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“It’s just facts in that article. I told you the worst parts.”
I reach for her hand, but she slides it off my shoulder and walks over to the open glass doors.
“What’s the plan for today then, Boss?” Her shoulders bunch up as she stands with her back to me.
“Callaghan’s texted me. I’m meeting him.”
“Do you want me to come?” She glances back over her shoulder.
“No. I need to do this one alone.”
“Okay.” She turns away, wrapping her arms around herself.
As I join her, her lips tip into a smile. “I didn’t think they’d stock this brand here. Seeing as it’s from a UK supermarket and all.” She takes the bottle of grapefruit juice from me.
“Really?”
“Our fridge was full of it when we checked in. Funny, isn’t it?” She knocks her shoulder against mine, her eyes lighting up.
“Hilarious,” I murmur, looking at her as warmth blankets my chest.
We stare at each other for a few moments before I tilt her chin up. Her pupils dilate as I run the pad of my thumb over her lower lip.
“I’m going for a shower.”
“You should. You’re really sweaty from all that skipping.” She screws up her nose, but her eyes glitter.
“Okay…” I run my thumb over her lip more, dipping it into her mouth to graze the underside of her top teeth before cupping her jaw.
“Okay,” she repeats.
“Okay,” I echo.
I press the lightest of kisses to her lips, energy racing to my dick as she sucks in a quick breath and leans into me.
“There’s somewhere I want to take you tonight. You’ll need your bikini… the white one.”
That frilly little thing she calls swimwear is sexy as fuck on her. It barely covers her ass and makes me want to spank it and leave my mark.
“The white one?”
Nodding, I smirk, walking backward, enjoying the way her eyes narrow at me.
“Half of the engines you asked for. That’s what I’m offering. You give me the extra slots and they’re yours.”
I keep my hands still against my legs as I lean back in the chair inside the hotel’s open air cocktail lounge. The urge to smack Callaghan in the jaw is overwhelming. He’s enjoying this. He knows full well that half the number of engines I asked for might as well be none. It won’t help.
“Half?” I roll my lips, pretending to consider it.
“I think that’s more than generous of me.”
“Of course you would think that.” I reach for the glass of brandy on the table and take a mouthful.
“If you want the full amount, you know what I want in return. You could stop this whole display of following me around.”
My grip tightens around the glass before placing it down. “And you know that it will never be yours. It’s non-negotiable.” I lean back, steepling my fingers in front of my chest as I hold Callaghan’s gaze.
He mirrors my posture, relaxing into his seat and letting his gaze roam across the open terrace of the cocktail lounge and out onto the beach.
