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“I’m glad.” He kissed the tip of her nose, wondering at the odd sensation in his gut. “Because I would like to go back to London today.”
“To London?” She blinked in surprise. “Today?” Her heart fell at this swift change in plans. “Whatever for?”
He looked at her with amusement. “Because I have work to do, and I just can’t do it from here.”
“But you can from London?” She said, trying to ignore the suffocating feeling in her chest.
“No. From London I need to fly to New York.”
“Oh.” She nodded, but her mouth was dry and her tummy felt suddenly completely empty.
“It’s where I live.” The words were softly chiding.
“I know that.” She shifted a little. “I’d rather not have this conversation while you’re still …”
“Inside you?” He teased, loving how easily she flushed.
She worked for him. She wasn’t his lover. She wasn’t his mistress. She wasn’t his girlfriend, though she’d felt a bit like a mix of all three for a week.
She was his employee. Not even! She worked for an agency that he’d employed temporarily.
The end of their relationship had been as inevitable as winter’s chill. And they hadn’t had a relationship! They’d had sex. A lot of sex.
“I can leave whenever you’re ready.”
“Can you now?” He said with a gruff tone to his voice.
“Of course. That’s my job.”
“Yeah. About your job.” He propped his head onto his hand, looking down at her. “Is it the kind of job that has benefits?”
“Benefits?” She pulled a strange face. She hoped against hope he wasn’t enquiring as to her financial standing. “Why?”
If he offered her money or gifts, she would wither.
“I want you to come with me.”
“To come with you?” She pushed up beside him, so that she could look at him properly. “What are you saying?”
He put a finger to her lips. “I’m not changing what I want; nor what I can offer. I like doing this with you. You’re the first woman I’ve had more than a passing interest in. Why don’t you come to New York for a week? Think of it as a holiday.”
Her heart turned over in her chest. Another week. A trip to New York. Caradoc.
“Why?”
“Because you want to.”
She looked at him with consternation. “Do you want me to?”
He laughed. “I’m asking, aren’t I?”
What was Finn looking for? A declaration of love? From this man?
“Look, I’m used to making snap decisions. I have always lived with absolute faith in my instincts. In business and in my personal life. I don’t hesitate, and I don’t doubt. I simply take what I want, and trust the rest will fall in line. Why don’t you give it a try? Just this once.”
CHAPTER SEVEN
“I told you, it’s hardly out of the way at all.”
