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When he moved his hand to her breasts, she arched her back and moaned.
“I’m sorry.” He sighed as he pulled away.
“For what? From where I’m sitting, you have nothing to apologize for.” She kissed his lips, hoping that would get him to resume. “I think we were doing fine.”
“No.” He slid her off his lap. “This is wrong.”
“Why?”
“This wasn’t part of the conditions of our agreement. It isn’t fair for me to change things now.”
“I’m nothing more than a business proposition.” She felt like such an idiot. Of course a man like Spencer Cannon could never want a girl like her. They weren’t in the same league.
“That’s not true. Please don’t feel that way.”
“Save it.” She got up and headed down the path. She’d never been so humiliated. How could things have gone from feeling so right to so ridiculously wrong in ten seconds?
“Wait!” He followed her. “I didn’t mean to offend you.”
“It doesn’t matter,” she said. “I’m here because you paid me to be. There’s no reason for you to apologize. You didn’t lure me here under false pretenses. I accepted your money.”
“Let me explain.” He reached for her arm and spun her to face him. “A physical relationship will complicate things. The last thing I want is for you to feel obligated to have to do anything with me. I didn’t pay you to sleep with me.”
“I didn’t take your money to sleep with you.” She wanted to make that point clear.
“So, we’re in agreement?” He looked relived.
“No.”
“What?” He sounded exasperated.
“I mean yes, I agree I didn’t take your money to have sex with you but it doesn’t mean I don’twantto have sex with you.” She waved her hands in the air. “Thisiscomplicated.”
“See.”
“You’re making this harder than it has to be.” She pointed at him.
“Maybe so.” He pulled her close to him. “But one could argue that there’s already something wrong with my moral compass. I’m not going to cross any lines.”
“You’re not forcing me to be here. I’m a big girl. I agreed to your proposal. I’m here to convince your family you’ve moved on. I’m doing that.”
“You are, and I appreciate it.”
The laughter in the distance stopped their conversation. Spencer glanced in the direction of the sound. His jaw tightened and his shoulders tensed.
“Shit,” he muttered. She saw the disgust in his expression. “Horrible timing.”
“Am I on the clock again?”
“Ava and a few of the other girls are headed in our direction.”
“Then let me do my job, Mr. Cannon.” She grabbed him by his shirt and claimed his lips. He didn’t pull away but to her delight relaxed against her and inserted his tongue into her mouth.
No reason to do that for a make believe kiss.
The footsteps and the giggling come to a stop when the girls reached the pretend lovers. Spencer pulled away but not before placing soft kisses on her swollen lips.
“Hey, you two.” Ava’s silicon-filled lips curved into a phony smile revealing her unnaturally white teeth. “We’re heading to the after-hours rehearsal party. There’s music and a bar. Everyone is invited.”
