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Her eyes follow me as I stand back up and cross my arms over my chest.
She rolls her lips over her teeth, then tries to act unaffected. “Obviously, you remember that night in more vivid detail than I do, Kingston.”
“Well, I wasn’t the one who snuck out, so I guess I have less reason to—”
“I did not sneak out. I told you I had to catch a red-eye back.” She places her mug on the side table next to her and stands up, shoving a hand against my chest. “It was my second year of med school. I couldn’t miss my classes. I had to leave.”
“You could have woken me up before you left. Why are you back? Did you get bored of the West Coast and their laid-back attitudes? Not uptight enough for you?”
“Do you ever listen when someone else is speaking?” She pokes my chest with the tip of her bare finger.
“No gloves today?” I tease just to see the fire in her eyes flame.
“My tea was keeping me warm before you interrupted my peace and quiet.” She pokes me again, and I smile, pissing her off more. “I know you love the sound of your own voice, but pay attention because I already told you this yesterday. I’ve joined my mom’s practice as a partner. I start tomorrow. And for your information, I didn’t have time to get bored in California. I went to school, I studied, and I worked. That’s the life of a med student, a resident, and a doctor, asshole. I know you understand those words. As much as you like to act like it, you’re not stupid, Sawyer, and you know what hard work is.”
Her eyes sharpen, and a weird fucking expression crosses her face. “What about you?”
“What about me?” I repeat, just to fuel whatever flame is pissing her the hell off.
“Aren’t you bored yet? How challenging is it to still run Kingdom? Because the Sawyer Kingston I knew loved a challenge and got bored easily.” She eyes me skeptically, then keeps going. “You got bored in all areas of your life, if I remember correctly.” She cocks her head to the side and appraises me, suddenly curious, like one of those creepy dinosaurs before it attacks.
What the fuck?
“You could never keep a girlfriend back then. Not because they wanted to break up but because you were bored to tears. Are you still going through women faster than the drive-thru at Taco Bell?”
“You really have been gone a long time. That drive-thru takes forever these days.” But a taco sounds pretty good right now. “And I don’t have time to be fucking my way through Kroydon Hills, Red. I’m a little old for that. I think we both are.” Then, just to be a bigger dick, I add, “Between Kingdom and the lakeside real estate, I’ve got no time left to find someone worth the hassle.”
The thought hits me like a bolt of fucking lightning from above... And she’ll either castrate me out here on her frozen fucking lawn, or I’m going to need to skip the family dinner tonight.
Not sure which option is the better one.
But I’ve never backed down where this woman is concerned. I wrap my hand around the delicate, ivory skin of her neck, and instead of freezing, Wren steps into me, curious. “It doesn’t sound like either of us has much time for extracurricular activities, Red.”
“No.” Her green eyes narrow as they meet my heavy gaze. “It doesn’t, does it?”
Here goes nothing. “Maybe we could help each other out with that...”
“But I don’t like you,” she whispers as my thumb runs along her racing pulse.
I lean my head down so our lips are barely a breath a part. “I don’t like you either.”
Lies. Complete and utter lies.
My lips ghost over hers before she drops her blanket and throws her arms around my neck.
“This is just sex,” she insists as I slide my hand down to palm her ass.
“Just sex.” I lift her from the frozen ground, and she wraps her legs around my waist. “Do you have condoms in your place?”
“I haven’t had sex in two years, so if I do, they’re expired.” She pants and grinds against my erection, and I move to get us inside my house as fast as possible before I prove my brother right and fuck her out here in public.
I ignore all the reasons why this is a bad fucking idea.
Forgetting all the baggage that stands between us, I kick open my back door.
“Well, let’s fix that.” I walk inside, letting the door slam shut behind me as Wren pushes out of my arms.
She pulls her hat off and runs her fingers through her thick hair, and as I move for her again, she stops me with another hand to the chest. “Wait. We need to get a few things straight first. First of all, I don’t need to be fixed.”
