The Hob (The Gray Court 4)
“She cuddled in closer, burying her face in his neck. His warmth surrounded her as he hugged her tightly to him. “Jesus. It really is you. I thought I was losing my mind.”
“Indeed, and I am sorry for that.” He placed a soft kiss on top of her head in apology.
“I dreamed of you.”
“I believe you.”
She smacked him on the chest. “Where the hell have you been?”
He laughed. “Saving the world, of course.”
“Hmph.” She wanted to pinch herself, just to make sure she was awake. It was entirely possible she...’d fallen asleep on the bus, and now she was nuzzling some poor schlub just trying to get to work.
“My apologies. I was unaware I was running that late.”
She sniffed, hoping he didn’t feel the way she was trembling against him. “Just don’t make a habit of it.”
He was chuckling and undoing her robe at the same time. “I promise, if only because I don’t want to be one of the thousands who live in fear of your mighty fists of death.”
“Aw, you remembered.”MoreLess
“Indeed, and I am sorry for that.” He placed a soft kiss on top of her head in apology.
“I dreamed of you.”
“I believe you.”
She smacked him on the chest. “Where the hell have you been?”
He laughed. “Saving the world, of course.”
“Hmph.” She wanted to pinch herself, just to make sure she was awake. It was entirely possible she...’d fallen asleep on the bus, and now she was nuzzling some poor schlub just trying to get to work.
“My apologies. I was unaware I was running that late.”
She sniffed, hoping he didn’t feel the way she was trembling against him. “Just don’t make a habit of it.”
He was chuckling and undoing her robe at the same time. “I promise, if only because I don’t want to be one of the thousands who live in fear of your mighty fists of death.”
“Aw, you remembered.”MoreLess
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