“Then let’s not waste any more time,” I whispered.
“But first, let’s clean you up before we get permanently glued together.”
“You say that like it’s a bad thing.”
I knew River would never stop looking after me because that was his love language. While I’d been away, I’d thought a lot about that. At first I didn’t feel worthy, but now I got it. Those same words I’d said to Victoria also applied to me. Belonging was about letting yourself be loved the same way you love.
We took our time in the shower, cleaning each other and catching up with information we’d missed. Apparently, something had happened between Drew and West after the charity auction.
Since I’d spent more of my time in the last month working or thinking about River and our future, I’d missed the aftermath of the event. I hoped the guys finally got past whatever was stopping them from being together because it was evident they loved each other.
When I thought about it, Drew and West reminded me of River and me. We’d built such a strong relationship that when something new came along, we were afraid it could break our foundation, except we were stronger than any shake-up.
We settled back in bed, facing each other, our smiles refusing to ease. River caressed my back while I traced the lines on his beautiful tattoos.
Both our phones rang at the same time, disturbing our peace. We laughed and grabbed them.
“I got Lex,” I said.
“I have Noah.”
I nodded for him to answer his phone and declined the call from Lex.
“Why are you fuckers not at your apartment?” Noah asked through the speakerphone.
“How do you know we’re not at my place?” River asked, quirking a brow.
“Because…” He groaned. “Never mind.”
Lex’s voice came on the call. “You know this isn’t fair, right?”
“You mean it’s not fair we played you at your own game and won?” I asked.
“We’re going to TP your apartment just for the sake of it,” Noah said.
“Do we have to? I’d rather go to Margo's,” Emery said in the background.
“I’m with Emery on this one,” Lior added.
“Hey, guys,” River said. “Sounds like it’s an awesome party where you are, but we’re going to give it a miss. Lock the door before you leave.”
River hung up the call before they had a chance to reply.
We laughed for a solid minute before high-fiving each other.
“You realize we’re unstoppable, right? They both recruited outsiders, but we’re OG,” I said.
We exchanged lazy kisses until my belly rumbled.
“Shall I grab the room service menu?” River asked.
“It’s like you can read my mind.”
“Or hear your belly…”
My eyes followed River, tracing each line of his body as he got out of bed to pick up the menu from the table in the sitting area facing the windows. Thank fuck we were high up and couldn’t be seen.
When he came back to bed with the menu, he lay beside me, giving me a perfect view of the curves of his ass and back.
