Page 106 of His Surrender
Remi slid his arms around me from behind and kissed my shoulder. “I support you in whatever decision you make.”
I covered his hand with mine and leaned back against him. “What would you do if you were me?”
“I can’t answer that.” Remi rested his cheek on me. “But I can say this. When I was in therapy, something my therapist said really stuck with me. You don’t forgive someone for their sake. You forgive them foryouso thatyoucan move on. That’s why I let go of the anger I carried for Dale. I’ve made peace with it.”
“The message from Andrew is a lot like the wedding invitation you got in the mail from your dad. Do we respond or not?”
“I wadded mine up and threw it in the trash.”
I turned in his arms and faced him. “I have nothing more to say to Andrew. I believe I have the closure I need.”
“Seems like you have your answer, then.” Remi kissed me softly before pulling away. He went over to the refrigerator and opened it.
“What are you looking for?”
“You owe me a demonstration.”
It took me a second to figure out his meaning. And then I grinned.
I went over and grabbed the bag of cherries and snatched one up. Without breaking eye contact with him, I ever so slowly slipped the cherry between my lips and pulled it from the stem before chewing it. Remi’s gaze darkened as his eyes followed the movement of my throat as I swallowed. Then I placed the stem in my mouth, working it with my tongue. When I opened my mouth, Remi peeked in and gasped.
“Holy shit.” He grabbed the tied stem and twirled it between two fingers.
“Impressive, right?”
“Very.” He placed the stem on the island and started walking backward, a taunting set to his eyes.
“Where are you going?” I asked.
“Why don’t you follow me and find out?”
Challenge accepted.
He turned and bolted down the hall as I chased after him. Going around the corner to my bedroom, he slipped on the hardwood floor and crashed into the door. I laughed so hard I nearly pissed myself. I reached him and our lips met, both of us still smiling from his little mishap.
“Oh,” I said, breaking from the kiss. “I have something for you.” I went over and opened the top drawer where I kept my ties. I grabbed the key chain shaped like a piano. The damn thing had been tucked away since February, and I’d completely forgotten about it until I’d found it earlier that day while looking for a certain tie. “I bought it for you when I was at the mall searching for Ivan’s birthday gift. Remember me sending you a picture?”
Remi accepted the key chain as I handed it over, and his smile was so bright that not even the sun could compare. He didn’t say anything.
“It’s stupid, isn’t it?” I said, messing with my hair as a nervous tic.
“I love it,” he said, holding it a moment before setting it on the nightstand and tugging me toward him. “You’re full of surprises, Mr. Foley.”
Then, because I’d said it so many times before… I did so again. “There’s more where that came from. Guess you’ll have to stick around a while to find out what I’ll do next.”
“No more illusions?” Remi’s fingers snaked through the back of my hair.
“No more illusions,” I promised.
“Good. Because I kind of love you, you beautiful bastard.”
I grinned just as my heart swelled in my chest. “I love you too.”
“Prove it.” He wiggled his eyebrows.
With a growl, I entrapped him in my arms and seized his lips. Three months ago, I would’ve never thought I’d be in that place, kissing the man I loved and being so damn happy that I could burst with it. I surrendered to Remi in every way. I trusted him wholeheartedly.
“I can never get enough of you,” Remi said between kisses as I guided him to the bed. “I never want you to stop touching me, Jay.”
“Careful what you wish for, darlin’.” The back of his legs hit the edge of the mattress, and he fell backward, taking me with him. “You might just be stuck with me forever.”
He caressed my cheek, his eyes crinkling with a smile. “Forever sounds pretty good to me.”
It did to me too.
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