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Of course, only Declan Young can take the reason I hated him for so long, turn it into a joke, and make me fall for him even more.
He winks when he’s done paying and walks off.
I’m in so much trouble.
CHAPTER TWENTY
DECLAN
It’s been a long,longthree days.
Ever since Vegas, the energy between Ruby and I has been intensified.
It’s a given when you do the things that we did together, but it goes past being attracted to one another.
Beyond the lust we have toward the other.
Beyond the way I’m forced to resist touching her when I want to. Especially when I catch her watching me. Which is just about as much as I watch her.
I crave Ruby Asher. I want to hold her in my arms the way I did those two nights. I want to wake up to her small laugh and the way her face lights up when she sees me next to her. I want to be the one standing in the bathroom brushing my teeth next to her and our eyes meeting in the mirror with a silent agreement that sleep will be non-existent for the night.
I want more.
So much more.
But the timing isn’t right. She deserves someone who can give her 100 percent.
My fingers fly over the keyboard, finishing the end of an email to Steven. I need an update oneverything,stat.
“Declan!” Max runs inside the back door, with Susie right behind him. “Is it time to go to the festival yet?”
I glance at my watch, fully knowing that Summer Fest has been in full swing for at least an hour now. Given this is Lovers, I’m sure the town started early.
They love a good festival and have them for the tourists. Almost every weekend during the summer
“I …”
“Oh, Mom, good! Can we go now?”
Fuck.
Ruby has entered the room, and she looks gorgeous.
Short skintight black athletic shorts and a coral oversized shirt. Her hair is in a messy bun and her face is makeup free.
She looks like I need to sweep her into my arms, take her up to her room, and make sure she knows just how much I crave her.
I let out a sigh when our eyes meet.
Of course, Max breaks the trance. “Please, please.”
He claps his hands and bounces his brows as if he just revealed a grand idea.
I chuckle, my eyes again finding Ruby’s.
Should we?mine says to her.
Do you have to ask?I’m convinced she says back as she gives a slight nod.
