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Her body is tense, her shoulders set back, chin up, as if she's daring anyone to tell her she shouldn't be here or be with me. Her strength and fury is sexy as fuck, but even I struggle to find a reason to have such a class-act woman at my side. I scan the exit as we wait for the valet in case my father decides to come back and ruin things further.
"Are you still hungry?"
She skims her hand across her belly and shrugs. "Yeah, nothing in there looked very tasty anyway. It looked like the kind of place that serves twelve courses of foam or something."
A chuckle slips out of me, and I tug her against my side. "Yeah, it was that kind of place, but the wine is pretty great."
"You can get wine at the drive-through near campus, and I hear it comes in a convenient box with a spout. Like an adult Capri Sun but with vodka in it."
I smile at her and shake my head. "Are you...teasing me, Ms. Jacobs? That seems unwise."
Her eyes flash with lust and trail upward to meet mine. I swallow hard and consider pinning her to the nearest wall to have my way with her. I’m consumed by her, and there isn’t a goddamn thing, or person, that will stand in the way of us having our happily ever after.
"Maybe, or maybe I just enjoy your form of punishment."
Her declaration loosens something in my chest, allowing me to breathe again. I was certain my father had ruined the entire evening for us, but that little sentence makes me think otherwise. The valet brings the car around, and I open her door before the man can get there, glaring as I snatch the keys out of his hand before he gets any ideas.
Mine. He’s lucky I didn’t remove his eyeballs from his body for looking at her.
Once I’m in the driver’s seat, I pull away with a growl of the engine. At the exit of the parking lot, I scan the street ahead and spot the place I’m hunting, a smile tugging at my lips. It’s a couple of blocks away, but we speed down the road like a bullet. I watch Bel out of the corner of my eye, her cheeks pink, her eyes bright and shimmering in the shadows of darkness. I swing into the fast food burger joint ahead and notice that a little bit of the light in her eyes dims.
She tips her head back and blinks furiously like she’s trying to stop herself from crying. Fuck, what did I do now?
"What's wrong?" I ask as I steer into the drive-through line.
"Nothing. Nothing is wrong. It’s just this was my mom’s favorite place. We’d come here anytime we could afford it, so it just holds a lot of memories for me. That’s all.” She dabs at the edge of her eyes before looking at me with a half smile. I’m undecided about whether we should get food here or not. I don’t want to ruin the date further. As if she can see me wavering in my decision, her smile widens. “Stop overthinking it, Drew. This place is perfect. Really. Much better than overpriced wine and meat-flavored foam."
“If you’re okay with it, then yes, but I don’t want to ruin the night further.”
“You didn’t ruin the night to begin with. Your father is the one who tried to, but I refuse to let him get that satisfaction.”
That’s my girl. I order for both of us, getting a few burgers, a couple of orders of fries, with some mayo for her since I know she likes to mix it with her ketchup for dipping. She leans over the center console and whispers, “Milkshake,” in my ear when we pull up to the window to pay.
With a shake of my head, I turn to the window and lay on the charm to get a couple of milkshakes added to the order as well. Bel is beaming with joy and takes the bags of food and milkshakes happily when we get to the second window.
With the goods in hand, I drive to a nearby park overlooking a small river. It’s perfect. I put the car in park and kill the engine, wishing I had brought her on my bike instead. Sighing, I turn in my seat and find her digging in the bags. She pulls out the mayo and ketchup packets and a thing of fries.
"I'm going to get this all over my nice dress." She frowns but then shrugs, shoving a fry between her pretty pink lips. “It’ll be worth it.”
I scan the sexy curve of her waist and down over her hip, and when she offers me a paper-wrapped burger, I shake my head.
"No, you eat. I want to explain everything first.”
She nods and takes a huge bite of her burger. A moan of pleasure escapes her, and I swear the sound goes straight to my cock.
“I’m going to need you to stop moaning like that if you want me to get any explaining done because all I can think about right now is replacing that burger with my cock.”
She lets out a snort and continues chewing while rolling her eyes. This feels so much more like us. She’s relaxed and happy. That’s all I could ever ask for, as long as I’m by her side for it.
"My father is pissed off because Sebastian removed his funding from the firm the other night.”
"Hwee thid?" she asks through a full mouth, and I can't help but grin at her.
"He did, yes. Since then, my father has got it in his head that he wants us to get married so he can get back into Sebastian’s good graces and hopefully gain access to the extensive Arturo fortune if something were to happen to one or both of us. It’s a fucked-up plan, but I’d expect nothing else from him."
I watch her face as what I'm saying sinks in. She swallows hard and wipes her mouth with a napkin. "You mean, he’s trying to pimp you out again, but this time to me instead?"
I shrug. "Yeah."
