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“He told me he was proud of me, just like I’m proud of you.”
I closed my eyes, kissed his forehead. “We’re so much alike.”
“What? Stubborn? Mule-headed? Blind?”
I shook my head. “We want what’s best for those we love.”
He kissed me. So soft. So gentle.
“That’s all I wanted for you. The best. I got the plumber to fix your sink because it was a problem I could solve for you.”
I laughed.
“And you offered up your trust fund to help close the deal.”
I glanced away, then wasn’t shamed by it. “I needed them to know you aren’t your dad. That if a little more money would sway them, that they could have whatever I could give.”
“You’ve been after that money from the beginning.”
I nodded. “Because I didn’t have control of it. All I wanted was for it to be mine and mine alone. See? We’re totally alike.”
“So now what?”
“The deal is done? You now own the Hyport Hotel chain?”
“We do,” he clarified.
“I don’t want it.”
“Well, I don’t want Steaming Hotties. I have no clue how to make a good cup of coffee.”
I grinned. He was right.
“The first time I saw you,” I admitted. “You were making a coffee.”
He brushed my hair back from my face, frowned. “It was tequila at the bar.”
“Nope. It was right here. Like this. Early in the morning. You, naked.”
He shook his head. “I sure as hell would’ve remembered seeing you, kitten.”
I climbed from his lap and grabbed one of his shirts that had been carelessly tossed over a chair in the corner.
“What are you doing?”
“I have to go.” I walked out of the bedroom.
“Go?” he asked, following me.
I nodded, gave him a smile as I found a pair of his winter boots by the front door.
“I won’t be long.”
“Dressed like that? There’s tons of snow out there!” I had on his dress shirt and oversized snow boots. And nothing else. From the hook on the wall, I grabbed his winter coat which fell thick and heavy to below my knees.
“I’ll call you.”
He ran a hand over my neck, probably debating whether to let me go or tie me up. “Call me? Why are you leaving?”
