A few days later,the climax was over, and we drove back to the university. Maya’s hair was back up in its usual two buns on top of her head, and the loose sweater she had on revealed her whole shoulder.
She laughed and pushed my face away every time I leaned over and licked it, so I kept doing it.
God, I loved her laugh.
“This is insane.” She shook her head. “I shouldn’t do it.”
“Why not?”
“Because it’s insane,” she repeated.
“What part of it is insane?”
“All of it!”
We pulled up to a stoplight, so I leaned over and dragged my tongue on the sexy, smooth skin she’d left on display for me.
Or for herself.
A disagreement was had over who it was for. I didn’t particularly care who was right—I just liked teasing her.
She snorted, pushing me away again. “You have got to stop that.”
“I can’t. You’re too delicious, Muffin.”
“The light’s green.”
I sighed, sitting up straight again.
“I shouldn’t do it,” she repeated.
“You still haven’t given me a good reason for that.”
“For one, I need the money.”
“We’ve been over that. I called and paid off your loans while you were asleep the other day—which you’re still pretending to be pissed about, as expected—and you’re moving in with me, so you actuallydon’tneed the money. I added you to my bank accounts, too, even though you continue refusing to log in. And I distinctly remember transferring a large chunk of cash intoyouraccount, further making you yell at me.”
“Because I’m not a fucking gold digger, and I didn’t mate with you for your money.” She flashed another scowl in my direction.
“What if Iwantto be your sugar daddy? You do call me Cupcake.”
“I am seriously regretting the mate bond right now.”
“No, you’re not.”
We stopped at another red light. I leaned over and licked her again, earning another one of those laughs I loved. Another playful shove, too.
“Fine, I’m not. I really don’t think I can go through with this, though. Quitting a job when you don’t have another job lined up is the definition of insanity.”
“I’m pretty surebeing insaneis the definition of insanity.”
“You know what I mean.”
“I do, but it’s not insane. You have a handful of interviews lined up in Moon Ridge already. Everyone you talk to will understand why you haven’t been in a restaurant for so long. I have connections with one of the owners, so if you want it, that job is pretty much a guarantee. Zed’s not going to turn me down if I call him and ask him to hire you.”
“I don’t want to land a job because you phoned a friend. If you call him to make that happen, I’ll turn him down.”
“That’s just petty.”
