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The warning comes out amid my laughter.

“Oh, I wouldn’t dare, Kitty Kat… I’m coming with you.” Hitting the edge of the pool, I leap into the air, and we both land in the water with a splash.

Let the cameras see that. Let them finally see the real me is. This right here—her laughter, her smile, her love—is all the fucking matters.

“You’re crazy, you know that?” she says when we’re still splashing and laughing in the pool ten minutes later.

“Pretty sure we established that long ago.”

Chapter 38

Kat

The whole day was amazing, from the chartered plane to Sutton surprising me with our dream trip to our afternoon by the pool. I even became accustomed to people approaching him. Watching him interact with his fans showed me a whole other side of him I never really thought about. The way his face lights up when they approach him. The way he acts like a little kid when he signs an autograph. Five years and this is all still new and amazing to him. I love it. I love seeing him live his dream. Yes, the photos, the prying eyes can be a bit much, but the smile on his face makes it all worth it. The man I know and the celebrity he is manage to co-exist, and somehow, he does it beautifully.

The air conditioning in the room sends a chill through me when we return from the pool.

“Cold?” he asks, his hands running up and down my arms. I nod. “Well, let me warm you up.”

“How exactly do you plan on warming me up?” As I ask, he disappears, then returns a moment later, stark naked. “Not sure how being naked will warm me up.”

“I’ll show you.” He takes my hand in his and leads me into the bathroom, where the extravagant tub is filled with bubbles and rose petals.

“Was this all the master plan?”

“Me? With a plan? Nah. I’m just winging it.”

“Doing a damn good job of it.” Taking his hand, I step into the tub. I sink into the water and wait for him to join me. Sutton settles himself behind me, and I can feel his cock pressing against my ass. We lie in the bubble bath, wrapped in each other’s arms. This is how life was always supposed to be. Just the two of us, against the world.

“What are you thinking?” His lips are pressed against the top of my head.

“How right this feels.” My fingers draw lazy circles on his knee, sticking out of the water.

“So right.” Sutton slides his hand between my thighs.

“I’m being serious,” I say, though I can’t contain the laughter that escapes.

“Me, too.” His arms tighten around me. “I missed you.”

“I missed you, too.”

All this while, I knew there was a piece of me missing. A small part of me always, no matter what I did or what I tried to fill it with, remained void. Nothing could fill the hole Sutton left in my heart. That spot was for him, and only him.

“I love you, Sut.”

Hands caress my body as his lips heat my skin.

“You warm now?”

“Not quite.” Turning in the tub to face him, my breasts emerge from the water, directly into his line of sight. Sliding forward, I situate myself over his ready cock and sink down onto him. “Things are definitely getting hotter now.”

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After our warm bath, Sutton leaves me to order us some room service. After the last twenty-four hours, I have no energy left to go out to dinner.

When I step into the room, he’s standing on the balcony, wearing nothing but jeans, his feet bare, his torso exposed. He looks beyond striking. My eyes are glued to him, unable to focus on anything else, even the amazing view I know extends past him.

In nothing more than the plush white robe provided by the hotel, I step out onto the balcony. “I could get used to this.”

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