Page 21 of Hollywood Fairytale

Eyes shining, Luke rested one hand against my racing heart. “Fuck, Alex, you know me down to my soul. What did I ever do to deserve you?”

Pressing my lips to his, I smiled. “I ask myself the same thing every day.”

After breaking away from a soft, wet kiss, Luke engulfed me in his arms. “Thank you for not freaking out. I was… I thought it might be more than you could handle, but I was wrong. Never again will I underestimate your strength.”

“Or my love for you. You’ve been permanently etched into my heart, Lucas Sandström. I can’t imagine my life without you in it.”

We sat quietly for a moment in a what I would normally describe as a disgusting love-sick haze, but since it pertained to me, I loved it as it made my heart swell in love and appreciation for the man in front of me. Then I remembered something that Luke had mentioned earlier.

“Wait, you bought a new car?” he nodded woodenly. “Where’s my car?”

“In the driveway. I had the salesman drive it back. Don’t worry.”

“What the hell did you buy that they’d be willing to drive here?” Seriously it was at least thirty minutes to any dealership. No wonder they’d been gone for so long.

Luke tried to hide a smile by clamping his mouth shut but it didn’t work. Instead they kept slipping out and quirking up. “Who knew buying an SUV would upset you more than a crazy stalker?”

“That’s not funny, Luke. Why did you buy a new car? Mine’s perfectly fine.”

“Yes, it’s perfectly fine for you, but I’m a big man and I need room. Plus, if it snows I want to know that when you and Mason are out that you’re safe and now I’ve guaranteed it.”

“Just because you’ve bought it doesn’t mean that I’ll drive it. You’ve already done too much with helping buy the house. Next thing I know you’ll go all Fifty on me by putting money in my bank account.”

Looking at me strangely, he shook his head. “I have no idea what you are talking about, but if you need money for anything in the house let me know and I’ll happily give you the money.”

“No! I don’t want that!” I cried out. “Look, I don’t want to yell at you or get upset, but I need to feel like I’m doing my part.”

He let out a frustrated breath. “Youaredoing your part. You paid for half of this house.” He motioned around the kitchen. “I’m not taking over, but I’m not going to let you spend every penny you have to fill this house and take care of it.”

“I paid for half, but we both know that this house is worth way more than what we bought it for.”

Pulling my body against his, he smiled down at me. “Did you hear yourself just then? You saidwebought this house. This is my house too and I’m going to help.”

“It’s not going to feel like your house except that I could never afford this.” I muttered.

Looking hurt, Luke asked quietly. “Why do you say that? I’ll be here as much as I possibly can.”

My fingers slid from his hair to brush against his stubble. “I didn’t mean it in a bad a way. Please don’t misunderstand, but all your stuff is in LA. Nothing of yours will be here.”

“I beg to differ. You’ll be here, and you are most definitely mine.” That got a minute smile from me. “Is that what’s bothering you? That I won’t have anything here to claim my spot?”

Looking down at my lap, I bit my bottom lip. “It’s stupid, I know, but it won’t seem like you live here if you don’t have anything in the closet or drawers.”

“There’s a SUV in the garage that’s mine and I’ll leave the keys in one of the kitchen drawers.” He replied back, lifting his chin in satisfaction.

Looking down, I answered. “You know what I mean.”

“I do, and I shouldn’t take it lightly. I can leave everything I brought here if it will help. It’s not much, but it’s enough to put a few of my things in the closet and the drawers in the bathroom just like you want. Then when you come to LA, you and Mason can leave some of your stuff there too.” After placing a kiss on my forehead, he continued. “With never living together and then me being in LA for the next five months, I can see your point. If I could live here, right now, I would, but we have to make the best out of the situation and see each other when we can. Right now, I can’t give you dates, but if I ever have a weekend open know that I’ll be on the first plane here.”

Hugging him tight, I laid my head on his shoulder, my lips brushing his neck as I spoke. “I’m being a big baby. I know that you are doing the best that you can, and you’d be here if you could. If there’s a weekend when I don’t have Mason and you won’t be working the entire time, I’ll be there. You’re not even gone, and I already miss you. Even with being chest to chest with you, I miss your touch. As your scent invades my senses, I long to smell you again. To be without feeling you inside me has me wanting to lock you away and have my way with you until we both can’t move.”

Skirting his hand up the front of my shirt, Luke pulled down the cup of my bra and pinched my nipple. His tongue made a path from the crook of my neck across the exposed skin of my shoulder. “Right now, I can’t do anything to help your need for me to be inside of you, but I have a feeling that there won’t be much unpacking tomorrow while Mason’s at school. I’m going to wring every last orgasm out of you until you beg me to stop.”

“Yes, please.”

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