Falling

35 | Miss Me?

Dante

I woke up the next morning with a heavy heart and a head full of hair on my chest.

Thinking about what Amelia had gone through made my heart ache and blood boil. No sick bastard like that should ever get to walk the streets after what he's done. I looked down at the head of hair, noticing how peaceful she looked. Damn I'm fucking screwed.

I brushed her hair away from her face to see her slowly opening her eyes at my touch. She sighed moving her body so she was beside me and sitting up next to me. I smiled at her slow movements.

"Good morning." I said softly.

She rubbed her eyes and looked at me with a smile of her own.

"Morning," she said. She looked over to the nightstand to see the time. It was only around 9:30am.

"Shit, I'm supposed to meet Tatum for brunch at 10:30." She sighed and brought her hands to run through her hair.

I studied her for a moment. She must be beyond stressed over everything that's going on.

"I'll drop you okay?" I said, figuring it's one less thing for her to worry about. I stood up dropping the comforter to the bed and moving around the opposite side of my bed. I also had promised my mother I'd come to dinner tonight and knowing the drive is a couple hours I should leave early.

"I'm visiting my mother tonight for dinner. So I can drop you on my way." I said looking back to the bed. She looked up at me through her lashes and just gave a small smile and a nod.

I walked into the bathroom to brush my teeth and use the bathroom. When I walked back out Amelia was on the phone with who I assumed was Tatum.

"I let her know I'll be meeting her soon." She said once she hung up the phone. I nodded my head towards her while moving to my dresser.

I heard her move to the bathroom and while she was in there I threw on some jeans and a shirt figuring I'd keep it casual for when I saw my parents. Fuck. I haven't seen them in forever and the last place I want to be is their house but I could ask my mom about her case. About the fucker Matt.

"Okay all done." Came her voice as she stepped out of the bathroom.

I smirked at her, noticing she put on yesterday's clothes. She was so effortlessly sexy.

I made my way over to her standing behind her as she fixed up the bed. When I was close enough I circled my arms around her middle earning a gasp on her end.

"I'll be sure to leave you a tip for your services, Rhodes. Making my bed? How'd I get so lucky?" I whispered in her ear all while smirking. Her body shook in a laugh and her elbow came back to throw a harmless jab to my stomach.

"Fuck off," she said. I turned her body around looking down at her face. Slowly, I brought my hands up to cup her cheeks and as I did her eyes dropped to my lips. Dipping my head down I caught her own in a rough kiss. She moaned into my lips, gripping the back of my hair like she always did. I pushed her body down with my own so that she sat on the edge of my bed. Leaning over her I continued my assault on her lips.

Before it could go any further the sound of my phone went off.

"Fuck," I said detaching my lips from hers. Her hands fell and she smiled at me as I turned to pick it up.

Reading the screen, my mom's name flashed as it rang.

"Hello?" I said answering the phone and bringing it up to my ear.

"Dante! You're still coming tonight right?" My mom asked. Sighing I watched Amelia get up and gather her things.

"Yes, I'll be leaving soon for the drive." I said quickly.