Chapter 483

  I chew my lip, heart aching with everything he is saying, eyes glazed with emotion. There’s a lump in my throat from how beautifully romantic Arrick can be, underneath all the cool and aloof he shows the world. I never thought it would be like that with him.

  The plane journey with our friends and Nathan was minus Jake; just a group of hungover people going back to the city. Nathan and Christian slept for the hour-long flight while Jenny gazed out the window daydreaming sleepily, leaving Arrick and me together. Side by side with hands held under cover of the table and I leaned my head against him. Listening to his heartbeat as he read a book and I napped in and out of consciousness. He hadn’t let go until we got up to leave the plane, not once, and then didn’t let go until we got out of the car at his apartment and carried our bags.