Page 35 of The Revenge You Seek

"Training."

"Hardcore."

"You have no idea, Cupcake."

A smile curls at my lips as he drops a kiss to my forehead and climbs from the bed.

The temptation to get another close up look at his body is too much to deny and I crack my eyes open.

It's still dark, but the light coming from the partly open window curtains is enough to show me the sharp lines and hard planes of his body. And there is one hard part that most definitely stands out as I run my eyes down his front.

"I know you're staring, Letty."

"No… uh… I was—"

He laughs at me as he shoves his legs into his jeans and tugs them up.

Sitting up in bed, I pull the covers up to my chin and continue watching him. It would be rude now that he knows I am.

"You're the beautiful one, you know that, right?"

"On the outside maybe."

"Lee," I chastise. "You are one of the kindest, sweetest people I know."

"I only let you see what I want you to see, Cupcake."

"Bullshit, Leon. I see you."

I know he's hiding something, and I fear it might be something dark that he refuses to deal with but whatever that is doesn't change who he is. I wish he could accept that.

"I see you too, Let. And you need to talk. Whatever it is, is eating you alive."

"Pot calling the kettle black?"

"It's different," he insists, pulling his hoodie on.

"No, it's not. Let's make a deal." He stills and looks over at me, a flicker of fear on his face about what I might be about to say. "When you're ready to talk, come and find me and we can have it out. Lay all our truths on the table."

His lips part but no words come out for a few seconds.

"Wow, pulling out the big guns, huh?"

"Tit for tat, big boy."

"Hmm… I take the tit, Cupcake."

"You're an idiot." I laugh as he closes the space between us.

"Aw, don't pretend like it wasn't fun."

His words send me back a few years to something we swore we wouldn't talk about ever again.

"Are you breaking the rules, Mr. Dunn?"

"They were made to be broken, Cupcake." He drops his lips and plants a kiss on my lips.

My heart skips a beat at the move. I'm used to the pair of them being very affectionate with me, it's how it's always been but I can't help feeling there's more to that simple kiss.