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“Sweetheart, we’ve already established that. You probably should just get used to it. Especially when we’re naked.”
She bit her bottom lip with a seductive smile, and he was expecting her to say something to put him in his place. Instead, she just kissed him on the cheek again and breathed, “Can’t wait,” as the song ended.
Neither could he.
He squeezed her hip and slowly released his hold on her.
“I’ll check back soon,” she promised and walked away.
He stood there like a love-sick fool and watched her go, admiring the slit of her dress revealing her thigh and the way the fabric molded over her gorgeous ass.
“Close your mouth,” he heard a deep voice say as someone clutched his shoulder.
He looked over to find Zach taking a pull from a fresh drink with a shit-eating grin.
“Your date too young to drink?” Aiden teased.
“No, smartass. She’s powdering her nose.”
“What happened with Zoe? You two seemed to hit it off at the Cape.”
“We did. I’m James’s wingman tonight.”
“I thought he and Yvette….?”
Zach shook his head. “Long story. You don’t want to know.”
No, he probably didn’t.
“So, you and Dakota…” Zach nodded in the direction she’d disappeared. “I’m happy for you, man. She seems to be the perfect amount of sunshine to your grumpiness.”
“I’m notthatgrumpy.”
“Dude, at the Cape was the first time in two years I’d seen you smile. You’d been walking around with a perma-scowl on your face ever since you left Susan.”
“So I’ve been told—on more than occasion.”
“The minute Dakota approached our table tonight, you lit up. You should keep her around. She’s good for you.”
He was working on it.
Still, he simply murmured, “We’ll see what happens.”
Chapter Twenty-Seven
Dakota
Aiden waited patiently at a table near the silent auction area with his jacket draped over a chair. Most of the partygoers had left and all that remained were volunteers and members of the ARF staff.
His bow tie was undone and the top two buttons on his shirt were open while his sleeves were cuffed to his elbows, revealing an expensive-looking watch. He was the poster boy for sexy as fuck.
“Are you sure I can’t help?”
“I have a system,” she replied. “No offense, but I think you helping would only slow me down at this point.”
Dakota walked to where he was seated and dropped a kiss on his forehead. “I’m almost done, I promise. Thank you for waiting. You didn’t have to.”
His hand snaked through the slit in her dress and up the back of her thigh as he looked up at her with a grin.
