Then he pressed her down on the edge of the bed and kissed her for a while, both of them drenched in sweat, as if the air conditioning set at sixteen degrees wasn't even on.
Seeing Julian Fairchild wanting to kiss her again, for the first time in her life, Maeve Lane admitted defeat, "No more kissing, no more, I have a headache."
Julian, seeing this, lightly kissed her swollen lips before tucking her into the covers.
Maeve finally was let go and pulled up the blanket, wanting to create some distance from Julian Fairchild.
But in the next second, Julian also lay down, lifted the blanket, embraced her, and whispered in her ear, "Let's sleep together."
Maeve hummed softly from her nose.
His embrace was too warm, making her sleepy.
In the instant before she fell asleep, Maeve seemed to hear Julian say something in her ear.
She didn't hear clearly and had already drifted to sleep.
...
Julian Fairchild lay with Maeve Lane for a while before turning over and getting out of bed.
