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“You’re right. It would’ve been nice to go to the stadium today, but I’m all for hanging out on the couch and watching the game on the TV. I’m glad you stayed.” She wiggled until she was settled the way she wanted in his arms.
“You’re hard to resist.”
He meant that. It had taken extreme control to resist her when she worked for him. And he shouldn’t let his mind wander to work for even the smallest of reasons because part of him was dying to get things done. This was a very new and unfamiliar territory for him. Just relaxing. He never just relaxed.
She smoothed a hand across his cheek. He needed to shave, yet he liked how she rubbed his cheek back and forth as if she loved the feel of his stubble.
“But you’re itching to go to work, aren’t you?”
How could she tell? So odd. No one could ever read him this well.
He kissed her lips, then laid a tender kiss on her forehead. “A little. My work is important to me. But now, so are you.”
She leaned her head against his chest, sighing with contentment. At least, he hoped that was contentment he heard. Had he said the wrong thing admitting she was right? Should he’ve denied it?
“Well, I’m glad you stayed.”
“Me too.” He kissed the top of her head before he said something else that would ruin the moment. Because he swore a bit of tension swirled between them.
Suddenly, she sat up. “Want some popcorn?” Then she extracted herself from him before he could even answer.
The minute her warm body left him, he wanted to yank her back down. He enjoyed sitting on the couch, doing nothing but holding her. Even though his fingers tingled like he should be doing work.
“I guess I could use a snack.” He looked confused when she started toward the hallway that led to the bedroom. “That’s the wrong way.”
Although he’d follow her in a heartbeat if she was looking for a different kind of snack.
She glanced behind her shoulder with a sly smile. “I have to use the bathroom first, silly.”
“Oh, my bad. I was thinking you wanted a snack of another variety,” he said with a chuckle, ready to leap off the couch if she agreed.
“Perhaps I am. Let’s see what kind of fun we can have with popcorn.”
She disappeared down the hallway with those parting words. His cock immediately stood at attention, waiting for her to get back. Screw the popcorn. He would devour her body on the couch without any food. Although he did enjoy her spirit and sense of adventure.
He groaned at the TV when another run scored from the opposing team. Gabriella distracting him with her gorgeous body would not upset him at all. But he hated watching his team lose.
He jerked his head toward the front door when a knock sounded. Glancing toward the hallway, he listened for the bathroom door to whip open but heard nothing.
The knock sounded again. Not persistent, but also not like whoever was on the other side was planning to leave. He stood up and ambled his way to the door, peeking through the hole before unlocking the door.
Raising an eyebrow at the visitor, he unlocked the door and swung it open.
“Good afternoon, Jaxson.” He made sure not to let any jealousy tinge his voice, although he wasn’t fully cordial about it either.
Why was Jaxson here? How often did he pop by unannounced to her apartment? He wanted to know, but not enough to ask. It annoyed him, but it could also lead to an argument. The last thing he wanted to do was get into it with Gabriella’s friend and have her upset at him for starting it.
But if the man wasn’t going to announce his intentions to Mia, that didn’t mean he needed to revert his attention to Gabriella.HisGabriella.
Okay, so he was still jealous of the guy.
“I didn’t expect you to still be here.” Jaxson wasn’t as good about keeping his emotions out of his tone of voice. Dane heard the shock. Maybe even a bit of jealousy.
Why was he jealous? He was supposed to like Mia.
“Well, I am.”
“So you are.”
