Book 1 - Page 34 (2/2)
He shot me a wry look that made me smile. It felt good to smile. It felt good to be with him. It usually did...for a little while. I took a bite of my burger, moaning when I got a full hit of its flavor. It was a traditional cheeseburger, but the taste was divine.
”Good, right?” he asked.
”Very good. In fact, a guy who knows about burgers this good might be worth keeping to myself.” I wiped my mouth and hands. ”How resistant are you to exclusivity?”
As he set his burger down, there was an eerie stillness to him. I couldn't begin to guess what he was thinking. ”I a.s.sumed that was implied in our arrangement. But to avoid any doubts, I'll be clear and say there won't be any other men for you, Eva.”
A s.h.i.+ver moved through me at the blunt finality in his tone and the iciness of his gaze. I knew he had a dark side; I'd learned long ago how to spot and avoid men who had dangerous shadows in their eyes. But the familiar alarm bells didn't ring around Gideon as they maybe should have. ”But women are okay?” I asked to lighten the mood.
His brows rose. ”I know your roommate is bis.e.xual. Are you?”
”Would that bother you?”
”Sharing you would bother me. It's not an option. Your body belongs to me, Eva.”
”And yours belongs to me? Exclusively?”
His gaze turned hot. ”Yes, and I expect you to take frequent and excessive advantage of it.”
Well, then...”But you've seen me naked,” I teased, my voice husky. ”You know what you're getting. I don't. I love what I've seen of your body so far, but that hasn't been a whole lot.”
”We can rectify that now.”
The thought of him stripping for me made me squirm in my seat. He noticed and his mouth curved wickedly.
”You'd better not,” I said regretfully. ”I was late getting back on Friday.”
”Tonight, then.”
I swallowed hard. ”Absolutely.”
”I'll be sure to clear my schedule by five.” He resumed eating, completely at ease with the fact that we'd both just penciled ”mind-blowing s.e.x” into our mental day calendars.
”You don't have to.” I opened the mini ketchup bottle by my plate. ”I need to hit the gym after work.”
”We'll go together.”
”Really?” I turned the bottle upside down and thumped the bottom with my palm.
He took it from me and used his knife to coax the ketchup onto my plate. ”It's probably best for me to work off some energy before I get you naked. I'm sure you'd like to be able to walk tomorrow.”
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