Learning To Fly (Fated Love Book 1) by Lauren Firminger Page A

nodded gently and closed my eyes, muttering softly under my breath. “I’m not a fan of waking up without you in my bed.” I didn’t realise until the words had left my mouth how scary that fact was. I had gone months without needing someone beside me at night. There were times in my relationship with Josh when I couldn’t sleep next to him, so I would stay at my house while he slept at his. Did a part of me know he wouldn’t be the one who would be sleeping next to me for the rest of my life? I pulled back and looked up at Morgan.  

    “Sorry, darlin’. Thought you could do with one of these.” It was then I saw he had coffee. Kissing him softly, I couldn’t help the grin.  

    “Hey! You remembered!”  

    “Of course I did, darlin’. I like my balls attached.” He chuckled and kissed me again softly after I took my coffee. I took a sip of my coffee and let out a soft moan. God, that was good. I felt my body relax completely as his hands slid down my side and moved to rest on my back and I leant into him again.  

    “How are the boys?”  

    “Givin’ each other hell which is normal for them. If they aren’t pissin’ each other off, then they’re sleeping.” I was glad I’d waited to take a drink from my coffee cup until he’d answered, or it would have been coming out of my nose when I laughed at that. I let out a squeal when he moved his hand to my ass and slapped it softly.  

    “Go get ready. We need to head off if we are making this flight.” I narrowed my eyes playfully at him, and he flashed me that smirk. Fuck. That was gonna floor me for a long time to come.  

    “Well, guess who's not joining me in the shower then?”  

    He groaned and pulled me close to him. “Keep that up, darlin’, and we will be missing our flight.”  

    I leaned in to kiss him but pulled away quickly and ran to the bedroom. I heard his groan as I shut the door and moved to my bag. Pulling out a clean pair of jeans and shirt, my body wash and loofah, I moved to the shower after downing the last of my coffee and tossing the takeaway cup in the trash. Turning on the shower and letting the steam build up as I got undressed, I stepped in and let out a soft groan when the hot water washed over me. After a good night's sleep, this was exactly what I needed. I let the water relax me for a few minutes before I started to wash up. Without thinking, I began to hum a song that had popped into my head. Turning off the hot water after I was clean, I grabbed the towel and dried off. Momentarily forgetting where I was, my humming had now turned to singing ‘Flashlight’ by Jessie J as I got dressed.  

    Pulling open the bedroom door and seeing Morgan, Daniel, and Lucas all sitting there staring at me, I frowned. “What is it?” They looked at each other, and I swear if this had been a cartoon, their jaws would be on the floor as they looked at me. Looking down at myself, I looked back up at them.  

    “Guys, you are freaking me out right now. What?”  

    “I think you are going to put Morgan out of a job!” I watched Morgan reach over and slap the back of Daniel’s head.  

    “We heard you singing, darlin’. What Daniel was saying was it was real good. You have some serious talent.” Daniel nodded, and I felt my cheeks go red.  

    “Yep, gonna be careful when doing that again. Are we ready?” I said. They all nodded. Lucas came to get my bag from me and handed me a phone.  

    “All your numbers and our numbers and stuff you'll need are on this. We got rid of your old phone. Just in case.”  

    I nodded and slid the phone into my back pocket as Morgan took my hand. Leaning into him, we made our way from the room and down the hall to the elevator. “We were serious before, darlin’.” I shivered as he whispered in my ear but relaxed when he let my hand go and wrapped his arm around me. Laying my head on the space between his chest and shoulder, I nodded.  

    “I will keep that in mind babe.”