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we have to pretend like we don’t already know we’re spending the rest of
our lives together.”
It’s incredible how fast a heart rate can double. I slide my fingers over
his lips. “We aren’t pretending. We are going to spend the rest of our lives
together.”
“How long do we have to wait until we start?”
“From the looks of it, we’ve already started,” I say.
“How long do I have to wait before I ask you to move in with me?”
Heat swirls in my stomach. “Six months, at least.”
He nods as if he’s taking mental notes. “And how long before I’m
allowed to propose?”
A thickness forms in my throat, making it hard to swallow. “A year. Year
and a half.”
“A year from when we move in together or a year from now?”
“From now.”
He grins, pulling me flat against him. “Good to know.”
I can’t help but laugh into his neck. “That was a surprising
conversation.”
“Yeah, my therapist is going to kill me when I tell him about it.”
I’m smiling as I roll off him and lay on my side. I snuggle into the crook
of his arm and run my fingers over Atlas’s chest, and then trail them over
the ridges of his stomach. His muscles clench and twitch beneath my
fingernails. “Do you work out?”
“When I can.”
“It shows.”
Atlas laughs lightheartedly. “Are you trying to flirt with me, Lily?”
“Yes.”
“I don’t need compliments. You’re naked and in my bed. Not much else
you need to do; you won me over years ago.”
I lift my head and smirk, like that’s a challenge. “You don’t think so?”
He shakes his head, smiling lazily. He runs his thumb over my bottom
lip. “Pretty sure I am filled to capacity. I think I may have even reached
enlightenment tonight.”
I keep my eyes locked with his, but I readjust myself, and then I slowly
start to slide down his body. “I think I can still impress you,” I whisper. He
releases a deep exhale when I press a kiss to his stomach. My gaze is still