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“Me.”
“Then the house is off the table until we can come to an agreement.”
My jaw ticks and blood heats. “I’m done waiting. You decided what we wanted, it’s time to move.”
“Not unless you see reason.”
“I see reason perfectly clear, and that reason is this is a bullshit conversation. I have the money.”
Her face flames, the rim of her eyes going almost black. “I will contribute, or you can build your own home without me.”
Wrong thing to say.
My heart roars in my ears, and I make it to her in one long stride. She struggles against me until I pin her to the sofa, trapping her body with mine.
“No fair! You’re stronger.” She wrestles to get free.
Her knee grazes my dick, which lurches at the contact. She freezes, her face taking on a look of shock. “You can’t possibly be ready to go again.”
“You wriggling your body against mine with fire in your eyes, I’m definitely ready.”
“We aren’t having sex while fighting.”
“This isn’t a fight. It’s a discussion.”
“Discussion? You declaring self-righteously that I can’t contribute to our house is not a discussion.”
I tuck her hair behind her ear and cup her face gently, taming the inner urge to throw her back on the bed and slam inside her. “You are the contribution.”
“That makes no sense,” she clips.
“I’m building the house, but everything else is about you making it ours.”
The flames of irritation dim and her lips part.
“Rowan, I’ve been fortunate in my life. But this is the first time I get to do it all on my own.”
“You don’t have to do it on your own.”
“It’s important to me that I take care of you.”
It’s easy to catch the way she misinterprets my meaning.
“Before you twist that in your head, this is me. It’s who I am. Giving you everything your heart desires forever.”
“I need nothing but you.”
“Then don’t fight me on this. Will you let me build you the house of your dreams?”
The battle in her dies instantly, her bottom lip trembling.
“What about you? Your desires and dreams—how can I return the sentiment?”
At this moment, it’s all clear. The thoughts filling my mind for months rear up in force.
I’ve never hidden my feelings or intentions, but I was always holding back, giving her time.
Since that first night, seeing her fierceness and knowing someone laid a hand on her, she’s owned a piece of my heart.
