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“Sorry.” I grimaced, then carefully bit into the hot sandwich. “Mmm… so good.”
“You’re welcome.” Augustus arched an eyebrow.
“I mean it… this is delicious. Thank you for everything. For the food, letting me stay here, and wear your pajamas. You stepped up today, and I’m so grateful.” I took a sip from my water.
“I’ve had a lifetime of training with the press, so stick with me, and you’ll be all right.” He picked up a small chip and placed it into his luscious mouth.
“Stick with you, and things might happen, you mean?” I quipped.
“If you’re talking about sex, then it’s highly likely.” He leaned toward me.
“I’m down with that. As long as folks can’t see us. Except Ruben, that is.”
Augustus closed his eyes for a moment. “Mmm… your boyfriend is deliciously attractive.”
“I know. You don’t have to tell me.”
Augustus crept his hand onto my thigh. “As are you.”
“Not happening unless Ruben is online, and at the moment, he’s heading off to work.” I removed his hand, but I couldn’t deny his touch made me ache.
“Fuck,” Augustus cursed under his breath.
All I could do was laugh.
CHAPTERELEVEN
“Where the hell do you think you’re going?” Augustus’ angry voice met my ears as I slipped into my heels and zipped up my dress.
I took my time to check myself out in the huge mirror that graced the guest room I’d slept in. It had taken all of my willpower not to be lured into the lord’s den, but I managed it with at least a scrap of my dignity still intact.
“Home.”
Augustus stormed over to me. “The hell you are.”
I met his blustering with a tired sigh. “I have work to do, Augustus. A gala to help plan.”
“You can do that here.”
I scoffed out a laugh as I picked up my purse. “No, I can’t.”
“Why not?”
I spun to face him with a laugh in my throat, but it got stuck when I looked into his heated gaze. Releasing a shaky breath, I admired his handsome face.
Without any effort on his part, I was beginning to drown in him again. “You know why,” I whispered.
His anger fell away, and he leaned toward me. “We’ll never be able to fight this for long. We crave each other.”
“Which is why I need to work at home.” I lifted my lips toward his and stopped within an inch. “Now, are you driving me home, or is your heavyweight bodyguard doing the honors?”
Augustus gritted his teeth together again. “As much as I’d like to, I don’t think it would be a good idea for me to chauffeur you home, so my heavyweight bodyguard, it is.”
“Thank you.” Before I could step past him, he gripped my chin between his thumb and forefinger and angled my face toward his. My lips parted, inviting him to kiss me, but I knew we wouldn’t stop at only one kiss if we started.
With a small voice, I said, “I should go.”
Frustration flashed across his features, but Augustus let me go and took a step away, tucking his fists into his pants pockets. “Have a great weekend.”
