“Sure. Darth? The Siths? Adam Driver?”
“Just… put it here.” I hold my glass out for him to tap with his and take a sip of the drink, and it is… “Damn.”
“See?”
“What the hell’s in this?”
“Gochujang, apparently.”
“I don’t even know what that is.” But it’s damn delicious.
“You really need to get out more.”
“You are aware that I don’t have a humiliation kink, right? I did not come in tonight to get insulted.”
“Did you come in to smash that cutie against the wall out in the vestibule?”
“First of all, she smashed me against the wall first.”
“Oooooh, nice. You find yourself a switch, General?”
I make a face. “Nobody tops me. You know that.”
“I don’t know. A little topping from the bottom never hurt a guy.” He takes a long sip, his eyes smiling as he watches me. “I heard you kissed her first.”
“Seriously?”
Lucas’s single eyebrow lift is a thing of ironic beauty. And yes, I should know better. Obviously, Harlow and Daff have been providing him with a detailed blow-by-blow since the second I showed up here tonight.
“I have no privacy,” I say, to which he just lifts that damnedeyebrow higher and says, “You have no privatelife. Not the same thing.”
“All right.” I take another sip and let the drink expand through me, all spicy, sweet, and salted smoke. It’s pretty extraordinary. “You think I should… see her.”
“You should at least give it a try, man.”
“What if Sunny wants long-term?”
His deadeye stare is effective on most people. Just bounces right off me.
“What?”
“With y’all’s chemistry, it’d be a waste not to see where it goes.”
“She’s just so…”
Lucas waits.
Nothing more comes out of my mouth, but I notice my breathing’s gone all messed up.
“How much longer you planning to work up there? Couple weeks?”
“If that.”
“Give her that. See what happens.”
The idea has appeal. The possibility races through me, bringing with it relief. Peace. Within seconds, I’m calm again, my breathing deep and even, my pulse slow. In control, which is the farthest thing from what I was out there with Sunny in the vestibule. That wasn’t a scene. It was mayhem.
Maybe Lucas is right. Being around Sunny without touching her is making me lose it. The solution is obvious: I’ve got to Dom her, keep a hold of the reins, and maintain control. For both of us.
