"Hello, love," his deep voice threw her off balance and she didn't know when her eyes fluttered close. Why did he sound so good yet so far away?
In this state, she wouldn't mind taking the first lead again, kissing him like she could devour him and sliding her hands down to grip him--
"Lauren?"
"I-I'm here," she snapped out of it with cheeks bright pink but she was thinkful the call wasn't a face to face one.
He would've completely misunderstood her intentions even though... her thoughts went there.
"At least one of us is doing well over there," she said, trying to ignore what just happened. "I could use a vacation."
He chuckled, "This is not a vacation, Lauren. It's a business trip," he corrected.
"Vacation? Business trip? What does it matter?" She groaned softly, feeling at ease j
