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I didn’t want to move or talk or even breathe in that moment because I didn’t want to disturb the perfect simplicity of it

But the silence was shattered in more ways than one when Eli whispered the words I’d never thought I’d hear in my entire life…and wasn’t sure I’d ever wanted to

“I love you, Mav”

Chapter Sixteen

Eli

I woke up when I heard Mav’s phone ring, but I didn’t move from my position when I felt his arms release me so he could answer it

“Hello?”

I couldn’t hear what the other person was saying, but whoever it was spoke for a long time before Mav finally said, “Where?”

I felt the bed shift and finally turned over to see Mav sitting on the edge of the mattress The blanket had fallen away to reveal his lower back and ass and I resisted the urge to reach out and runto think of as mine

“Yeah, okay,” Mavup the phone But he didn’t put it down and he didn’t move from his position His shoulders were hunched and his hair was a tangled mess

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