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I cocked my head. “Would I joke about something like not having sex in almost a year?”
“No wonder you were extra cranky on tour.”
I glared at him, but it had no effect.
He just smiled at me like he knew a secret. Well, he did now.
“The one and done is… done. I need more. I need a sexy man who challenges me in and out of the bedroom. AKA you,” I insisted.
“We haven’t even kissed yet; how do you know it’s gonna be good between us?”
I rolled my eyes and licked my lips. “Please, I know you. You’re thorough about everything. Intense, talented, passionate.”
Van’s cheeks were bright red.
In all the years we’d worked together, I’d never seen him blush, not with anyone. I loved that only I could make him flush like that.
“Come on. It’s a beautiful fall day. The sun is shining and we’ve got a moment to ourselves. Let’s go have fun,” I encouraged, trying for a lighter tone.
I was all in to take things slow, but we needed to get the hell out of this hotel room and away from the temptation of that nearby bed before I taught Van a lesson he was not yet ready to learn.
Van nodded. “Let me text Dawson.”
He stepped out of the circle of my arms and I reluctantly let him go.
It was gonna be difficult to stop myself from touching Van now that I knew I wasn’t the only one in over my head. His admission was just what I needed to hear.
He wanted me.
And sooner or later, when we finally took that first step together, it wasn’t just his world that was gonna blow up. It was mine.
In that, I had no doubt.
CHAPTER13
VAN
Iwas riding a high that I hadn’t felt in forever.
Between last night’s almost kiss and this morning’s revelations, I was jacked up with so much adrenaline I could’ve power-walked the whole way around the city.
Brodie wore his disguise; my baseball cap, a grey scarf, mirrored aviators, and a distressed leather jacket. My heart twinged with a strange ache as I looked at him in my dad’s hat.
All the childhood memories I had of Dad and me involved hot summer days at the stadium and yelling so loud for our team that we lost our voices.
Happy times, the feeling of home…
Brodie touched the brim and nodded at me, giving me that gorgeous smile of his that kickstarted my heart again.
Fuck, were we really doing this?
I set aside my analytical brain for the time being, letting my worries take a backseat as we headed out into the heart of the city to play tourist for the day.
Regan wasn’t keen on letting Brodie out with just one security personnel, so I suggested Dawson and Lennie. The four of us made an interesting group.
We found a local café, suggested by the hotel staff, and stuffed our faces full of delicious fried beignets and huge bowls of café au lait.
After the jolt of caffeine and sugar, we walked around the French Quarter, stopping at street vendors and listening to buskers who were as talented as musicians you saw on stage. And I got to practice myFrançaiswhen we entered a store that sold locally made soaps and cologne.
