“Fine. I was curious. I’m not now.”
“Ooh, that sounds like a challenge, Cookie.”
Oh, hell no.
Oh, this man did not just say that.
My Bear perks up.
Definitely interested.
I shut her down immediately.
“No,” I say sweetly. “It sounds like a boundary.”
Rob smiles.
It’s not friendly.
It’s the kind of smile a predator gives when the chase has officially started.
“Good,” he says.
My stomach flips.
Because somehow that sounded like great news to him.
Reg leans over the counter.
“Hadley?”
“Yes?”
“You might want to start locking your doors at night.”
“Why?”
He jerks a thumb toward his brother.
“Because once Rob decides something is his, he doesn’t quit until he gets it.”
Rob’s eyes are still locked on mine.
My Bear purrs.
I glare at both of them.
“Congratulations,” I say. “You’ve officially made me never want to date again.”
Rob’s grin gets wider.
“Good.”
My heart does something weird in my chest.
“Why is that good?”
“Because,” he says calmly, “you’re not dating anyone else.”
