Chapter 107

  God, this is agony!

  “Emma?” His voice, husky and exhausted, pulls my gaze to him, and my stomach lurches up into my chest.

  I guess that answers my question.

  “Hey.” I smile unsurely from my position on the lounger as he walks toward me intently; he doesn’t hesitate but slides down beside me and lies down with a tremendous sigh. He’s on his front, and he’s buried his face in the crook of his arms making it obvious he is utterly exhausted. His body sags heavily, taking up a vast amount of room. He’s close enough that we touch delicately in places, but not deliberately. He smells good, of sea and sun and him. If I could bottle that smell and keep it forever, I would. My body is tingling with the proximity, but I’m holding my breath, waiting.