Total pages in book: 107
Estimated words: 98418 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 492(@200wpm)___ 394(@250wpm)___ 328(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 98418 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 492(@200wpm)___ 394(@250wpm)___ 328(@300wpm)
The door clicks open beside me, but I don't turn to look at him.
"Lilly?" He crouches down beside me and strokes my hair softly. "What's wrong?" I swallow hard. I open my mouth to respond but no words will come out. "Lilly you're scaring me. You're as white as a sheet." He holds my face, forcing me to look at him. His eyebrows pinch together, his beautiful deep blue eyes etched with concern.
"I'm fine." I manage to whisper. He searches my face. I won't lie to him, but I'm not ready to tell him this. I need a few days to get my head around it. It feels like I’m keeping so much from him, but its better this way.
Without a word he hooks his arms underneath me and picks me up off the floor. I sink into his chest, taking comfort in his warmth.
He puts me back in the bed and crawls behind me, pulling me back against him. He strokes my hair over and over, soothing me.
"Whatever it is, we'll deal with it." He whispers. He wouldn't be able to guess in a million years what the problem is. He's probably panicking thinking I'm pregnant or something. This is so much worse. I've seen the way people react when I've told them my story before, even trained professionals. Their reaction is pity, they see me as a victim. It makes me sick to my stomach. The one person I couldn't bear to have look at me like that is Theo.
Theo wakes me up later in the morning. He sits on the edge of the bed wearing a T-shirt and sweats, holding a cup of coffee. His hair is messy and catches the light streaming through the window. I smile at his ridiculous beauty. His lips pull into a heart stopping smile, making my heart flutter. I grab the front of his shirt and pull him down to me. He kisses me softly. I run my nails over the back of his neck, inhaling his fresh citrus scent.
"Hmm, I think I'll keep you. You're a very nice alarm clock." He smiles against my lips, before dipping his head and kissing down my neck.
"I would happily wake up next to you every morning." His tongue traces a line to the edge of my jaw. I small moan escapes me as I wrap my arms around him, pinning him to me.
His hands run up over my thighs. "Very happily." He chuckles before pulling back away from me.
"Where do you think you're going?" I whine.
He laughs. "Well we are eager this morning." He smiles that perfect, dripping in sex smile.
I raise an eyebrow. "Don't look at me like that unless you’re prepared to do something about it." I grumble.
"I will most definitely do something about it, but first I have a surprise for you. Get dressed." He kisses my forehead before standing.
"This had better be really bloody good." I grumble.
"Oh it is."
"Better than you naked and on top of me on a Sunday morning?" I raise an eyebrow. He just laughs before leaving the room.
Theo is waiting for me in the hallway when I open the bedroom door. He hands me something. I open my hand and plastic fob.
"What's this?" I frown down at the object.
"Why don't you go outside and see." He steps aside as I move to the front door. I look down at the fob again and notice the little silver trident against the black plastic. My eyes dart to his. "Oh my god you didn't?!"
I yank the front door open and there in the driveway is the midnight blue Maserati. The number plate: L1LLY. I squeal and turn to find Theo stood right behind me.
"You brought it all the way from Italy?"
"Well, you two seemed rather attached, so I had her shipped over. She's all yours." He smiles widely.
"Theo!" I slap his chest lightly. "You cannot give me a car!" I whine. "Especially not that car. I mean it's sooo nice." I look longingly at it.
He laughs. "I only use it when I’m in Italy. And I would donate a hundred cars just to put that smile on your face." He brushes his knuckles across my cheek.
"But it's a ridiculous amount of money to gift someone."
"You're not just someone, you're the one Lilly. I'd lay the world at your feet to make you happy." Oh my god, how the hell did I end up with this man. Any day now something is going to happen and he'll disappear in a puff of smoke.
"You're good." I raise an eyebrow and smile at him.
He leans in and kisses me. "I know." He murmurs against my lips.
"Want to go for a drive? Christen the inside?" I giggle.
"Sure." He flashes his sexy little wry smile.
Best weekend ever!
Chapter 21 – Theo
I wake up to the loud buzzing of a phone vibrating against a surface. I groan and reach over the bedside table in search of it.