CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

"Can we watch a movie?" I ask, hoping he doesn’t notice my uneasiness. He nods and brings me over to the couch. He sits behind me, so his arms wrap around my stomach and I can feel his warmth. Without a word, the remote is placed in my hands.

"You don’t want to pick?" My eyes go to his, narrowing in suspicion.

"All yours, beautiful." His warm voice encourages me.

As I flick through the movie listings On Demand, I see Marley and Me and click on it.

"Will you hate me if we watch a chick flick?" I tease, enjoying the feel of his arms. Gavin chuckles

softly.

"Not at all."

I start the movie and rest my chin against his chest, curling into his side.

“Hmm, I like this,” I whisper, looking up at Gavin through my eyelashes.

A slow, sexy smile spreads across his handsome face and he wraps his arms around my waist and nuzzles his nose against my neck. Soon the movie begins and we both turn, watching the screen.

By the middle of the movie, my eyes start to get heavy so I rest my head on