“It’s really no problem.”
“I don’t have my card either.”
I furrowed my brow. “When was the last time you saw it?”
She scrunched her face. “Last night at Nomu when I opened a tab.”
“Uh-oh.”
“Yeah, that explains a lot.”
“It’s fine.”
She sighed. “I’ll just have to pay you back on Friday if that’s-”
I put a finger under her chin and tilted it up.
Her big eyes were full of questions as they bounced between mine.
I pushed a stray wisp of blonde hair to the side of her face.
Then I leaned down and pressed my lips against hers as softly as I could. When she didn’t pull away, I parted her lips with mine and slipped my tongue in her mouth, kissing her slowly and cautiously- more like an invitation than an order.
When she kissed me back, I slid my hands around to her lower back and pulled her against me, swirling her tongue in my mouth.
Finally, I let my hands drift down over her ass, holding it just tight enough to appreciate its shape.
When she pulled away it was only a few inches. “What was that about?”
Her eyes were so open and trusting I almost felt bad about the lie. “And now?” she asked.
“He’s gone.”
She brought her fingers to her lips and looked at me.
“Sorry if I overstepped the mark there-”
“It’s okay,” she said. “You were only doing what I asked.”
“I’m glad you found my acting convincing.”
She squinted at me and took a step back.
“Though I only had to pretend about us being together.”
“What do you mean?”
I shrugged. “I didn’t have to pretend you’re beautiful.”
She swallowed.
“Have a fun girl’s night anyway.”
“What?”
I nodded towards the groceries at her feet.
“See you Friday.”
“Sounds good,” she said, picking up her bags.
I turned to walk away.
“And Ben?”
I looked back over my shoulder and raised my eyebrows. “Yeah?”
“From now on we’ll resume our professional working relationship.”
“Of course.”
“Not that that wasn’t-”
“What?”
“Nothing,” she said. “See you Friday.”
“Looking forward to it.”
“And thanks again for what you did in there and… just then.”
“Anytime,” I said.
As long as it was soon.
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