Page 29 of The Heart You've Borrowed

“Of course silly girl.” I kiss her cheek before pulling away. I stand from the bed and head for the bathroom.

“What are you doing?” She sits up on her elbows.

“I need to clean you off before we go to bed.” I smile over my shoulder before grabbing a towel from the bathroom.

“You are too good to me.” She rolls her eyes as I clean her raw skin, she hisses.

“Did I hurt you?” My brows furrow.

“Nothing I can’t handle.” She smiles down at me.

“Tell me if I hurt you.” I swallow.

“Lio, I like it. Trust me, if I didn’t I would have told you to stop.” Her hand smooths over my cheek, and I lean into her touch.

“You need sleep.” I kiss her thigh before throwing the towel in the hamper and climbing back into bed with her.

“Will you hold me?” She curls in next to me.

“As you wish.” I kiss her temple and wrap my arms around her.

Chapter Twenty-One

Charlie

When I wake up I feel Lio still beside me, I smile to myself. I thought last night was a dream but feeling his arms wrapped around me proves that it wasn’t. My fingers find his hand laid across my stomach and I intertwined our fingers together.

“Good Morning.” He mumbles into my neck.

“Good Morning.” I wiggle my butt back into him, making him groan.

“How’d you sleep?” He kisses my neck.

“Really good, you?” I bit back my smile.

“Best sleep of my life.” His hold on me tightens. I turn to face him and his lips turn up into a smile. He reaches his hand out and runs his thumb across my cheek.

“Did last night really happen?” I whisper.

“It did.” He pushes my hair off my neck. We hear a loud knocking on the front door, making both of us jump.

“Are you expecting anyone?” He lifts a brow.

“Unless it’s Jackson or Juliet, I don’t know anyone else.” My heart starts to race.

“I’ll pull up the camera.” He reaches over me and grabs his phone off the nightstand.

“Who is it?” I try to lean in to see it.

“Go see for yourself.” He smiles at me. What the heck?

I climb out of bed and put on my robe before making my way to the front door. Who the heck would be here? Obviously it’s someone Lio knows, he wouldn’t send me out here alone if it was Jett. When I pull open the door my jaw drops.

“Kelly?” I ask, shocked.

“Hey girl!” She wraps her arms around me, pulling me into a hug.

“What are you doing here?” I smile at her, pulling away before pulling her into another hug.

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