Page 128 of Beni

“You make such good arguments.”

Beni laughed. “Not really, you’re just easy to please.”

And he loved that about her, honestly.

“How’s the hair?”

August sighed loudly. “Still a mess.”

“It’s not a mess.”

“Listen, you always think it looks good. I know when it’s a mess, okay?”

He knew better than to argue with her. She had managed to keep most of her hair from getting wet the night before—the ends of her length, however, not so much. It was the first thing she said had to be taken care of as soon as she woke up in the morning, which meant a proper wash, a bunch of products to manage and protect her curls, and brushing it all out.

He helped.

As much as she would let him, really.

Also, while he didn’t say it to her because they hadn’t come back to that conversation from the night before at the club, but having her at his place in the morning … doing her routine, and just being there with him only confirmed his resolve.

He wanted that woman with him.

In his life.

At his place.

Waking up in his bed.

Full stop.

You know, when they got back to that conversation.

“You good, Joe?” Beni called over his shoulder.

Joe nodded as he finished washing up his hands. “Yeah, man. I’ll call somebody in to help me get rid of the … rest of it.”

“Right, thanks.”

On the phone, August said, “Well, I’m just about to go back into the movie. I had to lie to Cam and say I had to pee to call you.”

“She’s very possessive of your time.”

“Yeah, good luck with that one.”

“I can handle her.”

Somehow.

“And,” he added, “I will have your food, and the first episode up for you to start your binge when you get back to my place. Sound good?”

“Sounds perfect.”

“All right, baby, I’ll talk to you in a—”

His words cut off as he pushed open the door to the warehouse. They’d taken the lock off the top after they finished their business with Neil.

He hadn’t expected to find the guy’s kid brother standing in front of his brother’s beat up car—they had to dispose of that later, too—when he stepped outside, though. Never mind the fact that the kid was pointing a gun right at Beni.