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Chapter 130

By the time we were clean and dressed and the worst of the day had been rinsed off both of us, I felt almost like a man again.

We ordered food. She chose it. I didn’t care what we ate as long as she stayed.

By the time the delivery arrived, the sun was starting to slant toward the

evening

We sat at the kitchen island with containers of grilled chicken, pasta, roasted vegetables, and some bread.

“So,” she said, around a bite, not looking up. “Are you going to tell me what actually happened at the office?”

“No.”

“Oceans.”

“We’re not talking about that here. I reached for my glass. “Not today.”

She set her fork down. “You hit Harold. I’ve never seen you raise your voice at Harold, let alone-“She stopped. “Something happened. I’m not stupid.”

“I never said you were.”

“Then talk to me.”

I looked at her for a long moment. If only she knew how badly I wanted to put all of it down at her feet and let her hold it the way she’d held the rest of me…

“The board wants me to make a decision,” I said finally. “One I’m not going to make.”

“What decision?”

“That’s the part we’re not talking about.”

“Oceans-”

“Kiss,” I called gently. “If I tell you, it stops being my problem and becomes yours too. And I don’t want that. So, let it be?

She studied me, and whatever she saw made her let it go. She picked her fork back up. But her foot found mine under the table and stayed there as she ate.

Again, I didn’t move a muscle. I needed her there. I needed her everywhere.

My phone vibrated, shattering the little moment. That was the third time it had hit up face–dow

“You should get that,” she said.

“No.”

“It’s been ringing all day.” She nodded at it. “Just answer it. It’s clearly not going to stop

I picked it up only because she’d asked.

Of course, it was Moonie. It had to be her.

I cursed under my breath and answered. “What?”

Moon’s voice came through, bright and strained. “Babe, finally. I’ve been calling. The cores

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There was silence

Then Moon’s voice softened. “Are you angry with me?”

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“No.” I said.

“Then why do you sound like that?”

“Because I’m busy”

“With what?”

My jaw tightened. “Work.”

There was another pause.

“I can come home early.” Moon said quietly. “We can go through it together”

I felt the old guilt try to climb up my throat, but I crushed it inmediately

Not now

“Moon. I exhaled through my nose. “Just choose the one you like. I’ll approve the payment.”

“Is that all this is to you? Payments?”

I closed my eyes for half a second. “I don’t have time for this.”

“Oceans-

I ended the call, held the power button until the screen went black, and set it face–down again

The quiet came back.

Kiss was watching me carefully. “You didn’t have to be that cold to her because I’m here. You know that

I scoffed. Is this a bait?” I dropped my fork. “Your presence or absence doesn’t change the fact that you’re the one I want Moon. And I could never love her, even if she took a bullet for me.”

The words slipped out before I could stop them.

I let out a breath when I saw the way she looked at me like I had broken her fragile trust

Tm sorry. I didn’t mean to snap.”

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Not talk about anything else outside this room. Okay?” She reached out and placed a hand over mine. and I nodded like a little teenager.

The afternoon bled into evening.

We had moved to the couch after eating and watched some of her favorite series, which I found a little more interesting than I had imagined.

I lay with my head in her lap, her fingers tracing lazy patterns in my hair.

“Oceans.” She called softly. “I should go home.”

The calm in me vanished. “No.”

She looked down at me slowly. “Oceans.”

“This is the only time my head is quiet. All the rage goes silent when you’re here, and I’m not ready to give that back yet.”

“What do I tell Jace?” she asked quietly. “He’ll be home soon. And he’ll look for me.”

“I don’t give a damn about Jace.” The words came out rougher than I had actually meant. But I softened it immediately. “Tell him anything. Tell him nothing. I’m not asking for the rest of your life, Kiss. I’m asking for tonight.” I turned, took her hand in mine, and ran my thumb across the bare finger where his ring wasn’t. “Stay. Let me have one night where nothing is on fire.”

She was quiet for a long time.

Then her fingers closed around mine.

“Okay,” she said. “Tonight.”