I laughed, then stroked his chest, thinking. “You realize that if we take that step—”
“When,” he corrected me.
I smiled. “Whenwe take that step, it will make Marius your brother-in-law. Can you handle that?”
He grimaced, then shrugged. “Could be worse. Could be Henrik.”
I gagged. “Please, no. Don’t even joke about it.”
He grinned. “Well, I think your mother will like me better than Marius,” he said a little smugly. “I know more about art.”
He knew a hell of a lot, as I’d learned — and loved. Still, that wasn’t what worried me.
“Seriously,” I went on. “Do you think you can live under the same roof with Marius? I mean, not when you’re assigned to work together, but doing it by choice.”
He gestured up. “Luckily, it’s a big roof.”
He had a point there.
I glanced around, rearranging the space in my imagination. I hadn’t had time to spruce things up and make the apartment homey, but it would be great when I did. Not just this room or my sitting room, but the other two rooms too. Kids’ rooms, maybe?
Roux’s eyes went wide when he caught the gist of my thoughts, and I bit my lip.
“Sorry. I’m getting a little ahead of myself.”
He pulled me closer. “Always good to have a visionary on the team.”
“As well as someone with their feet on the ground.” I pointed at him.
His amber eyes glowed. “Not on the ground. More like cloud nine.”
I snuggled back into a spooned position, and we lay quietly, growing drowsy. It had been a hell of a day, but for once, we could look forward to sleeping in the next morning.
“About that mating bite…” I whispered.
He groaned. “I’ve created a monster.”
I chuckled. “You really don’t mind waiting?”
He shook his head. “Like I said, tigers are patient. And we know a good thing when we find it.” Then he kissed my shoulder and pulled the blanket a little higher over our shoulders. “Good night, Geneviève.”
“Good night,” I whispered, then smiled. “The best in a long, long time.”
He nuzzled me with his chin. “The first of many.”
Chapter Thirty
ROUX
We had all morning to sleep in, and for once, my inner alarm clock didn’t go off at five a.m. I slept until six, then spent a full hour basking in bed. Bene had always claimed that counted as an activity, and I’d always scoffed. But now…
Well, maybe lions weren’t as stupid as I’d thought.
I basked and basked, thinking about the past life-changing weeks. I even glanced around, deciding where to put my few belongings. When I slipped out of bed, it was only for a quick trip to the toilet and to light a fire in the fireplace.
When I turned back to the bed, I found Gen peeking at me. She patted my ass as I slid back into bed.
“Sorry. Couldn’t help admiring my favorite view.”
