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“And I have an order myself,” she said. Reesa smiled and said, “Don’t let him win.”
I laughed, “I wasn’t planning on it.”
When I got back in the SUV, Ryker asked, “Must have been one heck of a meeting because you’re still laughing.”
“It was. She gave me some good advice,” I replied.
“What did she say?” he asked.
Leaning over and giving him a kiss on the cheek before whispering in his ear, I said, “It’s a secret.”
“Another one?”
“Maybe,” I replied.
“Funny, I thought you and I weren’t keeping secrets,” he said.
And I thought you were meeting with Bennett. Guess you forgot to mention Reesa.
“True. She told me not to let you win,” I said.
“Ha. So, you do know how to bowl,” he snickered.
“No. But I’m out to win, so get ready to pay up,” I said.
“Did we ever decide on what you get if you win?” he asked.
“A repeat of last night. Well, maybe a little different.” I leaned over and whispered in his ear. “We can start in the shower and then make our way to the bed.”
He kissed me hard and said, “I’ve never thrown a game before, but then again, I’ve never been so motivated to.” He pulled me to sit closer to him and added, “Are you sure you want to go bowling?”
“Are you afraid I’m actually going to win?” I asked.
“No. I’m afraid I will, and I really want to lose,” he said, running his hand up my thigh.
I wanted to cancel the date and head right back to the resort. Being naked in his arms sounded perfect, but he was only going to be here a couple more days. I wanted us to get to know each other on several levels. At the resort, it was just going to be more of the same. Great, mind-blowing sex.
There wasn’t anything wrong with that, but I wanted more. I wanted what every little girl dreamt of. A happily ever after. That wasn’t possible for us. All we had was here and now. If only for a couple more days, I was going to make memories to last me a lifetime.
I kissed him and said, “When you win, I will cook for you. But it will be breakfast, and I’ll serve it to you in bed.”
He grinned. “Sounds like I can’t lose no matter who wins.”
“And neither can I.”
CHAPTER16
Ryker
It had been days since our last date, and even with everything else going on, I hadn’t forgotten one second of it. Not the bowling, where she proved to me that she couldn’t bowl, or even that evening when we made love all night.
She even sat with me while I worked on Reesa’s campaign material. It was nice having someone who spoke and wrote the language. There were others who could’ve helped, but I trusted Meri not to let me fuck it up. The exact translation was important as we needed the message to be the same whether you spoke English or not.
Most of Tabiq spoke English, but the elders, not so much. Reesa needed every single vote she could get, and we couldn’t afford another candidate slamming her as though she was disconnected from the past and only focused on the youth.
As we sat in the living room reviewing the latest flyer to be sent out to each resident, I realized what a difference this was not doing it alone. I had staff that worked for me back home, but not one of them who worked this closely.
This was nice. I could get used to it. But even if she were in the States, this wasn’t what I usually worked on. I kept telling Bennett that selling her as the right choice was no different than any other product, but that was a lie. This was so much more intense. The worst thing that could happen if I failed at home was that a business lost a lot of money or could end up closing.
