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“I suppose turn about is fair play, huh?”
I nod.
“After Nora died, I was lost and I met this girl, Tara, who made me feel sane again. Looking back, all she did was give me a place to hide and pretend like I was fine again but at the time, she felt like my saving grace so I asked her to marry me.”
I suck in a breath and try to pull my hand away but he refuses to release me.
“On our wedding day, I was standing at the altar, waiting for her to walk down to me when my mom walked into the church and told me that Tara had run off with my best friend.”
Her loss, I think and try not to look smug as he continues his story.
“Anyway, I kind of lost it after that, packed up everything I owned and threw it in the back of the Camaro. I left town and just traveled all over the country for two years until I landed in Baton Rouge and I promised myself that I would never get close to anyone again.”
“You and I are so alike it’s a little scary,” I say and he smiles as the phone starts ringing again. Sighing, he glances over his shoulder.
“What are you going to do about that?”
I shake my head. “I don’t know yet. I’ve been kind of hoping that he’d get bored.”
“And if he doesn’t?”
Shrugging, I squeeze his hand. “Then, we’ll deal with it.”
“I like the sound of that. Do I get official boyfriend privileges now?”
Boyfriend.
My mind spins at the mention of the word and I suck in a breath, meeting his warm golden gaze.
“About that… I do want this but I need to take it slow. I’m not just going to jump into bed with you because you used the word boyfriend or say you want more.”
He smirks, leaning back in his chair. “Shit. I knew you wouldn’t make this easy on me.”
“Yeah,” I muse, standing up from my chair as the machine picks up and I silence it as I pass by before sitting down in Lincoln’s lap. “But it will be so worth it.”
Leaning in, I thread my fingers through his dark hair and press my lips to his as he lets out a low groan that shoots straight to my neglected core. Damn, resisting him is going to be one hell of a challenge but I’m determined to do things right this time.
