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She let out what was close to a growl, then set her hands on her hips. “I am.”
I sighed and turned to her fridge. After I opened it, I pulled out a beer—even though I had to be on the ice in three hours. I knew I was going to need it to get through this conversation with Jillian. “Woman, do you know how fucking insulting you’re being right now?” I opened the bottle and took a long pull from it.
Her head twisted and she frowned. “How am I insulting you?”
My eyebrows shot up, and I took another long drink. “You know what I make—and what I’ve made during my career. Or you at least have a decent idea as to the fuckload of money I’ve made. I think you also know I don’t go around throwing it out the window.”
Her frown grew deeper, and she asked, “So?”
Deep breath.
Another sip of beer.
“So? Do you really think with the money I make that buying one computer will hurt me in any way, shape, or form?”
And then Jillian said something so—Jillian. And when she said it, I knew that was one of the biggest reasons I loved her.
“Yeah, well, it’ll hurt me if I don’t pay you back. I’ll feel like a total mooch.” Her eyes got all watery and my damn heart felt like it was going to burst.
I sat my beer on the counter and stepped right up to her. Even if I wanted to—I couldn’t stop my hands from running up her arms, over her shoulders to cup her face. “You’ll get over it.”
Despite herself, she laughed. And seeing and hearing her let go made something inside of me sing.
All on its own, my head dipped down.
And I kissed her forehead.
I wanted to kiss her smiling lips.
Real bad.
Luckily, I veered.
“Now that we’ve settled that,” I looked down into her eyes, “you should go to bed. Get some sleep.”
Her gaze slid to the side, and I knew.
I just knew.
Jillian Parker was not getting any sleep tonight.
Her eyes slipped back to mine, and she nodded. “Okay, thanks again for—” she took a deep breath, “everything.”
I held on to her longer than I should have. My hands dropped from her head, and I took a step back. “You are the worst fuckin’ liar.”
A cute, confused look crossed her face. And it made me want to kiss her even more. “What?”
“You’re not going to sleep,” I stated the obvious, not taking my eyes off her.
“Umm,” she started to say, but I cut her off. Why—I had no idea. No part of me should give a shit what she does after I walk out that door.
Unfortunately, I still did.
“What are you going to do instead?”
I thought she’d be mad that I called her out. The grin on her face told me something different.
“I’m too excited. I thought I’d try to film a quick video and upload it. See how it plays.”
