“I was surprised at your complete disregard for weather-appropriate clothing.”
“It was a cute dress,” I defend. “And you’re dancing around my question.”
“I’m driving.”
“You’re also blushing.”
“I don’t blush.”
I lean forward between the seats, close enough to see the back of his neck. “You’re doing it right now. I can see your ears turning red.”
“That’s the heating in this car,” Rhodes says, but his smirk widens. “Not everything is about you, princess.”
Princess. The nickname sends a little thrill through me, one I absolutely will not examine right now.
“Princess?” I sit back with a laugh. “I don’t know whether I like it or not.”
“You love it,” he says confidently.
“Assuming a lot there, dimples.”
“And you’re still using that nickname, so clearly I’m doing something right.”
I’m quiet for a second, trying to think of a comeback. “You know what? You’re kind of annoying.”
“Kind of?” A faint smirk curves his mouth. “I must be losing my touch.”
“Extremely annoying,” I amend. “The most annoying person I’ve ever met.”
“And yet you keep talking to me.”
“Someone has to keep your ego in check,” I shoot back. “God knows Ace isn’t doing it.”
Ace clears his throat from the front seat. “Can we save the flirting for when we’re not dealing with a security breach?”
“We’re not flirting,” Rhodes and I say in unison, which only makes it more obvious that we absolutely were.
The rest of the drive is quiet. When we pull into the garage, I’m out of the car before any of them can open my door. I need space, and I need to get to my apartment so I can process everything that happened tonight.
“I’m going to bed,” I announce. “And before you lecture me again, yes, I’ll use the actual door this time. And I’m totally okay with you two showing PDA while at work.”
Blowing out a breath, I roll my shoulders and head toward the elevator without looking back, though I can feel their eyes on me.
Tonight was incredible. The masked men . . . the way they made me feel . . .
My phone buzzes with a notification from Wild Steps.
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I smile to myself as I hit five stars.
Best decision I ever made.
Chapter Seven
Maddie
My phone buzzes on the coffee table, and I grin when I see Kade’s name.
