“Yes.” “Yes, you want to be with me?” I nodded, exhaling my concerns. “Although the way you’re presenting this is nothing close to every girl’s dream of a man locking her down, I know you're no ordinary man, so you get a pass.” He smiled and nodded. “Nah, no passes, Jhorie. Make me work for it.” The heat in his eyes and the weight of his words had my core tightening. “Then work for it, Omari.
