Chapter 39

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After they'd eaten, they'd headed back to the hospital. He took food back to his sister and nagged her to eat it. Meyra just stayed in the corner of the hospital room, out of the way. His sister was hovering over her boyfriend—fiancé, Meyra wasn't certain—while he slept. The other bed had Commander McKellen in it. Charlotte's nemesis.

Finally, it was evening. Meyra wasn't entirely certain where she was going to end up at. Charlotte was with her friend Madison and the chief of the TSP. Something about documenting all the forensic evidence they had gathered so far. Meyra looked at Brandt after Charlotte texted her to see if she was okay. Again.

"I need to find a place to stay tonight. Or, I can wait here, and Charlotte can pick me up when she's finished, but it will be really late."

His blue eyes practically glowed when he stepped closer. They were in the lobby again. But it was almost deserted. "You can stay with me."

Her stomach tightened, and Meyra suddenly had a hard time breathing. He was looking at her like that again. Like he had that night they'd stayed together before. "Where? I mean, Charlotte...wants to know where...I'll...be."

That was all she wanted. To be held by him. To hold him so that he knew he wasn't doing this all alone.All Meyra wanted was to be with him.

It was more than just sleeping together for her. It always had been. Even though they hadn't made love yet, it was more than that for her. Deeper than just sex.

"I have a suite at the Barratt, little one. It's the family suite. Top floor. Mac and Alex are heading back to Alex's place. He lives next door to Heather and Cara. But I'm staying at the Barratt. I sold my condo a few months ago." His hands wrapped around her waist. He pulled her closer. He leaned down until his mouth was right by her ear. "There are two rooms, sweetheart. I'm not going to pressure you into anything, but I know which room I want you in tonight."

Meyra pressed her face to his hard chest and nodded slightly. "I'd like that very much. I want to be with you tonight."

Those words sealed her fate, she thought. She wanted to be with him. No matter what.

It just felt like that was exactly where she was supposed to be.