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“Whatever. We can’t just blow off work.” I brush him off.
“Why can’t we? Neither of us has missed a day since we started. People do get sick from time to time you know.”
“Stop it,” I laugh, backing out of my parking spot before pulling onto the street. “You’re really making me consider it.”
“Good. That’s the point.”
“You’re such a bad influence.” I throw him a playful glance before turning my gaze back to the road.
“I’m pretty sure you’re the bad influence on me,” he disagrees, shaking his head adamantly.
“How am I the bad influence?” I fake offense.
“This question coming from the girl who thought it would be a good idea to suck me off while I was on a video conference call with my boss. Do you have any idea how hard it was for me to keep a straight face?”
“Hey, you did pretty well up until…” I give him a knowing smirk.
“I don’t think I’ve ever hung up on a call that quickly before. He probably wondered where the hell the fire was.”
“It was totally worth it though,” I state without question.
“Fuck yes it was.” He laughs next to me. “Which is precisely why you should call off work and spend the day with me?”
“Planning to return the favor, are you?” I keep my eyes on the road and try not to squirm in my seat at the thought.
“That’s exactly my plan.” His hand finds my upper thigh and squeezes firmly. “Besides, you’ll be worried about Jack all day if you go to work. Why not let me keep you occupied until his first day is over.”
“You’re starting to wear me down,” I groan, knowing there’s no way I can say no—not when he makes it sound so good.
“Oh, baby, I plan to do more than just wear you down,” he promises, his voice thick.
“Tell me we’re doing this right,” I murmur as I lay in Ant’s arms, our naked bodies twisted together in a heap of limbs and sheets.
“Doing what right?” His fingers move lazily through my hair as he stares up at the ceiling.
“This. Us. I feel like we went from zero to a hundred overnight. Do you ever wonder if maybe we’re getting a little ahead of ourselves?”
“Do you?” He shifts below me, turning so he’s on his side now facing me. He reaches out and pushes my hair over my shoulder, his fingers grazing the side of my neck as he does, causing goose bumps to race across my skin.
“A little.” I shrug.
“Elaborate.”
“I mean, it’s been less than two weeks since we slept together the first time, and already I feel like we’ve been together forever.”
“And that’s a bad thing?” he questions, his blue-gray eyes holding my gaze intently.
“No.” I think on it for a moment. “Yes.” I hesitate. “I mean, I don’t know. I guess I’m just having a hard time wrapping my head around all this.”
“And you’re worried about Jackson,” he states, already knowing where my mind is going.
“I am,” I admit. “What we do here affects him too. He’s become extremely attached to you over the last couple of months. I hate to think that our actions are going to somehow hurt him in the long run. I mean, what if this doesn’t work out?”
“Bree.” He tips my chin, pulling my gaze back to him when I attempt to look away. “That’s a risk you take with any relationship- but I can promise you that I will do everything in my power to make sure I never hurt that boy… Or you.”
I think on his statement for a long moment before finally asking the question I’ve been dying to bring up since this whole thing started.
“And what about the apartment?” I ask, remembering how easily he took the news that the apartment he had been holding out for was rented to another tenant. “Are you still looking? Have you found any you think you might like?”
