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Jan barked a laugh.“You’re right.I also won’t hear the end of it.”
Finn puffed out her cheeks, her eyes wide.“Good talk.”
“Thank you for coming over.It means a lot to me.”
Finn stepped out into the garden and smiled.“Thanks for being lovely and not kicking my arse right back out the door again.”
“I’ll be in touch with some dates for dinner.Get home safe, Finn.”
Jan closed the door and pressed her back to it, a million and one thought whirring around her head as she closed her eyes.Could Morgan come here tonight and learn what Jan was feeling?She didn’t know, but she wasn’t dismissing the idea completely.If the moment came, then Jan would do exactly what Finn had suggested…and do what felt right.
Chapter34
With a bunchof flowers in her hand, Morgan rang Jan’s doorbell and bounced on the balls of her feet.It was Sunday evening, Morgan was more than ready for a break tonight, and she knew this was theonlyplace she wanted to be.In Jan’s gorgeous, comfortable home.She hadn’t realised it when Jan first mentioned Morgan spending her time off here, but it made sense.Morgan didn’t have to worry about any of her staff knocking on her flat door because they needed advice on something.Instead, they could drop her a text while she was lounging on Jan’s heavenly couch.
When the door opened and those blue eyes gazed back at her, Morgan fought the urge to cling onto Jan and never let her go.It wasn’t necessary, and it wasn’t a requirement now that they were in a relationship with one another.Morgan could be here whenever she wished to be, and Jan could come and go from the bar as she pleased.Life, right now, was fucking perfect.
“Hi.”Jan wore a shy smile as she switched her gaze between Morgan and the flowers in her hand.“Are those for me?”
Morgan grinned as she stepped inside, lay a hand on Jan’s hip, and kissed her on the cheek.“Of course they are.”
“Oh, Morgan.They’re beautiful.”
Jan kicked the door shut and took Morgan’s hand.As always, the warmth of Jan’s home spread through Morgan, but it felt different here tonight.She couldn’t put her finger on what the atmosphere was, but it was…calm.So calm she never wanted to leave here again.All of this made sense without Morgan understanding how it could.
“How was work?”Jan turned back and took the flowers from Morgan, inhaling as she brought them to her nose.“I wasn’t sure if you’d get out on time because of the football.”
“I have Ben, Tyler,andMegan working tonight.As soon as I knew I was seeing you, I made sure I had enough staff in so I could make a run for it the moment I knew I was able to.”
Jan set the flowers down on the dining table and pulled Morgan in against her.“It’s a strange feeling for me knowing you’d rather be here than anywhere else.”
Yeah, Morgan understood that.“Just because certain people in the past haven’t been appreciative to have you in their life, that doesn’t mean I’m not.If I can ever choose where I want to be…it’s here, with you.”Morgan pressed a kiss to the tip of Jan’s nose and smiled.“Remember that, okay?”
“Oh, I’ll never forget it.”Jan swayed them in the back living room to the gentle rhythm playing on the radio in the kitchen.“Can you believe we’ve made it to this point?”
“Honestly, no.I can’t.”Morgan stroked her knuckles gently against Jan’s cheek and smiled.“Feels good, though.”
“And Finn came over today to apologise to me.”
Huh.It had taken that long?Morgan drew back ever so slightly.“I thought she would have apologised long before now.If I’d known she hadn’t, I wouldn’t have been so nice to her in the bar last week.”
Jan lay a soothing hand on Morgan’s chest.“She wanted to give me a more in-depth apology than a simple ‘I’m sorry’.I appreciated it.”
“That’s fair enough.I’ll let her off.”Morgan guided Jan away from the dining table and into the main living room.“Do we have any plans for tonight?”
“No.Not unless you had something in mind,” Jan said as she cleared her throat.“But while we’re on the subject of Finn, she wanted to know if we’d like to go out for dinner with them.”
“That would be lovely.”Morgan flopped down on the couch, dragging Jan down on top of her as she did so.“Let me know when they’re thinking, and I’ll check my schedule.”
“Perfect.”Jan gazed back at Morgan with an intense yet unusual look in her eyes.“Thank you for coming over tonight.”
Morgan had to wonder why Jan was thanking her.Sheshould be the one thanking Jan for ever taking an interest in her.“No need to thank me.”
“I know, but—” Jan cut herself off and made herself comfortable where she lay against Morgan, sideways along the couch.“I’ve spent the day going over a lot of things in my head and I have all these different feelings going on inside of me as a result of it.”
“R-right.”Morgan’s brows drew together as she watched Jan intently.“Did you want to talk about anything you’re feeling?If everything has become too much now that people know about us…I understand.”
Jan propped her head in her hand and smiled as she toyed with the string on Morgan’s hoodie.“Nothing is too much for me.I’m perfectly happy.”
