Huge red hearts.
Her hair was up in a messy knot at her crown, long locks floating down her slender neck.
And last, the kitchen was sparkling clean.
Right…
Bloody fucking hell.
He could fall in love with this woman.
“Morning,” he called, strolling in.
She jerked then turned his way. “Good morning.”
There was a little heart on the left breast of her shirt too.
And she was wearing no makeup, but she was just as stunning as ever.
He couldn’t stop his smirk.
He’d made a decision that morning, that decision being, they weren’t fucking about with this anymore.
This was why he went right up to her, slid an arm around her waist, and pulled her soft body against his.
Her lips formed an “O,” her eyes went lazy in a way he felt in his cock, but she didn’t fight his hold.
“Erm, sleep well?” she asked, awkwardly moving her hands to rest them on his chest.
“Slept better with you draped on me.” She pressed her lips together. It was only then, after his gaze lifted to her eyes, he saw the dark circles under them. He narrowed his on them and asked, “You?”
“Great.”
He bent his head to get close and whispered, “Liar.”
She skirted that and queried, “Want coffee?”
“Aye, and I’ll get it. After ye tell me why ye had trouble sleeping.”
“Dair—”
He gave her a gentle shake. “We’re doing this, lassie. So learn now, I dinnae let important shite go. The entire Wallace clan, save the patriarch, talks things out. We’re honest. Frank. And we dinnae let shite fester.”
“We’re doing this?” she asked on a raise of her exquisitely arched dark brows.
“Are we not?” he asked in return.
“What is this?” she continued questioning.
“We’re going to see,” he replied. “But now, you’re going to tell me why ye didnae sleep.”
She huffed then said, “I got worried about Mum at the apartment. I have things there that mean something to me. I’m concerned she’ll do something to them in her snit.”
Helena could get up to practically anything in one of her snits.
“Ye have mates there you can call to go in and check on stuff?” he queried. “Or grab the things you’re worried about and get them safe?”
Something gorgeous dawned over her face and she said, “Yes, I do,” like the idea of her having friends was a shock to her.
