When he puts it that way, is there any other choice for a solution?
I fling my arms around him and impulsively kiss his cheek. “Are you kidding? You know I’m in. Let’s do this.”
21
Theo
Nothing inspiresfast action like telling Laney there’s a problem. She’s on the phone ordering enough tacos for a hundred before we make it to the parking lot, even though we have sixty people at most to feed.
It’s hot as hell.
“Oh, crap,” she says suddenly. “How are we picking them up?”
I pull a set of keys out of my pocket and unlock the Jeep three spaces down.
She looks at the Jeep.
Then at me.
Then back at the Jeep.
Then back at me.
“How—what—when—”
She’s cute when she’s surprised. “Some of us can adult even when we don’t want to.”
“You rented another car?”
I shrug. “Don’t like being trapped. Think that many tacos will fit in this thing?”
Better question is if the restaurant can whip up that many tacos and fixin’s in the next hour.
And the next question after that is if she’ll throw herself at me again.
Hope so.
I can still feel those lips on my cheek, and I want more. Hurting later? Don’t care. Closure? Whatever.
All I care about is that this is my chance with Laney, and I don’t want to fuck it up.
“I don’t want to know what your credit card bill will look like when this is over,” she mutters. “And I’m getting dinner.No arguments.”
“Whatever makes you happy. Hop in. This one has pig radar.”
She laughs even as she side-eyes me while I open the door for her. You can see the question on her face.What do you do that you can afford this, and if you can’t afford this, just how soon will you be filing for bankruptcy?
But she doesn’t ask.
And I want to kiss her.
I want to pretend she wouldn’t be horrified if she knew my naked junk was paying off my credit cards, and I want to kiss her. Right here against the side of the Jeep. I want to kiss her until she can’t think straight, until she’s yanking my shirt off and running her hands all over my body and begging me to make her feel good everywhere.
I want to mess up her hair. Her makeup. Leave her so satisfied she can’t remember her own name.
“Theo?”
Fuck me.
