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“I’m trying to gauge your level of inebriation.”
“It’s…” His frown deepened. “Wait, hold on. I know this. The capital of Belgium is…what are those tiny cabbages called again?”
For the next two minutes, they ran through vegetable, fruit, and starch names until they agreed that the capital was either Brussels or Artichoke, Belgium.
“Enough stalling,” she said. “Cards.”
He shook his head. “Nickname.”
“Fine. Let’s see. How about…Dr. Saraci?”
“Oh, I like that one. Makes me feel smart and accomplished.” He laid his cards on the table. “A full house, my hummingbird.”
She stared at the cards, three fives and two kings, and a tornado of relief spiraled in her stomach.
As she slapped the keycard onto his palm, she did her best to look disappointed, and he sniffed it like a crisp hundred-dollar bill before placing it with his other winnings.
“What are you going to do with my key?” she asked.
“I haven’t decided yet,” he said. “Maybe I’ll sneak in when you’re asleep.”
She leaned across the table. “And?”
“And,” he leaned forward and kissed her forehead, “rob you.”
She hiccuped a laugh. “That medical school debt’s crushing you, is it? You’ve resorted to stealing from poor, defenseless women?”
“My parakeet, you’re neither poor nor defenseless.” He brushed her forehead with another kiss. “But you are gorgeous.”
“So are you.”
“I know.”
“That works for you, huh?” She closed her eyes. “You must think I find your arrogance sexy or something.”
He remained silent.
She opened her eyes and found him staring at her, and her heart responded by galloping through an open countryside.
“Lucas?”
“Yes, Raina?”
“I’m your future wife, right?”
“Yes, you’re my future wife.”
“Then kiss your future wife.”
“I’d love to.” He kissed her nose. “Beg me first.”
She set the cards on the tabletop, left her chair, and climbed onto his lap, her legs straddling his waist. He locked his hands at her lower back, and there it was, his attraction to her. It showed on his face, as clear as a pane of glass.
“We’re very drunk,” he whispered.
She wrapped his hair around her index finger. “So drunk.”
“You never told me what it is you like about me. I know you like me. Don’t deny it.”
