Maya swatted his chest, her palm flattening briefly against the warm, solid plane of him before she pushed him back a step. “You’re unbelievable. Truly.”
She shook her head, fighting a smile. “But aside from your… stamina… we actually need sleep too, you know?”
She drew in a slow breath, the teasing edge in her expression fading as reality settled back in.
“Hudson and Cruz will be at your office early,” she reminded him gently. “And I’m staying home with Jaime. I need to pack. Make sure everything’s ready.”
Her fingers tightened slightly in the fabric of his shirt.
“We have a long trip ahead of us.”
Damien’s smirk didn’t fade, but his gaze sharpened. “Monroe and James can accommodate them. My priorities have shifted.”
He took her hand and lifted her knuckles to his lips, pressing a
