Chapter 130: Unexpected Call
** Harper **
Harper was so, so tempted to snatch the offer. The prospect of falling asleep in Eli’s arms and waking up snuggled against him had tantalized her for weeks, and the chance to finally do it was almost too luring to resist. But she knew all too well that if she did stay, there would be neither falling asleep nor waking up actually happening, which would be a terrible idea considering the important meetings lined up for the next day.
So it was with tremendous regret and reluctance that she eventually left Eli’s room, snuck back to her own, and tried to persuade herself that she had made a worthy sacrifice for the betterment of mankind.
There was still little hope of getting into the mood for sleep any time soon though. Harper tried to cool off her mind from the exhilaration with cold drinks, tried to calm down by opening the window and listening to the soothing sound of ocean waves, and even tried to distract herself by attempting to write another Chapter of her web novel, but to no avail. Images of the evening kept flashing in front of her eyes, making her itch and burn, and she was damn sure that those scenes had been etched into the back of eyelids, with no chance of ever fading.
After half an hour of trying, she gave up. Picking up the phone she had been neglecting for a while, she swiped straight to her text message shortcuts and typed, [ I miss you already. ]
She grinned when it took barely a second for Eli to reply. [ Miss you too. Can tomorrow come faster? ] A row of five hearts followed immediately after.
Harper clutched the phone to her chest like she was fifteen again. A long minute passed before she managed to float down from the dreamy cloud nine and looked back at the screen.
Only then did she notice the long list of notifications she had swiped away earlier.
[ App Notification: Tamar_Garner has just sent 23 Golden Tickets to your book! ]