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She hops up onto the bed and sits facing me, her hands folded into her lap apprehensively. Her shoulders hunch over almost like she’s scared.
I head over to her slowly. I don’t want her to be scared of me. In fact, that’s the absolute last thing I want. All I want is for her to value her safety as much as I do. Keep herself inside of this house—this nest that I’ve created for her—and not do something stupid like she did today.
Was that too much to ask?
I grab her hands and cup them between mine. I want to see that beautiful smile again, even if it means letting go of my anger over what she’s done.
“Come have dinner with me tonight.”
She gives me a wry look. “Dinner didn’t go so well the last time we tried that.”
“We’ll have a do-over.”
Nella looks down at our joined hands, nodding after a long moment.
“Okay.”
I smile. “Wear the white dress in your closet. I want to see that one on you.”
CHAPTERTWENTY-THREE
When we arrive, Nella is a little winded, and her cheeks are flushed. I just went down on her on the limo ride over here and her taste is lingering in my mouth. I savor it.
I have my security sweep the restaurant before we enter it, keeping Nella tucked tight against me in the meantime. Though I booked the whole thing out for us, I want to make sure that we don’t have any surprise guests lurking around waiting to drop her another present.
I guide her inside, keeping her close to me while the hostess brings us to our table. Nella laces our fingers together as we walk, that strange warmth spreading in my chest again.
I pull the chair out for her, admiring how drop-dead gorgeous she looks in the white form-fitting dress I’d picked out for her a few days ago.
I know that she’s every man’s wet dream. My actual fantasy. My cock hardens at the sight of her again. I push the chair in, smirking when she flashes me a smile, and I take my own seat across from her.
We peruse the menu, taking our time with asking each other about our favorite meals when we were younger as well as comparing them to the kind of dish we were both in the mood for tonight.
I love this relaxing atmosphere. Being with her someplace nice like this where she can dress up and feel good about herself makes me… happy. I like spoiling her, especially when it comes down to fine-dining experiences like this.
“Killian?”
I glance up from my menu. “Yes?”
“Can I ask you something?”
That has my full attention. I straighten back in my chair. “Of course, you can.”
“I just… I want to know.” She waves her hand around, gesturing to the hanging lights above us. “With all of this. All that you do for me by bringing me out to these nice places, the nice things you say and… the sex. What does it mean?”
I raise my brow. “I’m sorry, I don’t follow.”
“What are we? In terms of being together.”
“To-gether…?”
“Yes, Killian.” She fixes me with a hard stare. “Do you have feelings for me? Like…lovefeelings.”
I can’t help but blink in complete surprise. How in the world did the topic of conversation get from talking about our favorite meals to… this?
“I… can tell you that I’m obsessed with you.”
Nella folds her menu closed. “Obsessed. What does that mean exactly?”
