She moved closer to me and wrapped her arm tightly around my waist, and I put my arms around her, kissing her head.
“I had a great evening with you, Rooney,” I told her softly.
“Me too. Goodnight, Wells,” she replied, making me smile.
“Goodnight, gorgeous.”
Chapter Sixteen
Rooney
I hadn’t slept this good in a very long time.
Lying in Wells’s arms and having him pull me closer every time I moved was what I never knew I needed.
He not only made me stay calm and relaxed, but I felt protected. Something I never really felt in AJ’s arms.
Wells’s manly smell filled my nose as I woke up, and by keeping my eyes closed, I enjoyed his presence before we’d have to get out of bed and start the day.
Though, that could take a while as I figured he was still asleep.
I kept my eyes closed for a while longer, but the sun started to shine right through the window and into my face.
I opened them slowly and adjusted to the light, then looked up at Wells who had his eyes still closed, just like I imagined.
His breathing was slow, and I watched his relaxed face as his chest lifted and fell gently.
How could a person look so beautiful without even trying?
The stubble on his jaw was getting thicker, but I liked it that way, even if he looked just as handsome when he shaved.
There wasn’t one thing I didn’t like about his looks, which of course wouldn’t have made me dislike him if he didn’t look like this.
He had a gentle and kind soul and as caring as he was, I don’t think anyone could ever dislike him.
I was lucky to be lying here next to him.
Our date last night was incredible, and I could still feel his lips on mine and how his tongue moved against mine passionately.
The last time I kissed someone like that was back when AJ and I had yet to realize that whatever we did or didn’t feel while being that close, wasn’t what I was feeling with Wells.
My heart pounded just thinking about him, and even with being this close to him, I wanted to get even closer.
It was…different.
I felt different.
Yet, I knew there was no way I would ever speak about my feelings.
Wells moved his hand to my lower back and his other hand pulled my leg higher and over his hips.
“Morning,” he whispered in a thick, raspy voice, keeping his eyes closed as he turned his head to kiss my forehead.
“Good morning,” I replied, letting my hand move from his chest up to the side of his neck.
“You’re still here,” he said, a small grin appearing on his lips.
“Why wouldn’t I be?” I asked, laughing softly. “Did you really think I would disappear after that beautiful date we had last night?”
He moved his head to look into my eyes as his smirk turned into a smile. “I was hoping you wouldn’t. You never know what’s going on in someone else’s head.”
Unless they talk about it.
“Our date continues today and I don’t feel like leaving your side. Not yet.”
There.
That must’ve been enough for a while, right?
“You’re too damn sweet.”
His hand moved up to cup my jaw, and by tilting my head back, he got better access to my lips.
His kiss was gentle and quick, but it was enough for now.
“What would you like for breakfast? Now that Ira’s not here I can make us whatever you’d like without me feeling bad that he can’t have certain things.”
“Surprise me,” I told him, pressing my lips to his jaw and then pushing myself up on my elbows, looking down at him.
“All right. And heading into town is still on for today?” he asked, eyeing me and brushing my hair back.
“Of course. I’m excited,” I said as my excitement grew.
“How about you go get ready for the day upstairs while I do the same and start on breakfast?” he suggested.
I nodded, thinking that was a good idea as I had to figure out what to wear anyway.
Not because I wanted to put together the best outfit, but more because I didn’t have actual outfits.
I just threw stuff together without ever thinking about the clothes matching or not, but for a nice date I wanted to look decent.
Evie could surely help me.
“Okay. So you wanna get up already?”
“You don’t?” he asked, smirking. “You’re quite enjoying this, huh? I wouldn’t mind having you back in my bed tonight, but if we stay here any