The Beta's Blind Date
“Why wouldn’t I want to?”
His thumb rubs my cheek, and he lowers his forehead to mine, his eyes closing. “I just want to make it clear it’s your choice. If you want to stay, you are, of course, welcome to stay. You can stay with me anytime. But if you want to leave, if you want me to drive you home, you just say the word and it’s done.”
My nose brushes against his, and I nuzzle in closer, until our mouths are a breath apart. “I want to stay, Reid. I want to be by your side and in your arms.”