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Chapter 66- Forgiveness

Connor and Ava had only healed their relationship further. Connor return to their bed, his arms tightly wrapped around Ava. She began having lunch in the canteen once more. Connor by her side.

Ava cuddled into his side at home, bent around him on the sofa.
"I was thinking we could go somewhere? For the weekend" he rubbed the small of her back.
"A little break for the two of us"
"Mhm" Ava hummed, thinking it over in her mind.
"We could fly out to Canada for a few days"
She was quiet for a moment.
"I don't know"
"I kind of just want some time alone"
She sat up. "We could tell everyone we went away?" She leaned in.
"Have a few days uninterrupted"
"Your suggesting we lie to our friends and colleagues and hide out here to watch movies all alone?" He pulled her him.
"Mhm?" She kissed him.
"Deal"

They would return to Chicago for the long weekend, or at lest that's what everyone was told.
Ava woke Saturday morning alone in stretching out she'd rubbed her back, turning her nose to the covers once more. The bedroom door opened and she sat up, Connor entered with a plate of avocado toast and beef bacon.
She pushed off her stomach on top her elbows, "good morning" she smiled.
Pushing her hair from her face.
"Good morning Princess" he kissed her.
He touched her back, "there's coffee in the kitchen if you want?"
"Mhm" Ava hummed, watching him leave she rolled onto her back.

Ava carried her plate into the kitchen, already eating a slice of avocado toast.
"No breakfast in bed?"
"Wanted to see you"
She sat down at the breakfast bar. Connor walked past her, coffee in hand. She caught his arm, kissing his lips. "I love you" he kiss her cheek.
Ava watched him go, taking a bite of her beef bacon.

They lounged around the house all morning, Connor loosing Ava in the house in the afternoon. He walked into the bedroom, Ava stretching down on her Pilates mat.
"I thought we were having a lazy weekend" he leaned against the door.
"And I thought going to the gym might blow the cover that were in Chicago" she stretched up.
"It's just Pilates"
She stood on her mat. Connor crossed the room to her.
"Did you have this before New York?" He unzipped her Lululemon zip up.
Revealing her toned stomach and sports bra.
"It may have been an impulse buy" she said and he stood closer, his hand on her hip.
"Certainly one I'm grateful for"
She looked at him through her lashes, licking her lips.
"You know I am done, I could probably use a shower"
"Or a bath" he suggested.

Connor pulled her jacket off her shoulder, they undressed in the bathroom, Ava pulling her sports bra over her head, Connor took the hair tie from her hair, freeing her curls. Connor got in first, helping Ava into his lap. He rubbed his thumbs along her thighs, Ava touched her fingers along the nape of his neck. She inhaled the cologne from his neck. Sitting up on his lap he pulled her closer.
"What did you do while I was away" she enquired.
"Try and get back with you, or find you"
"What did you get up to in New York"
Ava paused, "I was very upset, about the news. But I went wedding dress shopping with Brookie. And I helped decorate Ini's nursery last week"
"Are they trying?" He asked.
"Ini's pregnant"
His brows rose, "I had no idea"
"Well she's not exactly your number one fan"

Connor rubbed the small of her back, "while we're on the topic" he started.
"What" her eyes thinned.
"It's not bad" he promised. "I placed a trade mark on your name, some days ago"
"And that means what? You own my name?"
"You, own your name" he touched her cheek. "Claire helped me with it. It put a stop to all the articles"
"They need your consent to write anything using your name"
He was helping, in the best way he knew how.
She kissed him slowly, touching his neck and collar bone.

Ava sat back to the other side of the tub, Connor got out first, getting a large white towel for her. She stood in the water and he wrapped the towel around her.
Ava stepped out and Connor wrapped her dressing gown around her.
"Im sleepy" she yawned. Setting herself down on the bed. She curled up against the headboard, tucking her feet under her. Connor dried off and dropped his towel, pulling on a pair of plaid pyjama bottoms he came back to her.
"Take a nap if you want, before dinner" he said, curling into his side. Ava exhaled, resting her head on his bare chest.
"Okey" she nodded, getting up to change before returning to him, lying back on the bed. Connor stretched out under her, "I missed sleeping on a bed" he whined sleepily.
Ava kissed his neck, "my cowboy" Ava threw her leg over him, Connor rubbing the back of her thigh.

They got Thai food from a place they liked that evening. Ava sat cross legged on the sofa, a blanket around her hips. "Can I have a spring roll" she stretched out her chopsticks.
Connor titled the box towards her. "Thank you" she smiled.
They watched a movie after dinner, Ava was in his arms, her head on his shoulder. He pulled the blanket around her a bit higher, burying her face in his shoulder. The credits rolled and Connor did go to move. Leaving her in his arms, where he was happy to have her.
Ava sat up in his arms.
"I'm just going to get changed" she kissed his cheek.
"Okey" he let go of her hand.

Connor scrolled through different films and shows while she was gone.
He heard her pad back into the living room.
"Do you want to watch something?"
"Yeah" she sat in his lap, "or we could do something else" her hands on his neck.
Ava was stripped down to a matching black lace corset top and underwear.
"Yeah, yeah we could do something else"
He pulled her hips closer, Ava giggled, kissing him.
He picked her up, her legs wrapping and arms around him.

Connor laid her back on the centre of the bed bad.
His breathed was warm on her neck.
"When did you get this?"
"You told me to get myself something nice" her fingers were in his hair, whisper in his ear.
He thought back to New York. He growled against her skin, pressing his fingers into the laces, pulling them apart. Ava gasped, Connor trailed kissed down her sternum to her bellybutton. "Did you get it in different colours?" His lips against her skin.
"Two"
"Good girl"
He kissed her belly button, "lift up your hips"

Soon after every muscle in Ava's body was relaxed, her legs feeling like jelly. Connor came back up to her.
"Connor" she breathed, touching his hips. "I want you close"
"Shh" his lips came to hers. "I want to take this slow"
Ava nodded and he kissed her, their foreheads touching Ava placed a hand on her cheek. Pushing her hips up to meet him.

*

He held her close, his hand on the small of her back and her hip, his lips touching her forehead. Her eyes were closed, and he was nearly certain she was asleep. He didn't mind.
He brushed his thumb along her side, she opened her eyes, looking up to him.
"I love you". He paused, bringing their lips together. "I love you too"