Page 13 of Innocent and Sweet

She sighed. Too much had happened. She needed time to process and refused to let him go. If the whisperings were right, she’d have to. She wasn’t supposed to date one of her father’s employees. “Stay with me. Please?”

“Anissa.”

“You’re fired, right?” She rolled onto her side and faced him. “Or do you have to go home to someone?”

“No one but you.”

“Then stay. I’ll work it out with my father.” She twined her legs with his. “I’m not a child. I know who I want right here beside me -- you. I want to sleep with you and wake up to your handsome face.”

“Anissa.” He slid his hand over her hip.

“I don’t beg you for much. Don’t deny me this moment.” Once her father found she’d fooled around with Kameron, she’d be disowned. She needed this time with Kameron. He made her whole. To hell with her father and his plan to marry her off to the first wealthy guy who showed interest.

“I said I’d be right behind you.” He nuzzled her jaw and neck. “I won’t let you down.”

“Good.” She dragged a blanket over their bodies. “Sleep and hold me. I’m tired of being alone.”

“You’re not alone. Not ever.”

She closed her eyes and gave in to the desire to sleep. She had the man of her dreams beside her and a chance at a bright future. The roadblocks were many, but she’d manage because she wasn’t on her own any longer. She had Kameron, her constant.

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