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While we worked out, we talked about everything. I learned about his childhood, how long he’d been working for Adrik, how he got the job, everything.
During a lull in the conversation, I cocked my head to the side and looked at him, “How long have you had a crush on Tori?”
He paused, blushing immediately. “I don’t know what you’re talking about, Sephie.”
“Don’t lie to me. It’s literally written all over your face right now,” I laughed.
He put his dumbbells down and walked to me. He grabbed my arm and pulled me deeper into the gym. “Shh …” he said with his finger to his lips.
I looked around. There was no one there but he and I. “Who’s going to hear me?” I whispered.
“She comes to the gym sometimes. She could walk in at any minute.”
I gasped. “Is that why we’re working out right now?”
He nodded.
“You dog,” I said, slapping his massive bicep.
He looked down, his posture crumbling slightly. “I don’t think she notices me. I don’t think she likes me.”
I scoffed. “Are you blind, son? She might try to hide it, but it’s plain as fucking day that she hearts you,” I said, holding my hands up in the shape of a heart against my chest.
“No shit?”
“No shit, Andrei. I saw it right away in the kitchen this morning. Even Adrik saw it. You should talk to her. Don’t ask her out, just talk to her,” I said, now putting my hand gently on his arm. “She notices you, trust me.”
He thought for a minute, then shook his head. “I can’t. I’m an idiot. I wouldn’t know what to say.”
“You’ve been talking to me for like an hour now. You’ll do fine. Hell, you got a marriage proposal out of me within an hour of officially meeting me. You’ve got more game than you think you do, Andrei.”
“You’re different, Sephie.”
“I am not,” I argued. “I’m just like everyone else.”
It was his turn to argue. “I beg to differ. You are different. You’re the only woman that Adrik has ever brought here. He worries about you when he’s not with you. He’s forgotten his girlfriend’s name before in the past. He wants to keep you safe. He wants you by his side, always. He’s never been like this with any other woman I’ve seen him with. It’s like he can’t keep himself away from you, like he always has to be touching you. He’s never been like that with another woman. They usually cling to him like he’s going to run away from them at any moment. But with you, it’s like he’s constantly trying to run to you. And it was like that from the first moment he saw you. I’ve worked for him for a long time. I know him. The second he saw you, he was in love with you.”
I inhaled deeply, not knowing what to say. I was completely at a loss for words. Some part of me knew he was right, but I still didn’t know how to respond. I thought for a moment more and then raised an eyebrow at him, “You’re this observant and you still can’t tell that Tori likes you as much as you like her?”
He cursed under his breath, blushing.
“Okay, Bubba. I’ll make you a deal. How about I talk to Tori and try to feel her out for you first? Find out if there’s a chance before you shoot your shot?”
“You would do that for me?”
“Bubba,” I said, hooking my arm through his, “I was ready to marry you for washing my dishes. Of course, I’ll talk to her.”
He grinned at me, then hugged me tightly. We finished our workout. He escorted me back to my bedroom, so I could shower quickly. Once again, he waited outside my door. And once again, I hopped on his back after I walked out of my room. I could get used to this mode of transportation through this giant house.
I was taken to his room, so he could get a quick shower. He walked out of his bathroom in a fresh pair of sweatpants, holding his shirt in his hands. Good Lord, were they all this chiseled? Tori better jump at the chance to get to know this Adonis better.
He pulled his shirt over his head as he walked to his door. “Come. You hungry?” he asked.
“Now you are speaking my love language,” I said, standing to follow him. He stopped in his doorway, slightly squatting down, with his arms wide at his side. I immediately jumped on his back, laughing. “Don’t tell Viktor. You’re my new favorite.”
He patted my leg, “Your secret is safe with me.”
Once in the kitchen, he backed up to the island, so I could sit while he rummaged through the refrigerator. He started pulling random things out and setting them on the counter.
