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No. Not staring. Devouring.
The heat of his palm singes my skin.
“He’s not your type.” “And how would you know that?” I blurt out. “I just know.”
The best part of my day was doing the walk-through with her—an anomaly in itself—and the last thing I wanted to do was head back to the office.
Caring about someone isn’t the end of the world, I tell myself. Except Dahlia isn’t someone. She is so much more.
I turn and head toward the exit while shielding my smile from the one woman who always finds a way to bring it out, whether she knows it or not.
“You say you’re over her, but your actions say the complete opposite.” “Because I bought her ring?” “Because of why you bought her ring.” My frown stretches. “I was doing her a favor.” “Keep telling yourself that.”
If finding Julian attractive is a crime, consider me guilty as charged.
People will never learn from their mistakes if you don’t give them a chance to.
Tell me what’s wrong and I’ll fix it.
Whatever it is, I’ll fix it. Whoever hurt her, I’ll ruin them. And whenever she needs someone to lean on, I will be there.
“You can tell me anything. I won’t hold it against you or think any less of you.”
My shoulders slump. “I let Oliver redefine my self-worth. I doubted everything that made me feel like me because I thought that was part of growing up. That love was about compromise.” “If you have to change yourself to fit someone’s ideal version of you, then that’s not love.”
“You want an excuse to touch me.” I speak low enough for only him to hear. His lips press against my ear as he whispers, “Only because you won’t let me otherwise.”
“Far away before I give in to temptation and kiss you again.”
No one but you defines your life’s purpose.
“Living rather than going through the motions.”
lost myself over the years and became a fraction of who I was meant to be, all because I thought that was a part of growing up.
“I haven’t gotten started with you yet.” His tongue darts out to trace his bottom lip.
“You’re falling for her. Again.”
“I’d much rather have your full and undivided attention on other pressing matters.” My devious smile makes her scowl.
“I should make you lick everything clean.” “Or you should, since you love the taste of me.”
“You like my cock?” I fake gasp. “Did my dripping pussy give me away?” “That mouth will get you in trouble one day.” He swipes my bottom lip. “I hope so.” My tongue darts out to tease his finger.
“I’m afraid you might have ruined sex with any other woman for me.” Best news ever.
“Long distance is an obstacle to overcome, not a reason to stay apart.”
Turns out losing with Julian is far better than winning against him. And I can’t wait to do it again next week.
“Are you falling in love with me?” No hesitating. No deep breaths. No questioning myself or whether asking her was a mistake. Tell me this isn’t all in my head. Give me something to hold on to before I lose hope of us getting a real chance. Show me that we can survive anything, your long-distance job and trust issues included.
“Life without you was a series of pros and cons. Risks and rewards. Black and white with very few shades of gray. But then you came back and flipped a switch inside me, flooding my world with color after a ten-year blackout, and I don’t plan on giving that up. Not now. Not ever.”
“No. I bought a random house we both hate because I’m that in love.”
I already said yes thirty minutes ago, during his spontaneous scavenger hunt, but he doesn’t need to know that.
“You told me you wanted to wait a year before we talked about marriage, but I don’t think I can last another day, let alone one hundred and eighty-seven more, before asking you to be my wife.”
“You may have started out as my rival, but you’re so much more than that. You’re my business partner and best friend. My greatest challenger and the biggest, brightest green flag there is...and hopefully, my future wife.”
Best checkmate ever.
