Ava’s POV Feeling the familiar tingling desire as Cameron hoist me onto his shoulder, I cannot help a tiny wiggle of anticipation of what awaits us when we get to the bedroom. He playfully pats my bottom and I giggle and turn my head to give him a kiss on the cheek as he bounds up the stairs. When we reach the hall he jerks to a stop and I look at him as he gets the glazed over look. Crap. What happened now? His face clears and he lets out an exaggerated sigh and gently puts me down on my feet. “I have to go meet Darius for a moment.” He looks irritated. “Is everything okay?” I grab his hand and look up into his face. “Yes, it’s fine. I just need to go deal with something, shouldn’t take but a few minutes.” He gives me a tight smile. I really wish he would get out of this hab

