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He was a sick, awful human.
Which only underscored why she needed him out of her life—and Harper’s life—once and for all. She was no longer willing to accept the risks that came from Harper spending an unsupervised weekend with her father.
Leandro had organized for Jane to stay in the apartment. It was more than large enough to accommodate them and in fact, there was a separate wing specifically for staff—oh, how the other half lived! Jane had a small bedroom with stunning views, and she set Harper up in the room next door to hers. Evidently, this was the norm, but for Skye, who was used to being with Harper whenever she wasn’t at work, it was a strange reality to adapt to. As for Harper, she was so used to not having Skye around at bedtime that it was not at all difficult for Jane to settle her. Meaning Skye was at a loose end, and Leandro was evidently more than willing to capitalize on that.
“Did you bring a dress with you?”
“A dress?”
He nodded.
“Why?”
“For dinner.”
“Dinner?” Parrot.
“Let’s go out.”
She pulled a face. “I didn’t bring a dress.”
“Then wear that. You look great.”
She rolled her eyes. “I’m wearing what I wore to the playground this morning. I do not look great, and I definitely don’t look fancy enough to go to a restaurant.”
“You are incapable of not looking great,” he said. “But leave it with me.”
“What does that even mean?”
“Go, shower. Do your hair. Leave it with me.”
Not quite an hour later, when she padded out to the lounge room in a thick white robe with her hair washed and dried, Leandro held a crisp paper bag towards her. She stared at it, frowning.
“Don’t you want to look inside?”
“Honestly, I’m not sure.”
He grinned. “Be brave, like I know you are.”
She closed the distance between them and took the bag. Sure enough, there were two dresses inside—both designer, vibrant, soft dresses, as well as a pair of heels.
“Humour me,” he said with a wink. “I have been fantasizing about you wearing these since they arrived.”
“They can only have just arrived,” she pointed out.
“Five minutes of speculation that has made me want to fast forward to the end of the night,” he said with a shake of his head, and surprisingly, even after the day she’d had, she laughed.
God, it felt so good to laugh!
“Okay. Just to say thank you for everything you did today, I’ll wear one of these.”
“Good girl.” He pressed a kiss to her forehead. “But do you think you can dress quickly? I’m hungry.”
She laughed again. “Your wish is my command.”
“Careful, cara. I don’t think you know my wishes…”
“I think I do,” she replied huskily. “I think they pretty much accord with mine.”
