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And then… He. Stomps. His. Foot. Like a toddler.
Cringe
“Okay, first of all, I am downright fascinated by your blow-up doll preference. Can we table that for now but revisit it someday?” A sneer touches his lips. Ha. Didn’t like that one. “Second, I’m a grown-ass woman, don’t call me a girl. And third, when you’re finished having this epic man-child meltdown,” I wave my hand up and down his body like he did to me, “can you please let Hank know that Billie Black is here for her job interview?”
Ate and left no crumbs
“He’s going to be a lot of work, Billie.” “Of course, he is, Hank. Men always are.”
Off to the races, honey.
“A small town you’ve probably never heard of. Chestnut Springs. It’s just south of Calgary, Alberta.”
Vaughn rises and with one large side-step moves between my legs. When he almost instantly wraps his steely arms around my waist, I can’t hold back the sigh that escapes my lips. He feels so warm and solid pressed up against me—soft and vulnerable.
People aren’t black and white; they’re just shades of gray. Maybe he did some bad things, made some bad choices, but that doesn’t make him bad.
“How long you been staring at me, Boss Man?” she mutters. “Since day one,” I whisper in her ear. “Take the sappy shit somewhere else, Vaughn.” I snort. “There she is.”
And it’s the best feeling ever. Seeing her this excited? It’s addictive. I want to make her this happy all the time. Okay, maybe not all the time, because I kind of like her surly side. But more often. Definitely more often.
His words are like a paper cut. They sting, but don’t produce any blood.
I want him to choose me. I want him to work for it.
Stefan Dalca would have to make me one hell of an offer for me to ever even consider taking that horse away from her.
Ugh. Men. Why do I keep coming back for more?
“Run your little heart out. Leave the rest of ‘em in the dust.”
“You tear that contract up and you beg.”
I can’t put my finger on when I fell in love with him anymore. It just feels like I’ve loved him forever. Like our hearts have been intertwined for so long that cutting his from mine is causing me to bleed out.
