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They jumped apart when they heard loud whistling and a hard thump on top of the car’s hood. Carter turned and stared at the offenders until they looked uncomfortable and left. Then he stiffened when he heard Zahara’s husky voice.
“You missed me,” she said, sounding surprised.
He turned to stare at her and saw that she was grinning from ear to ear, happiness shining in her yes. He let out an internal groan because this was the straightforward, cheeky woman he remembered from the ranch. The one who told him they were meant to be together. It looked like she was about to get her wish, but not in the way she had hoped. Yes, he wanted her physically, but that was all. He had no love for her and knew that she would eventually be hurt when she finally accepted that.
“Zahara.”
“Don’t try and deny it. That kiss was like a hungry man starving for a good meal.”
He had to bite back a snort of laughter; did he mention she was very cheeky?
Carter sighed. “Nothing has changed for me Zahara. Do I find you attractive, yes, what man wouldn’t, but that is all that it—”
“Uh huh, keep telling yourself that,” she interrupted.
His lips pressed together in annoyance. And when he saw another person walk by and look into the car curiously, he knew they needed somewhere private to talk.
“Is there a spot near campus where we can go and talk about the baby?”
She nodded. “Yes, I live nearby within walking distance; it’s not too far. It is one of the condo apartments to the right, the one in the middle. I have a place there while I am attending school.”
He paused before putting the car in reverse.
“How did it go with your parents finding out about you switching your major?”
She shrugged, and a sad look crossed her face. “They have stopped helping me with school until I come to my senses.”
He cursed under his breath and frowned. “Then how are you affording school and the cost of the condo?” He nodded his head towards the buildings she had indicated earlier. “That condo doesn’t look cheap.”
Zahara turned to face him. “Through grants and with the help of Selena, Callum, and Aunt Vera.”
He was happy that she had family to depend on but felt guilty that he had been ignoring her all this time while she was struggling on her own.
“You could have come to me for help,” he said gruffly.
She scowled. “Now how could I have come to you for help when you were avoiding me? Hmm.”
“You should have tried harder.”
She gaped at him in surprise, and his lips quirked up before he put the car in reverse and headed down the road.
Chapter 3
Zahara’s gaze took in Carter’s curious expression as she showed him her bachelor apartment. It was a small unit, but it fit her means, and she didn’t need all that much space. Just enough to run her experiments, study, eat, and sleep, which was basically all she had been doing since she started school again.
Her lab partner had been walking her home from school when Carter had stormed up towards them. Yes stormed, looking like an angry grey cloud and cold like the winter they were having in New York. But to her, it was as if the sun had come out and was shining on her. She had felt warmth and happiness spread through her entire body.
She was feeling the same way now, having him in her home and near her again, even though she shouldn’t. They had much to discuss: the baby and the woman she saw the day she had tried to go and see him. Judging from the way he had kissed her in the car though, she didn’t think anything was going on between them.
“So, the woman I saw you with at your casino. Are you still together?” Zahara blurted out.
Carter had been inspecting her chemistry thermometers, pipettes, and beakers. He had raised one of the beakers filled with liquid and frowned, opening his mouth to lecture her, she was sure. But she had beaten him to the punch with her question. He straightened up, his silver gaze meeting hers as he put down the beaker.
He stood there in his black dress pants with a tan belt, black patent dress shoes encasing his feet, and a white collared shirt with matching white buttons running down the front, complemented by silver cuff links. He put his hands in his pockets, stretching the material across his firm thighs, and Zahara licked her lips as she eyed the outline of his cock. She was suddenly very warm for a different reason. Her pussy began to throb, and she squeezed her legs together. Her glance flicked back up to his to see him watching her with a guarded expression.
He moved towards her until he was standing so close to her she could feel the heat of his chest.
She stared into his mesmerizing eyes. They suited his dark hair and complexion; she could stare at their magnificent colour all day. Some would find his eyes to be creepy, especially when his gaze seemed devoid of all emotion, but she had always been able to read them for some reason and knew, especially right now, that he wasn’t as closed off as he seemed.
