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“That your boyfriend wouldn’t be happy his girlfriend has made it clear to another guy that she’s into me?”
“More like you wouldn’t care about his connection to your brother.”
“Right.” He seemed to finally get the point I was trying to make but was still grinning over the first part. “I suppose it would be best not to confirm we’re together, but I quite enjoy the idea of him knowing you have feelings for me.”
Now I got it. “Ah. You want me to tell him I’m into you, effectively making me off-limits, but not outing the relationship entirely. How annoyingly clever.”
“I don’t think you even have to. It’ll be obvious that you’re still into me when you say my name on a sigh while missing me tonight.”
My eyes rolled of their own volition. “Just when I thought I’d tamed that ego of yours. So was that jealousy before? I don’t think I’ve ever seen that look on your face.”
“Yeah, well I don’t think I’ve ever felt it before.” His admission surprised me.
As a knock sounded at the door, we broke apart reluctantly. Rhonda came in with lunch, setting it down on the table next to the couch.
We both thanked her and, after she shut the door, Colby crossed to lock it. “Are you super hungry, or could you wait a few more minutes?” he asked huskily.
I tried to keep a straight face. “Depends. What’s for lunch?”
He laughed before pulling me back into his embrace. “God I love your smart mouth.” He kissed me softly. “Does it make me sound completely whipped to say the thought of the next three nights away from you makes me crazy?”
“No, because I’ll miss you, too.”
He looked happy with my answer. “I return Thursday and have a movie premiere that evening in Hollywood. Would you like to be my date?”
My stomach fluttered with the thought, and I ran my hands over his backside. “Would I get to grab your butt?”
He chuckled. “Afraid not.”
“Mm, hold your hand?” Mine threaded with his.
“Probably not.”
I pretended to mull it over. “See you naked afterwards?”
“Absolutely. In fact, I’ll get a hotel room nearby. Might be a good night to collect on my wager from last night.”
I smirked. “In that case, I’d love to be your date.”
He nuzzled my neck. “Now then, I have you to myself for the next hour, and I intend spending very little of it eating lunch. However, being aware of how much you enjoy your food, I’ll reveal there are turkey clubs in the bag and let you choose.”
He backed me up toward his desk, lifting me up on it and standing between my legs.
“Hmm, I really love turkey clubs, but I think the fact I’m picking this instead should tell you how much more I feel about you.”
His lips parted in surprise, and I realized I’d inadvertently phrased that I loved him more than turkey clubs. Shit.
The good news was instead of being freaked; he seemed pleased and showed me over the next hour how much I didn’t regret my choice to wait on lunch.
* * *
“What kindof dress do you wear to a movie premiere?” I posed the question to Will as we sat in the twenty-four hour diner after clubbing it earlier with a group of other models. We’d been the only ones opting to leave at one o’clock in the morning in search of food.
“Because I’m a model, I’d have the answer?” he teased.
I shrugged. “You probably know more about fashion than I do.”
He studied me across the booth’s table with a wry smile. “Why don’t you ask pretty boy since I’m assuming you’re going with him?”
