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It wasn’t theyesI’d been dreading, and I breathed a sigh of relief. I understood why he’d think that—all the real-world complications that we’d be forced to face if anyone ever found out. Or if the few who knew decided to spill our secret.
Which made me wonder how long we’d be keeping this under wraps. How long it would last. Not that I wanted an end date, but I could also feel the way I would fall, way too fast, for this man.
“Sounds like you want to keep me around, Mr. Carrington.” I tried to keep my words light and teasing. “Should I call off all my other dates?”
His eyes narrowed, and I felt that bit of jealousy all the way to my cock. “How many others do I have to worry about?”
Fucking nonewas what I wanted to say, but that would make it too easy. Men like Archer wanted a challenge, didn’t they?
“Not many. Just a few here and there,” I said flippantly, and Archer’s hands stilled on my calf.
“Which translates to how many, exactly?”
“You really want to talk numbers? What about yours?”
Archer raised a brow. “I have decades on you.”
“Then you better get to counting.”
He slapped a wave of water in my direction, hitting me straight in the face. “Smart-ass.”
“Don’t you mean hot-ass? Or have you forgotten the way I rode you earlier?”
Archer groaned, and his head fell back against the lip of the tub. “Jesus, that mouth.”
“You want it again?” I grinned.
“Oh, I do. But those decades mean I need a rest first.”
I laughed as I bent my legs and moved them under the water beneath his. “I can give you that.”
“Gee, thanks.” He stretched his arms out along the edge of the tub, but the way he tapped his fingers along it told me something was on his mind. I stayed quiet, letting him work itout until he said, “I don’t want you to be with anyone else while you’re with me.”
I swear my heart stopped at his words. That…was unexpected, but exactly what I’d wanted and never thought I could ask for.
He mistook my silence for hesitation and ran a hand through his hair. “I realize that seems a little hypocritical after tonight?—”
“No,” I interrupted, finally able to breathe again. I wanted to tell him fuck yes, but I didn’t need to show how eager I was. “Tonight was different. It was with you.” I lifted a shoulder, like I wasn’t as affected as I really was. “If that’s what you want, I can give you that too. As long as it goes both ways.”
“It does.”
“For how long?” I was pressing my luck, but what the hell.
Archer studied me, his head cocked.“For as long as we both want.”
That wasn’t helpful for me atall. If I had my way, I’d chain his ass to mine permanently.
Guess I’d have to make him fall in love with me, then.
“Keep booking us here and you might have to deal with me for longer than you want,” I said. “Although I think you’ll just end up pissing off Mr. LaRue if he finds out.”
“Oh God.” Archer let out a rueful laugh.
“What?”
“I just remembered how young you are when you call my friends by their formal names.”
I guess thatwasa little weird, but calling West’s dad Jacques felt bizarre.
