Page 52 of Shameless
A senseof familiarity hit me as I woke up the next morning. It felt like the last morning in Cabo all over again, but this time, I wasn’t getting on a plane.
“Do you really have to leave?” I curled into Blake.
“I would stay if I could, sweet thing.”
“I know, but I hate not knowing when I’ll see you again.”
He kissed the top of my head. “Two weeks tops.”
I twirled my finger near his belly button absentmindedly until a thought came to me. “What if”—I sat up and looked at him—“I fly out to Houston this weekend, and you can show me the club and everything?”
“Really?”
“I mean, if that’s okay with you.” We’d talked about road tripping with Skye to see Aunt Deb and then his club, so I wasn’t sure how he’d feel about the change of plans.
“Hell yeah, it’s okay with me.”
“Really?” I smiled.
“Yeah, but what about Skye?”
I looked down at my puppy curled at our feet. “I’m sure I can get one of the girls at work to dog sit.”
“Are you sure?”
“I’ll find out, but really, I don’t think it will be a problem.”
“Okay.” He kissed me softly. “Let me know your flight info and I’ll pick you up at the airport.”
“Of course. I’ll also send you the hotel information.” I wasn’t sure how he would feel about me staying with him in the apartment he had once shared with his ex-fiancée, or how I would feel sleeping in the same bed he once shared with her, so I had to offer to stay at a more neutral location.
He blinked. “Hotel? You’re not staying in a hotel.”
I lifted a brow. “Are you sure?”
“One hundred percent.”
I would get over any issues about his ex. She was an ex for a reason, right?
* * *
Before heading to the airport,we took Skye for a walk around the canyon that was a mile away from where we had watched the sunset the first night Blake was in town. Of course, I had only caught glimpses of the sky that night, but it was still memorable, to say the least.
“You’ll call me when you land?” I asked when I pulled up at the departure terminal. Blake had to go to the club straight from the airport, which sucked. He said he wouldn’t have to stay there long, given it was a Tuesday, but since he had been away again, he needed to make sure everything was in order before he headed home for the night.
“I will.”
He reached for Skye in the backseat of my Jeep, grabbing her and putting her on his lap. He gave her a hug and a kiss on the head. “I know you’re just a kid, but take care of your mommy. Okay, little one?” Skye wagged her little tail excitedly and licked his cheek. She was going to miss him too. Once Blake put Skye back into the backseat, he turned to me and pulled my head toward him, kissing me hard. As if he had to prove something to me and his tongue was the only way he could convey it. Like every time before, he stole my breath away. “Three days apart is going to be excruciating.”
“I know.” I hadn’t booked my flight to Houston yet, but I planned to arrive Friday after work. He’d said it wouldn’t be a problem for him to pick me up, but we would probably have to stay at the club until it closed. I didn’t care; I just wanted to be with him and didn’t want to wait two or more weeks to see him again.
Blake kissed me again and then stepped out of the vehicle. “Until Friday, sweet thing.”
I grinned. “Until Friday.”
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Blake
