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“Ouch, and here, I have not used any of the same lines,” he replied, reaching for his own.
I rolled my eyes. “Sure, you haven’t.”
“It’s true,” he said, and once again, I saw his eyes drop to my chest. “How could I use the same lines if I am trying to get to two different places with a woman.”
“And where were you trying to get with those women?”
“In their bed.”
I coughed into my wine glass, not expecting him to be so blunt about it.
“Forgive me, too much honesty?” The look on his face was a clear mixture of amusement, teasing, and lust.
“No such thing,” I whispered back. If Gale could tease me, I could tease him back. “Though you do know, you just admitted you do not want to end up in my bed.”
“No. I don’t.” He sat back. “I want you to end up in mine.”
“What’s the difference?”
“There is no leaving my bed.”
Holy shit.
I am not in the kiddie pool, anymore.
Chapter 13
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We were somehow able to pull ourselves back from any hotter conversations to more safe things, like his favorite color, which was red, and his favorite season, which was autumn. And also, his birthday, which was the day before Valentine’s Day, making me the older one of the two of us. He also talked a lot about Ersovia, sometimes without meaning to. The more he spoke, the more I could see how much he loved it, and the more I kind of wanted to see this beautiful country of grass-covered rolling mountains, flower fields, blue glacial lakes, and hybrid cities. I didn’t know what that meant until he explained. Ersovia was a country where the ancient met the modern. The Royal family, his family, had always tried to balance the future with honoring the past. He spoke, and I listened or laughed. I spoke, he listened and teased me.
It was only when our dinner, the dessert, and the wine were finished that I realize it was almost eleven. We’d been here for three hours, and I still wasn’t ready to go.
“Excuse me, I need to go powder my nose,” I lied, trying to get up.
“Powder your nose?” He shook with laughter as he got up, too.
