He cringes slightly. “Because I was thinking Harley could do it?”
My spine stiffens as I picture the holds Harley would need to put him in, the two of them wrestling on the floor. “Absolutely not.”
Neo rolls his eyes. “You know I’m not attracted to him in the slightest, right?”
Logically, I do know that. But my monster is having absolutely none of this. For once, we’re in complete agreement. “No. If you want training, then I’ll be doing it.”
Neo pouts. “But I get all distracted around you. We’ll end up fucking every time, and I won’t learn anything.”
I open my mouth to argue, but really, he’s probably right. “It’s a no to Harley.”
“Fine. But what about Cade?”
Now I’m the one cringing. “No. I’m not letting him near you. He’s unhinged, Neo.”
He presses a kiss to my chest. “So are you. You just hide it better. Those slutty glasses you wear help. A lot.”
I’m not doing a very good job of hiding it right now.
I roll us until he’s under me, pinning him with my weight. “I’ll teach you. My father made me the best, so you can benefit from that.”
“Don’t mention your dickhead father when we’re naked,” Neo says. “I’ll be fine with one of the others.”
“No,” I growl, my cock growing hard again with him trapped under me. “You’ll have me. That’s it.”
“Fine,” Neo huffs, but there’s a small gleam in his eyes that tells me he doesn’t really mind. “I’ll indulge your ridiculous possessive and protective side.”
I kiss down the side of his neck. “You indulge it because you love it.”
“I do. And I love you.”
We don’t speak again. Not as I prep him, as I slide between hislegs and enter him, as I take him slowly, memorizing the bliss on his face as he comes apart beneath me.
I can’t believe I almost lost him. But now that I have him in my arms, I’m never letting him go.
Long after, as we catch our breath between the sheets, a thought suddenly occurs to me. “I never did tell you what your payment is.”
Neo smiles at me from across the pillow. “Payment for what?”
“For your request.”
Understanding dawns. “For the date?”
“Yes.”
“Fine,” he says dramatically, stretching his back like a cat. “What do I owe The Firm?”
I lean down to kiss his nose. “Not The Firm. Me.”
I see the twinkle in his eyes. “Go on. Tell me. I’m ready. Do you want a kidney?”
“No. Your body…and your heart. I’d bargain for your soul, but I’m not the devil.”
His lips curl upward. “I can do that.”
“That’s the official price,” I say. “You and your heart forever. You living here, permanently. Not next door, but right here in my bed.”
“Obviously. I’ve been sleeping here for a while now, anyway.”
