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“We’re getting to know each other,” he pointed out. “And we both said we’re not sleeping with other people.”
“That doesn’t mean we’re sleeping with each other.”
“Yet.”
I sighed. “I’m too tired for the mental gymnastics.”
“Mental, now there’s a word.”
I glared at him.
“We’re taking it slow, Duchess.”
“Taking it slow…but we’ve both admitted that we’re not sleeping with other people. That basically means we’re monogamous.”
“You don’t want to be monogamous?”
“Of course I want to be monogamous.”
He let out a long sigh. “Do you think I volunteer to wear tuxedos for just anyone?”
“I don’t know what you’d volunteer to do because I don’t know you.”
“Back to that, huh?”
“You’re a biker.”
“We’ve established that, yeah. I think your excuses for keeping me at arm’s length are getting kinda flimsy. You want me. Just admit you want me. I’ll wait.”
“There’s that arrogance I remember from the night I met you.”
“And I remember the moment the lights turned on, you high-tailed it out of there.”
“Play this forward for me,” I said. “After this charity event, how do you envision this continuing?”
“Well, I imagine I’ll like you even more then because I’ll have spent more time with you, and so far, I really like what I’ve seen.”
I moaned. “Bones.”
“What? I was being honest.”
“I haven’t even met your friends yet. And you’re talking like you want to keep me around for a while.”
“You’re meeting them at the wedding this weekend. You’ll like them. Especially the Old Ladies. You already met Willa. You’ve got nothing to worry about.”
“Odd choice of words,” I said.
I opened a drawer and pulled out a loose-leaf tea strainer.
“Do me a favor, would you?” he asked.
“What?”
“Stop worrying about everything.”
“Easier said than done.”
“Well, try this. Just for tonight, drink your tea, we’ll sit on the couch and you can make me watch one of your other favorite comfort movies. And then I’ll put my boots back on and go home.”
