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Desiree released a breath.
“Under one condition.”
Oh boy.“What’s that?”
“You let me take you to dinner.” His eyes found hers in the dark interior.
Her face became hot, and it was her turn to look at him askance. “Why would I do that?”
“Because I’m doing you a favor. Our agreement was one night, one dinner. Now I have to spend Saturday morning with a bunch of boring suits and throw a game of golf. You’re lucky all I’m asking for is dinner.”
“Oh really?”
“That’s not what I meant—unless you’re willing to do more?” His voice lowered.
“No.” A bit flustered, Desiree uncrossed and crossed her legs. Why did he get under her skin so easily?
He shrugged. “Can’t blame a brother for trying.”
“You’re getting paid for the Saturday you play golf.”
“Saturday wasn’t part of the deal, gorgeous. It’s an add-on, and remember, this isn’t my job. My job is to direct the marketing of my parents’ company, not go on dates with the clients.”
Desiree rolled her shoulders. He had a point. And she liked that he called her gorgeous. The word rolled off his tongue so easily and effortlessly.
“What’s the matter, you can let me put your ankles behind your ears, but going on a date with me is too much?”
“Don’t be nasty.” She cut her eyes at him and folded her arms over her chest. “I don’t have a problem with going out with you, per se. I’m just wondering about your expectations.”
“I don’t expect anything except a nice night out with a beautiful woman who ditched me after she fucked me in a hotel.”
“You make it sound way worse than it was.”
“Oh, really? If the roles were reversed, and I’d dipped the morning after sex, without a word, mind you, would you be totally fine with that?” He shot her a look from the corner of his eyes.
“No,” she muttered in a low voice.
He cupped a hand behind his ear. “Excuse me, I can’t hear you.”
“I said no!” Desiree snapped.
“Oh, interesting.”
“If you think I’m such a terrible person, why do you want to go out with me?”
“I don’t want to. I have to.”
“What do you mean you have to?”
He drove for a bit without answering, clearly looking for the right words to say. “I’m about to be real honest. For some reason, I can’t get you out of my head. You’ve been on my mind the past month, and it’s driving me insane. I don’t know what it is because I don’t usually like high-maintenance bougie women, but you got me.”
“Is there a compliment in there somewhere?”
He flashed a grin, his smile illuminating his face in a maddening way that made her catch her breath, like that night at Kizzie’s Diner. Montez’s smile was as dangerous as his dick—maybe more so because his smile could be whipped out at any time under any circumstances. How many unsuspecting women had fallen prey to that smile? Probably too many to count.
“In case you missed it, you’re uppermost in my mind. I can’t stop thinking about you. And I can’t lie, I wouldn’t mind a repeat of our night at the hotel. What about you?” He looked at her again.
“I-I’m not looking for a relationship, Montez.”
