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I thrust a hand through my messy hair. “Do you … are you … are we …?” My voice is low and shaky.
He glances up from the computer. “Are we what?”
“Do you hate me?”
“Nope,” he answers with no hesitation. “Am I pissed as fuck at you right now? Yes. I’d never hate you for making a mistake—unless it’s cheating on me.” This time, he does hesitate. “Which you haven’t done, correct?”
“I’d never,” I rush out around a gasp. “I’d never let another man touch me. There’s no way I’m ruining the one thing I’ve wanted for years—the person who means everything to me. That is something you’llneverhave to worry about.”
He shuts his eyes. “It’s killing me you’re married to another man and that there’s nothing I can do to convince you to change that.”
“I’ll figure it out, I swear.”
He thrusts his thumb toward me, the expression on his face breaking from frustration to a slight smile. “Which brings me to my next point. No dick until you’re no longer a married woman.”
I wince. “What?”
“It’ll give you more incentive to change this situation … and allow me to break some laws.” He rests his palm on his chest. “As I’ve said before, your boy is a man of morals.”
I roll my eyes. “Pfft, whatever.” I shake my head, my tears starting to dry as his anger calms. I throw my head back in a groan. “I can’t believe he showed you pictures of me.”
He taps my thigh before leaving his hand to rest there. “Yeah, no offense, but not very smart, babe.”
“So, no girl has ever sent you nudes?”
“I’m feeling it’s not a good idea to answer that question.”
My Rex is resurfacing. No matter how upset he is with me or how dumb my choice was, he’ll never stop having my back … never fail to put a smile on my face, even in the shittiest of situations.
“Come here,” he says, waving me to him, and I scoot closer. The tip of his finger lifts my chin, and his lips slowly brush mine. He speaks against them, “Never be embarrassed with me, okay? No matter what, I’ll be by your side, fighting with you.”
I nod, resting my hand on his cheek. “Thank you.”
He kisses my lips, my cheek, the tip of my nose, and then my forehead before pulling back. “Now, turn on one of those stupid-ass romance shows you like to get your mind off the bullshit, and I’ll be busy at work over here.”
Tension leaves my body. “Busy hacking into James’s files?”
“Files, photos, emails, text, phone calls …” He shrugs as if it’s no big deal.
“That’s scary you know how to do all that. You should get a job with the FBI.”
“Thought about it once, but I’m not one to follow rules.”
* * *
My eyes are sleepy,and I rub at them as Rex carries me to bed in his strong arms. I yawn loudly as he flips on my bedroom light and attentively drops my sleepy self onto the comfy bed.
He sits down on the edge of it, peering down at me as I lie on my back, and runs a finger along my cheek, slowly stroking it. “Everything will be okay, babe. All I need is honesty.”
I close my eyes, relaxing at his touch, at his presence. “Nine billion percent honesty from now on. I swear it.”
“Sorry, I’m going to need nine billion and one percent to be happy.”
A lazy laugh escapes me. “Fine.Nine billion and one percent.” I reach forward and slide my hand up and down his arm. “Will you stay with me tonight?”
Being in his arms is the only way I’ll be able to get a wink of sleep.
His arms are my comfort blanket I never want to give up.
