Chapter 290

  “Ready?” Jake appears at the door, as I zip up my case, placing it beside his. He’s already done his, finishing before coming to get me off the couch. I’m playing catch up under his watchful eye.

  “Yup.” I smile and squeal as he scoops me up into his arms for a kiss and tells me he loves me. I have missed this kind of spontaneity from him; the last couple of days have been filled with never-ending touching and giggles. He’s still being gentlemanly with where he places his hands and it reminds me a little of the man he was before I was properly his, that boundary of what is appropriate touching but still hands on in every way.