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“You’re not in prison.”
Her head tilted to the side, and he could guess what flashed through her mind. She didn’t say it. “Oh, wow, Romy, if you’re serious, I could kiss you!”
He shifted the baby to his other side. “My lips are at your disposal.”
She rolled her eyes. “You have a date.”
He started in surprise.
“I heard things too.” She looked away, hiding her expression. “If that’s what you want… I mean you kind of did a switch pretty fast.”
She turned completely away then, putting her back to him. He reached out to stop her from walking away. “I did a switch? I believe you were meeting a man at the park.”
She faced him and raised her chin, which was more like the Sonya he knew. “Look, I’m already under your thumb.”
“I’ve never placed you under my thumb.”
“You want custody of Arron, and what am I going to say about it? I don’t even have a job right now or access to my former babysitter because you’re his father.”
“I can’t change who I am.”
“I’m not saying you should, but…”
He had to know all she thought. “But?”
“But being lovers means I give my body to you too. You have Arron and me. I don’t have anything.”
She confused him. Most women would think they maintai
ned control by using their body. Was she trying to trick him, or did she truly not see how women worked men to their advantage? If he gave her what she wanted, which he would do only to get her under him, he would be the one who was being controlled. The fact that he was even considering it for a little honey meant he should escape the house and do what he intended—get her out of his system.
He kissed his son again and handed Arron to her. “I’ll see you in the morning. Don’t wait up.”
Chapter 11
Sonya rolled over in bed, annoyed. She peered at the clock. Only five minutes had passed since she last looked. “Why the heck do I care if he’s out sleeping with some woman? I turned him down. He doesn’t concern me.”
Sleep refused to come, and she punched the bed at her side. Arron slept soundly in his crib, so she got up and threw on a robe. With any luck no one would be up at that hour and she could wander around the house without witnesses.
At Romy’s bedroom door, she listened. All lay in silence, but then she knew he hadn’t come in because he would have to pass her room to get to his. Next, she headed downstairs and peeked out the front window. Even if he had driven up, he might have gone around the side of the house to the six-car garage. She stood in the hallway, wondering if she dared to go check it out.
“He’s not out there, but you could check if you don’t believe me.”
She jumped and turned around. Cason leaned against the doorjamb to a darkened room behind him. His face lay in shadows, but she’d heard the teasing note in his voice.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about,” she grumbled.
He chuckled. “Aren’t you looking for Romy?”
“No. I was just…”
“Taking a midnight stroll?”
“Shut up and leave me alone.” She moved to stomp past him. He had no business reading her mind and calling her out on it, the jerk.
“How about some herbal tea? I won’t choke the stuff down, but Mamma swears by it. Says it helps her to sleep.”
Sonya didn’t miss the emphasis on sleep. He knew she was up thinking about Romy. There was no sense denying it, and what else did she have to do to pass the time? If the tea worked, she could be in lala land in minutes and dismiss Romy from her mind.
