Chapter 411
\nThree Years Later, He Came Back Begging novel Chapter 411<\/p>\n
She let out a snort of laughter, not buying his act of absolute purity for a single second.<\/p>\n
Yet, to her utter shock, when evening finally rolled around and they had both finished showering, he legitimately grabbed a blanket and camped out on the living room sofa.<\/p>\n
His broad, towering frame crammed onto the cushions looked absurdly pathetic.<\/p>\n
Before settling in, he hit her with a devastatingly gentle, husky “goodnight.”<\/p>\n
Once the lights were out, she lay in the pitch-black bedroom, eyes wide open, staring at the faint outline of the ceiling fixture.<\/p>\n
Out in the living room, Lawrence was doing the exact same thing, staring blankly at her closed bedroom door.<\/p>\n
Seconds bled into minutes. Driven by an unspoken telepathy, he suddenly sat up just as the bedroom door clicked open.<\/p>\n
Dressed in a soft lavender linen pajama set, her hair cascading wildly over her shoulders, she stood there in the doorway. Half a year under the high-altitude sun had barely given her a subtle tan, leaving her looking effortlessly radiant.<\/p>\n
After a heavy pause, she softly told him to come in.<\/p>\n
A massive, silent grin split his face in the dark. Taking long strides into the bedroom, he smoothly shut the door right before June could wedge his way in.<\/p>\n
She curled up on her side, a tiny lump beneath the heavy comforter.<\/p>\n
Lifting the edge of the blanket, he slid in behind her, wrapping his arms around her waist. They fit together flawlessly, his broad chest pressed flush against her back without a fraction of an inch to spare.<\/p>\n
They say holding someone face-to-face fills the empty space on the right side of the chest, but holding a lover from behind aligns both hearts in perfect proximity.<\/p>\n
He pressed slow, languid kisses behind her ear and down her neck, leaving burning trails across her shoulder blades.<\/p>\n
In the smothering darkness, the only sound was their heavy, synchronized breathing and the erratic thumping of their hearts.<\/p>\n
But true to his word, he stopped there. Lacing his fingers through hers, he held her hand tightly.<\/p>\n
The two custom rings clinked against each other, the hard metal digging into their knuckles.<\/p>\n
It was cold, yet a melting, euphoric warmth flooded straight to her core.<\/p>\n
His heavy, scorching breath fanned across her ear. “Goodnight, baby.”<\/p>\n
Without bringing any protection, there was absolutely no way he was going to take things further.<\/p>\n
After returning from the disaster zone, Dale had granted them an extended leave of absence.<\/p>\n
For two solid weeks, she completely checked out of reality. Her days consisted of walking the dog, taking leisurely strolls, and going on dates with Lawrence.<\/p>\n
She was living in absolute paradise.<\/p>\n
But Lawrence seemed to be growing more resentful by the hour. He kept dropping incredibly subtle hints, asking if she had forgotten something important.<\/p>\n
At first, she was genuinely clueless, drawing a complete blank.<\/p>\n
But one night, after seamlessly tucking herself into his arms and exchanging their usual goodnight kisses, she was drifting off when she caught a faint, barely-there hum of frustration from above her.<\/p>\n
Then, she felt someone gently lifting her ring-clad hand, pressing a series of meticulous, almost desperate kisses to her knuckles.<\/p>\n
It hit her like a freight train.<\/p>\n
His thirtieth birthday was right around the corner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-1079","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter\/1079","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1079"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}