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“Get over yourself.”
“Impossible.”
She shakes her head, but the smile still paints her lips. “What were you working on?”
“Nothing satisfying.”
“Ever thought that you’re too hard on yourself?”
“Not hard—selective. I don’t vibe well with mediocrity.”
“Nothing you make is mediocre.” She points at her statue. “I love it. Thank you.”
“You’re welcome, but you can’t take it.”
“Why not?”
“It’s my property, like you, little muse.”
She frowns. “I’m not a thing.”
“No, you’re not. But you’re still mine.”
“Well, are you mine, then?”
“If you want.”
She bites the corner of her lip and releases it, then clears her throat and looks around for another way to change the topic.
That’s fine. If she’s this rattled by me, it means I’m drawing her deeper into my world. Sooner or later, she’ll have no choice but to let her guard down and completely belong to me.
After a few seconds, she signs, “How come you’re not smoking and making your lungs as black as your soul?”
“I quit.”
“Really?”
“Cigarettes were always an indulgence I could walk away from. I don’t get addicted.”Except for when it comes to you.
It’s not only obsession or limerence at this point. And it’s definitely a lot more addictive. The fact that my demons immediately calmed down the moment she appeared is both fascinating and alarming.
And yet I wouldn’t have it any other way.
“Good. It’s not good for your health.”
“And your health.”
“And the plants!” She smiles. “Thank you for taking care of them. They’re alive and pretty.”
“I was bored.”
“You’re never bored enough to take care of plants, so just take the thank-you without being so sarcastic about it.” She hops off my lap before I can stop her. “I have to go check on them. It’s best to water them this early in the morning.”
“Are you seriously exchanging my godly company with some flowers?”
“You can join me,” she offers over her shoulder with a flirtatious smile and then she’s out the front door.
I’d rather crash and burn in my McLaren as it falls off a cliff.
