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Augustus gritted his teeth and lowered himself to growl in my ear, “You are living in London, working behind the scenes for a high-end clothing designer you just modeled for. Your face is going to go viral, and it’s all because the Viscount of Yorkshire demanded you pose with him. I don’t ever want to hear you say you’re regular again. Do you understand me?”
I wanted to argue with him.
I wanted to ignore the way tremors shot through my body at how he was speaking to me, but everything in his countenance told me not to. “Got it.”
“Right. Now, I’m off to buy us a bottle of Dom Perignon.”
When he stepped away, I released a shaky breath, and noticed Linda and Kai staring at me with slack faces. “Are you two okay?”
“Wow. Linda’s spot on.”
I curled some strands of my hair around my fingers. “What do you mean?”
“Lord Huntington is absolutely crazy about you.”
Linda nodded at Kai. “I told you it wasn’t for the photos. There’s something going on.”
I threw my hands out. “There isnothinggoing on.”
Kai nodded in Aug’s direction. “Try telling him that.”
“I have.”
“But?” Linda pushed.
“But I guess…” My line of sight traveled over to Augustus. My eyes roamed over his trim figure and settled on his tight ass. “I guess I like his company.”
Linda checked him out as well, then reached across the table and patted my hand. “As much as it pains me to say this, you should do whatever makes you happy because your happiness will translate into your work, and I think you can do well in this industry. It’s tough in the fashion world, and you need to have people in your corner to succeed. There’s no one better to be there than Lord Huntington.”
I cocked my head to one side. “How do you know?”
“Well, I uh…”
I watched her trip over her words. Someone else ought to be here, and though he wasn’t in London with me, I knew Ruben was always in my corner.
“Excuse me a sec.” I stepped away from our table and pulled my phone out, then brought up my conversation with Ruben.
Me:Are you free, babe? I want to video-call you. I have amazing news!
His reply was instantaneous, but instead of texting, he was calling me.
“I don’t think someone has ever called me so fast in all my life,” I said to my guy when his face appeared on my screen.
Ruben’s mouth twisted into a strange half-smirk. “Am I coming off as desperate?”
“If you’re not desperate for me by now, what hope do we have for longevity? Wouldn’t that mean you don’t miss me?”
Ruben laughed into his fist. “Fair point.”
I bounced on the balls of my feet. “You will never guess what happened today, babe.”
“Tell me. Whatever it is, it seems to have you trying not to bounce off the walls.”
“I haven’t even had my celebratory drink yet.”
“What are you celebrating?”
“You are looking at the newest Estate Styles’ autumn catalog model.” I ran my hand around my face like one of those game-show women showing off a prize.
