It was damn near impossible to fall asleep with so many things running through my mind. The note and the flowers. Levi, who would be starting school soon. Sawyer wanting to get married in order to get my parents off his back. Christine and her arranged marriage.
But most of all, they kept plaguing my mind.
I kept going back to earlier today. The soft caress of Xavier's hand on the back of my ankle. Intense eyes drilling into mine as he meticulously tied my shoe for me. The shivers that ran down my spine, tightening my core deliciously. It was close to impossible to forget the entire interaction. To not feel his fingers brushing my skin.
If I could have stayed right in that moment for the rest of my life, I would have.
Frustration built deep in my stomach. Built and built until I was si
