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Adam suddenly found hiht embrace

"This must be so hard for you, sweetheart," she whispered and kissed his te out of your life for good Do you want to talk about it?"

He drew a deep breath into his heavy, aching chest "When it’s over"

She rose up on her ar "Okay Day or night, I’ll be here when you need me"

This This is why he loved her with every particle of his existence What would he ever do without her? He wished he’d told her the instant his father had darkened his doorstep He didn’t have to go through this alone He had Madison Madison who understood him Madison who helped him find his way He’d never had anyone to depend on before It was both terrifying and a huge relief to realize that she was there for him when he needed her "I love you," he said "How can I ever repay you for everything you’ve done for ently and stroked his hair back froh"

He tugged her against hiled sheets to cover their entwined bodies She switched off the laled closer to his chest "I love you," she whispered in the darkness

His heart swelled If only he could hear those words froht--three words were enough But as her hand stroked up and down the bare skin along his spine, he realized he’d hadn’t yet had enough of her body

"That feels nice," he said "I hope you weren’t actually planning on getting any sleep"

Chapter Fourteen

A loud banging pulled Adam from a deep sleep

"Get the fk out of bed," Shade bellowed froo Are you even in there?"

Adaainst his chest Nope, he thought No one’s ho overdose, did you? If you don’t open this door, I’ht," Madison murmured "He’s worried about you"

Adam rolled his eyes "Yeah, I’hs, buocks and lower back protesting their strenuous workouts froht before He stretched as he crossed the hotel suite, not bothering to find clothes on his way to the door

He yanked it open "Did you not see the do not disturb sign?"

"It’s after noon"

"So?"

"So we’ve all been ready to leave for hours Everyone is waiting for you As usual"

Ada a night at hoht down" He closed the door and rubbed his face with both hands He wasn’t sure what tilow of dawn seeping into the rooes of the black-out curtains

"Did he say it was after noon?" Madison said, bolting upright in the htstand