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“Well, a) I promised you four fucks, possibly five depending on the color of your toenail polish, b) technically I’m not sure that hands can commit one way or the other, and c) you’re not going to provoke me into a shouting match. Go and see Mack if that’s what you want.”
“Maybe I will. I’m betting he’ll jerk off into a fucking cup to impregnate his best friend.”
He gets up from the table and walks toward me. I back away and meet the wall with a bump.
He stops in front of me. Even with my high heels, I’m still about ten inches shorter than him, and I have to crane my neck to look up at him.
He gives me a look that’s hot and sultry. “Are you trying to turn me on?” he murmurs.
I blink. “What the…?”
He shrugs. “I dunno. The word impregnate gets me all hot and bothered.”
“Jesus.”
“Say inseminate.”
“No.”
“Fertilize?”
“Hux!”
He laughs. Damn him, he’s so incredibly charismatic. “You’re not going to win this argument,” he says, amused. “I don’t care how much you stamp your feet.”
I glare at him. “I’m not stamping, not in these heels.”
For a moment I think he’s going to kiss me, but he doesn’t. Instead, his gaze turns gentle, affectionate. “Look, ten years ago I did something stupid. I know that, and you were right to tell me to get lost.”
“I didn’t—”
“Let me speak. You were right, and so I convinced myself you were better off without me, and I let you go.”
“You call asking me out every month letting me go?”
“I wanted to let you know that if you ever changed your mind, I’d be there for you. But you didn’t, and that’s fair enough.” His gaze drops to my mouth. “Then, last night, something changed.”
“Yeah, I got drunk.”
“Alcohol is a truth serum. It removes your inhibitions and makes you say what you’re really feeling.” His eyes are very intense. “You wanted me to kiss you, and you wanted to go back to my room with me.”
I moisten my lips with the tip of my tongue. “It was the whisky talking.”
“I don’t believe that.” He stabs a finger into my left shoulder. “I think your brain is in charge of your heart, and I understand why because you’ve been hurt so much, but you can’t lock your heart up in a cage forever.”
“Just watch me.”
“Is that supposed to make me less interested in you? You’re my friend. Even if I didn’t fancy the pants off you, I’d want to do everything I could to convince you to love again.”
“Like a very annoying, altruistic Cupid?”
He laughs. “Maybe. All I can say is that since I left you in that room, all I’ve thought about is kissing you again. I’ve done my penance, Elizabeth. And now I’m going to take my reward.”
“Which is?”
“You.” He smiles.
My jaw drops. “Do I get a say in this?”
