Chapter 106

Laurel swallowed the lump down her throat. His eyes no longer held the emotion she saw during their heated make out three minutes ago.
“I understand.” Lucas nodded like a robot. He raised her shoulders so she would be seating upright. With calloused fingers, he gently adjusted her gown. Then he frowned. “I have something comfortable in my wardrobe you can wear.”
Seeing the joy in her eyes, he hated to break the news to her that it would be his clothes she would be wearing. “It’s my cloth.” He eventually said. The air was thick with tension and with the slight shake of her hands, he knew she was nervous. Lucas didn’t know if it was because of their heated session or because she wasn’t sure she made the right choice or because she felt he would be furious of her sudden high and low.