Chapter 58 — Finally Home
Luna's POV:
I silently hold out my hand waiting for him to take it. As soon as our fingers are intertwined I summon my powers and blink and in an instant we are standing in the familiar living room. I step away from Tatum and begin removing my heels as he walks past me and into our room. I follow after him and stand in the doorway watching as Tatum begins to remove his suit jacket and tie.
"If you need me to take you to the airport or the office I can take you there or you can take my car." I say quietly.
"I came back early." Tatum says as he shakes his head.
"The client I was trying to establish connections with was only interested in having me do his bidding so I secured connections elsewhere and got back on the first flight I could." Tatum responds as he starts to unbutton his shirt.
My wolf explodes with joy at the thought that he missed us and instinctively I take his shirt, jacket and tie from him. It's the smallest thing but I've missed our end of day moments like this. I gently stroke the front of Tatum's jacket, smoothing it evenly over the hanger. I breathed in deeply, taking in the familiar masculine scent as Tatum walked by me when I caught the faintest floral hint lingering on Tatum's suit causing me to inhale sharply. It’s not strong and smells like a human but the very feminine scent stirred my wolf causing unease to rise within me.
"What is that smell?" I ask gently just before Tatum rounds the corner into the bathroom.
"The client that I was supposed to secure a connection with originally had me catering to his daughters every whim. I grew tired of waiting for him to sign the contract so I found someone else that was interested and left as soon as I could." Tatum replies from the bathroom as the sound of the shower fills the room.
I think back to the day he had to leave and the phone call. I unconsciously begin to take my hair down allowing it to fall over my shoulders. I remove my clothes and walk quietly into the bathroom almost as if I am in a trance and have no control over my body. Tatum's back is to me and he has his head under the falling water drowning out any noise. I quietly open the shower door and step inside, closing it just as quietly behind me. I feel like I am being pulled towards Tatum and I long to touch him as my wolf whines.
"So I was thinking maybe we should go out tomorrow." Tatum says loudly, not realizing I'm behind him.
I stay quiet not wanting to give away where I am as my mind races with what I should do next while my heart urges me to make a move. My heart feels like it's full of chaos and I just want to be as close as I can be to him to disperse any unease being away from him has caused.
"Princess?" Tatum calls.
When I don't answer he moves to look over his shoulder and I quickly wrap my arms around his waist pulling myself as close to him as I can, allowing my head to rest on his broad back. I inhale his scent and my heart begins to calm as the water rushes over our pressed together bodies.
"If you wanted to shower with me all you had to do was ask." Tatum says with a chuckle as he tries to remove my hands from his waist so he can face me.
I squeezed him tighter, not allowing him to remove my hands and It feels like a weight has been lifted from my chest that I hadn't realized was there until now. I hadn’t realized how tense I was while he was away and It feels like it's been years since I've been able to be near him let alone touch him.
"What's gotten into you?" Tatum asks.
"I just want to be close to you for a moment." I say quietly.
I hear Tatum sigh and I begin to loosen my grip on his waist as I start to second guess myself and my actions. I step away from Tatum and swiftly exit the shower leaving him behind not giving him a moment to say anything. Once I am dry again, I find a large oversized shirt and a pair of night shorts and sit down cross-legged on my side of the large bed with my back to the bathroom. Clouds loom over my heart once more as I look towards the large glass doors. My cell phone suddenly dings and I glance at it to see Kali's name.