***Mature content throughout the chapter.*** As we walked hand-in-hand out of the clinic, Maverick looked over at me, “Not too tired, are you? Want me to carry you?” Surprising myself, I replied “yes!” It was the most natural thing all of a sudden to want to be close to him, to be wrapped up in his arms, to make sure everyone understood that he was mine. It was like all these feelings I thought I had to repress to be socially acceptable were now perfectly fine. Maverick wrapped me up and held me close. I wrapped my arms around his neck and rested my head on his shoulder. He looked down at me with utter tenderness, I leaned forward and pressed my lips against his. Fvck! He tasted incredible, I growled. A legit, can’t miss, growl from my chest as Mikki pushed forward to kiss Maverick pas

