you done to me? I’m all soft and sappy now.
