Chapter 18

I leaned away to get a better look at him. I loved Derek’s face after sex. His eyes would go darker, the color of molten green gold. His mouth was always a little swollen, so inviting. I kissed it now. And again. “Hmm…”

He hugged me hard. “Oh, I’m gonna miss you, my blue-eyed man.”

I stuffed my nose into his hair and closed my eyes. His body fit perfectly in my arms. Then I heard voices getting closer to the door. People knew to knock before entering my office, but they rarely did. I looked around for something to wipe the mess we’d made of ourselves.

When we were dressed, Derek stared down at the bin full of tissues. “I’ll take care of this. You’ll be up soon, right?”

I was rubbing my hands with disinfectant gel. “Absolutely.” I offered him the gel. “Here.”

“Lene and Violet-Rose are upstairs. They’d like to see you before they go home.”