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‘You’re one of the most exquisite creatures I’ve ever had the pleasure of knowing, and those dirty bastards would be queuing around the block for you. But that’s not the issue, and you know it.’
I began this meeting preparing to do battle with Athena. I’m ending it wondering if this little firecracker is, in fact, my sexual fairy godmother.
‘One more thing. You harm my friend, physically or emotionally, and I will take great pleasure in skinning your balls with a rusty butter knife. Do I make myself clear?’
I have to attract her and impress her and make her trust me and desist from freaking her out, and as I stare at her, that all seems like a pretty tall order.
‘I love you,’ I repeat, growing teary. ‘And I’ll never, ever be able to thank you for the way you’ve looked after me and Tabs.’ A pause. ‘And I miss you.’
‘I miss you too,’ he whispers. ‘I love you too. And you don’t ever have to thank me. I did it because I love you. Both of you.’ His fingers drift absently through my hair, setting off a trail of goosebumps over my neck. His eyes are almost all pupil now, and they’re astonishing. ‘I think I’ve been in love with you since that very first time I laid eyes on you at the RA. I’ve never had that reaction to a woman. Never. And it’s just got stronger and stronger since then, sweetheart.’
‘I’m good for absolutely nothing in this life but making you happy. Nothing. So let me do that for you. Because I’m yours.’
‘So, she thought he was an arrogant wanker, which she made abundantly clear to him during the interview, and they had a big fight.’
‘Classy. So they hate-fucked right there?’ I’m almost giggling too hard to speak. ‘Yep, but after he made her come, he was being so smug that she turned around to him and said, “Look, dickhead, my last boss was sixty-five years old so the bar is really fucking low, okay?”’ ‘I want to shake that woman by the hand. What a fucking queen.’ ‘Seriously. She’s amazing.’ ‘So did he kick her out or offer her the job?’ I throw my phone down on the bed. ‘He offered her the job.’
Brendan Sullivan may adore his construction firm and his LEGO room, but it seems building a fairytale life for the two women he loves is his new favourite passion project. And he’s good at it. He’s really, really good at it.
‘Which is why I’m asking you to marry me,’ I say, meeting her stunned gaze. In this light, her brown eyes are endless dark pools in which I’d happily drown. ‘I want to be with you until the day I die, love. I don’t ever, ever want to be apart from you.’ Tabby squeals, and Marlowe and I both laugh, as if we can use the tension-breaker. Marlowe opens her mouth but I hold up my free hand to cut her off. ‘Hang on. Not quite done yet. You ladies need to confer before you give me your answers.’ I put the jewellery box down on the table in front of her so she can ogle the enormous fucking diamond
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