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“Carter.”
She was breathy.
“I see my son is now obsessed with you.”
“What’s not to be obsessed about?” Seema asked. “I’m adorable.”
I laughed just as Charlie stuck his head into my office. Waving for him to enter, I walked over to the view and exhaled.
“You two be safe, okay?” I offered. “Are you craving anything tonight?”
Seema paused and cleared her throat.
“Food, Goddess.” I teased. “What do you want to eat?”
“Aww, come on!” She whined. “Give a girl a break.”
“You okay, Wasp?” Dillon asked from somewhere in the room.
“I’m okay.” She replied. “Just bring food.”
“You have to be speci—”
She hung up.
I laughed and shook my head.
Turning, I paused as I noticed Charlie was watching me with an amused look on his face. Though I tried ignoring it to start the meeting we were scheduled for, he wouldn’t stop staring and smirking at me.
“What?” I sighed.
“I’ve never seen you like this.” He teased. “Even with Audrey.”
“Like what?”
“That smile on your face.” Charlie nodded. “It looks good. Is it because of yourGoddess?”
I hung my head.
Sure, I could go into the whole conversation of denying she was mine. But why waste that time? Charlie could read me like a book ever since were children and I was too tired to go through that whole thing.
“I don’t know what it is about her.” I admitted. “I’ve stayed awake trying to figure out why I feel this intense pull to her.”
“She saved your life, man.” Charlie set his tablet on my desk. “That’s a powerful thing.”
I shook my head.
Moving around my desk, I turned the chair beside him so I could sit and face him. Glancing over my shoulder to make sure the door was closed, I leaned in.
“Even with Audrey, there was always this little hint if mistrust I had for her.” I cleared my throat, feeling like an asshole. “But I thought, that was normal. You never one hundred percent trust a lover, right? I mean, there is always going to be something you don’t know about them. But with Seema? It’s overwhelming.”
“It scares you, doesn’t it?”
“Yes.”
“Good.” Charlie nodded.
“I don’t—I-I don’t—”
