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“I sense a but coming along,” Tony interjects.
I offer him a small smile before climbing off his lap and sitting down beside him.
“Look, Tony, I understand where you’re coming from and I agree with what you said this morning. We’re definitely not in a position for a relationship of any kind. And if I’m being honest I’m not looking for a boyfriend. There’s definitely something going on between us though. And it’s great. The sex is nice-”
“Just nice?” he arches a dark eyebrow.
I roll my eyes. “The sex is mind blowingly amazing,” I say to which he offers a smug grin, “But you can’t propose a relationship without setting boundaries and stating clear rules. We’re not dating, so what are we? Fuck buddies? After sex, is it really ideal for you to be sleeping over? Our families are currently engaged in a war. If we’re going to continue this, I think we should have topics of conversation that are acceptable and those we absolutely can’t talk about. Also are we exclusive or not? These are important things we need to talk about, Tony.”
I pause in my rambling when I notice the dark expression on his face.
“I don’t like to share, blondie.”
Something warm slides through my gut at that, “Me either,” I say softly. “So we’re exclusive?”
I haven’t felt this unsure about anything in a long while. I spent the entire day today thinking about this. And him. It’s driving me crazy.
Tony smiles before pulling me closer.
“Would you relax? You don’t have to plan out every single thing, Sophia.”
“Actually, it makes me feel more at ease when I have a clear idea of what to expect. I like to live life on the edge but I’m not reckless.”
“Okay, fine,” Tony chuckles. “Yes, we’re exclusive. Fuck buddies is a little disparaging and I’m definitely not using in relation to you. We don’t need to use any terms to define us. We’re just two people hanging out with lots of kissing and lots of sex attached.”
I laugh at that.
Tony continues, “I’m also not letting you kick me out at night, blondie. We’ll be having sleepovers, deal with it. Unless you’re not comfortable with it,” he hurriedly adds.
“No, I like it,” I say.
I more than liked it. Waking up next to him felt like the perfect start to the day. Which is crazy because I often don’t stay the night with men I sleep with. But Tony’s different.
“Good. As for acceptable topics of conversation. Honestly, Sophia, it’s pretty clear anything regarding our families are completely out of bounds. I don’t ask you about work and you don’t ask me. Everything else will fall in line. We’ll figure it out, okay?”
“Yeah,” I murmur, calmer now that he’s tried to answer the doubts in my head. He’s strangely good at this.
“Okay good. I just have one question, blondie,” he says surprising me.
I look up at him, into his clear brown eyes. “What?”
“When were you going to tell me you’re a literal genius?”
That makes me laugh, “What?”
“You graduated summa cum laude, Sophia. Apparently, you’re like freakishly smart. What’s your IQ?”
“Way higher than yours,” I shoot back and he scoffs.
I’m too amused to zero in on the fact that they were able to find out private information about us. Which means they know we go by our mother’s last name.
“Hey, you have no idea how smart I am. Don’t underestimate me, blondie?” he says pointing a finger at my face.
“Okay, so what college did you go to?”
“I went to NYU as well. Graduated a few years earlier than you,” he says giving me a strange look.
Again, more information he shouldn’t be privy to without me telling him. But then again, I also already knew that and I’m guessing that’s why he gave me that look. I also know his student records and grades in school. Katerina’s efficient when it comes to finding out information. And as it turns out, Michael De Luca is too.
