Page 34 of When We Break

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RAVEN

I riseout of the tub, move a towel over my body, and slather some lotion over my skin. I wrap the towel around my chest when I hear a soft knock on the door.

My heart skips beats.

Tiptoeing, I enter the room and collect my phone, ensuring I haven’t missed a message or a call.

No one has called me.

The person knocks on the door again.

Jaw locked, I move to the exit, push to my toes and check the corridor through the peephole when I notice a man’s back and dark hair.

I unlock the door.

Francisco turns to me.

“Hey,” he says, smiling softly.

“Hey. What happened?”

He wears lounge pants, and that’s about it. His clean-shaven face shimmers with drops of aftershave.

“Nothing. May I come in?”

“Yes. Sure. I thought you were asleep.”

He closes the door while I gesture for him to take a seat.

I lower myself to the edge of the bed, and he sits next to me.

“Did you have any sleep?” I ask.

He looks so fresh, I had to ask.

“Actually, no. I couldn’t sleep.”

“Is something wrong?”

Looking down, he avoids my eyes.

“No.”

I touch his hand.

“You left without a word,” I say, prompting him to move his eyes to me.

His lips tilt into a smile.

“You were busy,” he says.

“I was.”

I sound amused.

He holds my eyes, his stare heavy with untold words, when I tip my gaze down, my smile fading.


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