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She shrugged defiantly, and traced a scratch on the oak dining table with her finger. “I don’t want to say.”
“Upstairs, now,” he growled thickly, smacking her ass lightly when she stood.
The younger Barrett sisters were a sight to behold. Emmy looked genuinely concerned, as if she desperately wanted to jump up and stop him, but she was genuinely afraid to. Ruby’s expression was unreadable. She seemed to be shutting out the whole exchange now, where moments before, she had been on the edge of her seat. What was that about? He didn’t have time to wonder, as Diamond was practically dragging him up the stairs to her room. He still had ahold of her by the hair, so he had to follow.
When the door closed behind them, he dropped her hair, and burst into laughter. “That was fun. You’re a good actress, darling. I think your sisters are down there about to pee themselves.”
“You’re not bad yourself.” Diamond was bent over holding her stomach as she laughed. “That was epic. For a second there, I thought you were actually mad!”
“For a second there, I forgot that I wasn’t.”
Her laughter under control, Diamond leaned into his embrace, standing on her tiptoes to plant a kiss on his lips. “God, I want you.”
“Me too, darling, me too. We can’t though. Your father’s house is off limits. We went far enough yesterday, and we’re not going any further.”
“Fine, okay. When can we leave?” she asked with faux exasperation.
“We can stay until Tuesday as planned or we can go home right now. It doesn’t matter to me a bit. This is about you and your family. I’m just here to watch out for tree creepers.”
Diamond sighed, her eyes rolling back in her head as she contemplated her decision. “If we go back now, are you going to go straight back to work?”
“Only in the case of a life or death emergency,” he vowed solemnly.
Diamond leaned in for another kiss, and Pax stooped down slightly in order to kiss her thoroughly. When she came up for air, looking breathless and amused, she said, “Okay, you’ve convinced me. Let’s leave after lunch.”
“Should we go down and tell your sisters this was all a prank to get a few minutes of alone time before they have a full on conniption?”
“I suppose,” she agreed with a sigh. “Although they really don’t deserve it.”
