Page 36 of Just One Night Together
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“Hello?”Damon heard the tension in his own voice and regretted it as soon as the caller replied.
“Hi. I’m sorry. I never think about the time before I call anyone.” Haley sounded contrite. “Did I wake you up?”
Damon exhaled. “No. I thought you might call before the morning.”
“Did you?”
He sat up straighter at the uncertainty in her voice. “And I’m glad you did.”
“Are you?”
He heard the smile in her voice and found himself smiling. “Yes, I am.”
“Well, thank you for the massage lotions.”
“That’s pretty much the only equipment you need.”
“It was thoughtful. Thank you.”
“Thanks for stopping in to see my mom. They said you really helped.”
“I hope so. She did go to sleep.”
There was a long silence then, and Damon didn’t know what to say. He didn’t want Haley to hang up, though, because the sound of her voice was the most reassuring thing he could imagine.
No, there was one more thing that would be more reassuring.
“Well, I’d better go and get some sleep,” she said. “Thanks again and happy new year.”
Damon cleared his throat. “Actually, there’s something else.”
“Oh?”
“I wanted to thank you in another way, a better way.”
“Better than a present?” she asked, laughter in her voice.
He dropped his voice to a growl. “Better than a present. I want to make you scream again.”
“Oh!”
Damon smiled. “You’re blushing.”
“How do you know that?”
“I can hear you blushing.”
“You can’t!”
“I can. Are you?”
“Well, yes, but you can’t hear that.” She sounded flustered, which just proved that her composure could be shaken. Damon liked that, a lot.
He liked even better that he could reliably do it.
“I’ve never been able to hear it before, but you seem to be able to blush in a special way.”
