Chapter 40: So Many Emotions

In the pearly grey morning light, Emily realized she was alone in the middle of a large bed, snuggled between silky sheets. The clouds were spread in an almost transparent layer over the city outside the window. She went to the washroom and realized her hair was a mess, but a kind of sexy mess.

Everything that happened the previous night felt so right. She got back into bed as she couldn't escape a pleasant drowsiness, and she didn't have anywhere to be yet. The feeling of Byron's caresses all over her body was still there, as if it just happened seconds ago.

The man himself appeared in the room, wearing only his briefs and carrying a breakfast tray filled with coffee, pastries, and fruit.

"Hey, you're awake!" he said, "That's good because I brought you something."

She gave him a smile that was partly shy but mostly excited. His eyes lit up.

"You don't regret getting involved with me?" he asked, setting down the tray in front of her.

"Not when you bring me coffee and breakfast!