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And oh my God. Are all his brothers hot as fuck? Because it’s two for two so far. There are five of them. All big, all probably gorgeous, and all richer and scarier than the devil.
But Hudson…oh, that moment back there in the corner, tucked by the service bar. I’m not even sure I’d call what happened flirting. Maybe more like some seductive foreplay and all our clothes were on and sex was never mentioned. My cheeks are hot. They’re pure flame, and—
“Scarlett!”
“Jesus, Danny,” I hiss, trying to shake him off. “I thought you left.”
“Are you crazy? Have you looked around you? And what’s this thing with you and Hudson? Are you working for him now? He hires only the best and you—”
“I can be the best,” I say with a sniff, forgetting everything for a moment. Then I shake him off and breathe in. “It’s temporary.”
“And you didn’t tell me.” He steps in close. “What’s really going on, Scarlett? Don’t tell me you sold your soul to him. Or did something dumb.”
I’m not too sure on the first one. Okay, I’m not too sure on both of those. “I can’t talk to you here.”
“Scarlett. Don’t mess with him. He might come across as nice, but he’s ruthless. And if this is about me, then don’t.”
“Look, we’ll talk later, okay?” Hudson is approaching, I can feel it in the prickle of awareness down along my spine and I give Danny a not-so-gentle push. “I promise.”
He stares at me a moment. “Okay.”
Danny starts to lean in to kiss my cheek and I jerk away. He frowns.
“Later.”
And then I spin around and nearly run into a blazing Hudson.
I wrap my hands around his forearms, find a smile and say, “Ready?”
I’m not an idiot. I don’t think I’ve gotten away with anything, but I’m hoping, anyway.
We’re outside in the night air and the people outside have to step out of his way or get run down by a billionaire god as we get in the back of his beautiful town car with the buttery leather seats that make me wish the car was mine.
Which is stupid. I’m a terrible driver and Manhattan terrified me the one and only time I drove through it.
He’s silent and I’m almost about to congratulate myself on a pretty good dance when he speaks.
“I don’t like being disobeyed, Scarlett.”
“Is this why you’re single?” The words came of their own accord and I slap a hand over my mouth.
He taps his hand on his thigh. “I’m single because relationships are messy and demanding in the wrong way, and I don’t have time for them. I have sex, I fuck. I move on when I’m bored. I have understandings. And yes, I expect the lady in question to let me know if she’s seeing someone else or going to be late.”
I frown, dropping my hand. “That’s not what I asked. I’m talking about giving orders and expecting them to follow.”
“I’m not sleeping with you. I’m not dating you. I’m not even actually going to marry you. You are, for all intents and purposes, my employee. You’re doing this for money. Because you need it and I’m doing it because you fit the services I require. So yes, in that instance I expect you to obey me.”
He glares out the window.
I shiver. He’s mad because I spoke to my brother…who he doesn’t know is my brother. It doesn’t make sense.
Oh, I’m lying, it does, because this is an arrangement between us and I’m in too deep to tell him the truth. And so I tango once again.
“I understand,” I say as soothingly as I can, my mind ticking fast. I cross my legs and place my hand on his arm. “He came up and I sorted it out. That’s all. I’m not interested in him.”
And for once, it was the truth.
“I don’t care—”
