Wes was standing on the other side. “Hey,” he said softly.
“Hey…” I stared at him for a moment before stepping aside to let him in.
He walked inside and turned as I shut the door behind me and looked at him. “Sorry to drop by unannounced like this. I was heading to my mom’s for dinner and wanted to swing by…” He rubbed the back of his neck. “I owe you an apology for last night.”
I shook my head. “Wes?—”
“No,” he cut me off. “I got carried away and wasn’t thinking.”
“Well, it takes two, ya know. You weren’t the only one who got carried away and wasn’t thinking.”
“Still…” He blew out a breath. “I don’t know what came over me last night…if it was the alcohol or what, but regardless, there is no excuse, and I feel bad about putting you in that situation.”
The alcohol.
I no longer needed to wonder why he acted the way he did last night or said the things he did. Alcohol. It made perfect sense, considering he wasn’t acting like himself with the jealousy thing. I wasn’t sure how or why I hadn’t put two and two together.
So, we hadn’t broken two rules. Just one. Because the jealousy wasn’t even real.
It was just the alcohol.
I shoved the thoughts aside, focusing back on the conversation at hand. “Wes, again, webothgot carried away. You are not solely responsible for something like that. I’m a whole-ass adult and was there, too, and am just as much to blame. And, for the record, I’ve never been with anyone else without protection, and I know I’m clean.”
“Well, shit, Princess…” He let out a soft chuckle. “I wasn’t worried aboutthat.”
I huffed out a laugh. “Well, if you’re worried about a little surprise nine months from now, don’t be. I’m on the pill, and I took extra precautions. So, we’re good there.”
He let out a breath of what I could only assume was relief. “You just added ten years back on my life.” I chuckled. “And, for what it’s worth, I haven’t been with anyone else without protection either. Actually, this is probably a conversation wedefinitelyshould have had back when we first made the deal.”
“Yeah, well, you know what they say…hindsight is always twenty-twenty.”
Wes chuckled as he stared at me. “Yeah…that’s for sure.”
“And just so you know…” I paused, contemplating whether to tell him or not because it would probably inflate his ego somehow…but I felt like he needed to know, especially after last night. “I…I haven’t been with anyone else…since we started the deal, I mean. I’ve only slept with you.”
I watched his expression morph into a boastful gleam, and he tilted his head with a smirk. “Really?”
I rolled my eyes. “Don’t let it go to your head. I just don’t have the need for anyone else when you’re there and so very willing.”
“Uh-huh.” He grinned, not buying my words in the least. “So, what I’m hearing is that I’m straight fire in bed.”
I shook my head as I let out a sigh. “I knew I should have just kept my damn mouth shut.”
Wes laughed at my annoyance as I suppressed a smile. “Well, I should go. Sunday family dinner.”
“You have fun with that.”
“I’ll try.” He started for the door. “I’m sure Haley and I will have our usual argument over her dating life choices.”
I opened the door and held it open for him. “Jesus Christ, leave that poor girl alone.”
“Don’t tell me what to do. Especially with my own sister.”
“As a girl with two older brothers who often inserted themselves where they didn’t belong, I can tell you that you should probably back off before she shuts you out on purpose.”
“Where’s the fun in that?” He smirked as he walked by me and stepped into the hall, making his way to the elevator; he hit the button, and I started to close the door while he waited for the cart. “Hey, Princess…” I glanced around the door and met his gaze down the hall. “For what else it’s worth…I haven’t been with anyone else either.”
I scoffed through a laugh, and he smirked just as the elevator doors slid open and he disappeared inside.
