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Are we in a relationship? Do I even want to be in a relationship?

I’ve never been in one before.

Don’t judge me. I’m rich and good-looking. Why would I have tied myself to one woman when I could have them all?

But, right now…I want to be tied to Morgan. Figuratively and literally.

“I had a really good time,” she says quietly beside me.

I turn my head to her. Taking her hand in mine, I lift it to my lips and press a kiss to it. “Me, too.”

The driver climbs in the cab. “Where to, folks?”

I stare at Morgan, my heart pounding in my chest. “Don’t go home,” I blurt. “Not yet. Come back to my place.”

Her eyes widen. “But…my luggage…”

“Bring it with you.” I turn in my seat to face her and take her face in my hands. “Stay the weekend. I just…I’m not ready…” I can’t seem to find the right words. All I know is that I’m not ready to let her go. Not yet. Maybe not ever.

A soft smile touches her lips. “I’m not ready either,” she whispers.

And my chest expands with happiness. I feel like I’ve just won the lottery.

I have. I’ve won the woman lottery.

Without taking my eyes off her, I say to the driver, “East Grand Avenue and Lake Shore, please, buddy.”

Then, I press my lips to hers and kiss her because I have to. Because I can.

Because she’s mine.

The realization hits me like a freight truck.

Morgan is mine.

And she doesn’t even know it yet. But she is, and I have no intention of ever letting her go.

Not that I’m going to kidnap her and keep her in my apartment—although that could be a good option, if she doesn’t feel the same way. Kidding. Kind of.

But, for the first time in my life, I want something real. I want something with her.

I want a relationship with Morgan.

Shocker, I know.

Ladies and gentlemen, Wilder Cross no longer wants to be a hot bachelor.

I want to be a hot…I don’t know. What do you call a guy in a relationship?

Boyfriend.

I want to be Morgan’s hot, sexy-as-hell boyfriend.

And the thought doesn’t make me break out in hives.

Well, fuck me sideways.

The more I think about this relationship business, the more I see the benefits.