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I missed his mouth.
I missed him.
He breaks the kiss.
“Well, hello to you too, big guy,” I say as I attempt to catch my breath. “What are you doing here?”
“I’m here for you—”
“I no longer work for Todd,” I blurt out.
“I know.”
I frown. “I haven’t told you.”
“No, but your former—very pissed off—handler called me yesterday to tear me a new one after a client called him requesting you specifically, but you quit on him because you broke cardinal rule number four.”
I blink.
“Since I was never privy to the escort’s guidebook and its rules, I can only assume falling in love with a client is a big no-no.”
“It marked the end of my career.”
“So I’ve heard.”
“Is that… why you’re here?”
He shakes his head.
His expression turns somber. “In my note, I said, we needed time to figure things out.”
I cringe.
“I had a team working on the situation with Derek and another one in charge of overseen setting up the New York office. The day following the night with Ruby… I got a call from the real estate agent in New York who confirmed the seller of the building I want to buy, accepted my offer.”
“You didn’t tell me.”
He rubs a hand over his jaw covered with a lickable 5 o’clock shadow, his expression ever more serious than before. “We never got to that. I was upset at you for still considering working for Todd. I was equally irate you wouldn’t allow me to help you.”
“Bryce—”
He places two fingers on my lips to silence me. “Let me finish.”
I nod.
“The building I purchased—a newly renovated warehouse-to-office space—is vacant. I returned to Silicon Valley and lit the fire under my team’s ass, so we can move a handful of key people asap. Until the VPs and directors move, oversee the New York team. I didn’t want to stay in California longer than I have to.”
My eyes grow wide.
“Ruby is right about me. I’m an overachiever. If I can’t make it happen, I consider it a personal failure.” He strokes my cheek with the back of his hand. “I told you I love you—”
“And I love you.”
“I needed to put my money where my mouth is. I asked you to stop working for Todd while I was living across the country. Now, I’m in New York. I have an office in Brooklyn. If you need money and you won’t allow me to help you financially for whatever reason, I can hire you. We’ll find you a position—”
“I’m working for that client I went to South America with. He gave me a contract—”
“Motherfucker!”
