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“And she agreed?” he asked like he was surprised, which made my anger flare.
“Yes,” I growled. “Look, I don’t expect you to understand, but all I know is that I want her here with me every day. Despite everything that’s telling me that I should just leave her be, I can’t. She makes me… happy. She makes me feel like I’m a person who actually deserves to be loved and I’d be a fucking fool to let her slip from my fingers.”
My breathing had gone choppy as if even just mentioning the idea of losing her made me furious. In the background, I could hear the faint sounds of Kate but I didn’t care.
I didn’t care if they hated it.
Hated the fact that she was mine.
If they could just see how strong my heart beat for her, or how fucking crazy I felt whenever I was in her presence…
Maybe then they would understand.
“I do understand, Mal, and I’m happy for you. I’m happy for both of you,” he said. “I knew from the beginning that something would happen, I just didn’t know how long it would take or how stubborn you’d be to finally realize that you wanted her.”
My mouth curled at the corner.
“I’ve wanted her for a long time, but now I finally realize that I needed to do something about it.”
We ended our call soon after James added more reasons of how he knew Wren and I would end up together.
The man didn’t know when to shut up, but I didn’t care.
I was happy for the first time ever.
So leaving Doe in bed, I made my way over to his house to pick up all of her crap to bring back here.
To her home.
After receiving an earful from Kate on how I better not hurt her best friend or fuck her over, I gave her my word before leaving with bags of Doe’s belongings. On my way back home, I received a text from her.
Doe: Why is it you always leave when I’m sleeping? Do I have a snoring problem I don’t know about?
I smiled.
Me: Last time I leave you in bed alone, I promise.
She responded soon after.
Doe: The sticky notes are cute though. I wouldn’t mind more of those.
Me: Noted. More sticky notes. Anything else?
I couldn’t stop smiling.
Doe: Hmm… How about next time you feel the need to leave when I’m sleeping, you wake me up, preferably with your mouth, and I’ll come with you wherever you go.
Fuck, she was perfect.
I dragged my tongue along my lower lip in the hope that I could find a trace of her sweetness still there.
Me: Deal. I’ll be there soon.
Fifteen minutes or so later, I was finally walking inside with all her bags. I set them down in the living room where I found Doe wrapped in a blanket on the couch. Her hair was up in some wild bun, while her stare was focused on something in her lap.
A notebook and a pen.
My heart hammered.
