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Chapter 24

A/N I will continue to upload here, but slowly. I post on my main profile daily, but I'm still a bit behind on that one. I think I've posted 14 chapters. Anyway, I hope you enjoy it. And remember, any comments are valuable. Especially when you think something is a stink bomb. xox

I drew lazy circles on Tom's chest, feeling absolutely sated. With my head on his shoulder and my thigh across his hip, I wondered if I had enough strength to do much else. Sunlight poured in from the window as if to remind us that we couldn't spend the rest of the day in the hotel bed.

"What's on the schedule for today?" I asked, not at all happy about the prospect to do anything at all unless it included Tom's naked skin against mine. Okay, so maybe I was a bit insatiable, but who could blame me when Tom pushed all my buttons in the most pleasurable way imaginable.

"Dante has rehearsal in two hours, then I imagine we'll get something to eat before the concert."

"Is it the same everywhere you go? Doesn't it get boring?" I wasn't sure how I would deal with a life on tour, going from place to place every other day. I had a feeling it would stress me out. Exploring was fun, but I liked doing stuff on my terms.

"It's more or less the same, but there's never a dull moment when you have Dante around. He's too unpredictable for that to happen."

"But you seem to like him?"

Tom slid his fingers down my spine. "It's very difficult not to like him even if he's a pain sometimes."

I couldn't help but smile. There was a lot of love in those words, and I had a feeling Tom was proud of Dante. Almost like a father would be. It was sweet, and it also revealed that Tom was more than capable of feeling deeply even if he sometimes had the air of not caring much about anything. It was as if one more layer peeled away in front of me. Then there was his family. He cared about them too, or at least his brother and grandparents.

I cuddled even closer even if it was next to impossible. "I like him too. There's something about him that sort of pulls you in, I think."

"Don't think you're the first to say that, but he's not very quick to let people inside. He seems to like you too, otherwise you wouldn't be here."

"You mean it was up to Dante? But Chris said he didn't know I was coming."

"Regardless of what Lara might say sometimes, Dante is in charge. Dante was definitely in on the decision to welcome you here, but he decided to let it be a surprise for Chris."

I thought of Chris' reaction when I showed up at breakfast. Chris was a nice guy. Just as there was something about Dante that made you intrigued, Chris had this genuinely nice aura surrounding him that put people at ease.

Tom's warm hand slowed on the small of my back. "I think we better shower and get ready."

"Probably a good idea, although I'm not entirely convinced I want to get up at all."

Lips touched my forehead. "Thought I'd worn you out for at least a few hours."

"Never."

Chuckles made Tom's chest rise and fall beneath me. "Come on. We can't stay here all day. Wouldn't want Lara to barge in here."

The image of Lara opening the door, rolling her eyes when she saw us, made me sit up straight. "You're right. I wouldn't be able to look her in the eye."

Tom snorted. "You're not fooling anyone. You wouldn't be embarrassed at all. Most likely you'd laugh it off."

"Maybe."