“Wake up, beautiful. It’s time to face the day.” Luke whispers affectionately.I smile and breathe him in. Hmmm, he smells so good. I kiss his chest and slowly run my tongue over his nipple and tug gently with my teeth.He growls. That’s a delicious sexy sound to hear first thing in the morning.Luke pulls me up and kisses me eagerly. God, yes, I could get used to waking up like this.“Lilly”, he breathes my name.“Yes?” I gaze into his eyes, and he smiles tenderly, tucking a curl behind my ear.“We should talk,” he says ominously. Oh? I frown and pull away. What guy wants to talk rather than have incredible sex? Well, Luke. But I don’t give in that easily.“Do we have to talk right now?” I ask, going back to kissing his neck and down his chest towards a very happy trail.“Yes, baby, we need to do this now.”I sigh and

Ren and Dax have built a great little bonfire for our small gathering tonight. Abby, Quinn, and Luce have gone home. Abby is sure Luce will have a belly ache after all the roasted marshmallows she ate earlier, especially when we were all sneaking her more when we thought my sister wasn’t paying attention. The poor kid might not make it to school tomorrow. Mum and Joe have gone to bed. Leaving us to continue our evening under the stars. The boys have their acoustic guitars, while Justin plays around on his tablet. He’s always playing on his tablet if not a game, then music. I catch Andy staring into the fire pensively. She has a lot to think about with her girlfriend and boyfriend. I can only imagine what it would be like to not only navigate your feelings but two partners as well. I can barely navigate my feelings, let alone Luke’s. Adding another person to the mix would blow my mind. “You alright, love?”, Luke asks. I snuggle further

“Is JJ picking you up from here?” I ask as we step into my apartment. “I was hoping to stay here tonight. Unless I’ve been taking up too much of your time, in which case I can call JJ and have him pick me up.” Luke rambles, taking his phone from his pocket. “No, no. Of course, you aren’t. I’m happy for you to stay. But um, don’t you need a bodyguard?” I laugh. It just seems outrageous to have a bodyguard. “Not always. I was safe at your mothers, and with you,” he jokes. “Okay, what would you like for dinner?” “You,” he grins slyly. I smile. “Not right this minute, babe. I have to feed Benny and get him settled. Sally will be here in a couple of hours to take him for a walk.” Luke pouts. I roll my eyes, “Adorable but no,” I tap his nose. “You’re just so irresistible” he folds me into his arms, his lips lightly touching mine instead of kissing me as I want, he hovers waiting for me to answer. Fuck it! I lean up and kiss h

  As soon as I get out of my car, I put my earbuds in and blast my music. It’s been a day and I could use either silence or music to chill. I stop by the foyer and pick up the mail before heading up to my apartment. I flick through my mail as I walk in. So many damn bills this month. Benny bumps my leg; I pet him absentmindedly and head straight to my bedroom. I kick my shoes off and pad over to my study, fire up my laptop I might as well pay them now. I definitely need to have a chat with Abby. She’s overspending on the new flip. I always have to rein her in. The Divinyls blast in my ears–Touch myself. Oh, the memories this song brings. I sing to myself, shut my laptop down and feed Mr Benny.   I look longingly at my bathtub, but I think I’d rather take a shower. I grab some fresh clothes; my shower’s busted so I have to use the guest bathroom. The plumber’s coming tomorrow, thank goodness. Fucking hell, Dax has let himself in today. He’s s

Sunday couldn’t have come any sooner. After my therapy session with Eva on Friday, I feel loads better and haven’t had a hallucination since my brief episode.Luke’s been so busy with galas and such, all part of the Craven Inc. image. I haven’t been able to fill him in on what I thought happened.  He makes me smile, though. He’s been going solo, which, of course, has created hype with the press. They’ve been having a field day speculating if the infamous Mr Craven is now an eternal bachelor or if he has found the future Mrs Craven.Of course, Luke hasn’t helped the matter one bit. He told the reporter at one gala. “I have a beautiful young woman waiting for me at home and I’m not ready to share her with the rest of the world just yet.” with a fucking wink!With just that one statement last night, JJ said, “The paps have been buzzing. We will have to send out a decoy if you are both se