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"Just feeling your lips to see if they're as soft as they look."
"And are they?" he asks in a gruff voice.
"They feel soft, but I don't know if they would be soft to kiss," I lick my lips and swallow. My throat is dry.
"And is that something you want to find out?" His voice is soft, low and breathy.
"Maybe, maybe not. Maybe I'll find someone else to kiss tonight." I look around the restaurant. "There are a lot of cuties here."
"There are," he says, though he doesn't look around.
"Are you hoping to kiss a hot woman tonight?"
He shakes his head.
"There are plenty of good-looking women here," I say, staring toward the bar. There's a group of three women that keep looking at Kingston and they're kind of getting on my nerves.
"I'm sure there are," he says. Still, he doesn't look around."
"You're not even looking."
"I don't need to look," he says. "I'm here with you and we're enjoying pizza and wine and that's all that matters.
"Really? If I told you there was a hot brunette staring at you, looking like she wanted to eat you, you wouldn't want to know what she looked like?"
"Nope," he says, grinning. "Why? Are you telling me you want me to look? Are you telling me you want me to?—"
"I'm not telling you anything," I say. "I'm just saying…" I grin. "You're kind of cute when you're not being all bossy and annoying."
"Bossy and annoying, huh?" He smirks. "When am I bossy and annoying?"
"When we're in the office and you're telling me what to do."
"Oh, you mean when I am acting like your boss?"
"Yeah. You're bossy when you act like my boss and you can be grumpy. Shit, I didn't know men could be as grumpy as you."
"I don't think I'm grumpy. I just think?—"
"You're grumpy. Trust me." I laugh. "You know, this is really nice," I say sitting back, all of a sudden feeling nostalgic.
"What's really nice?"
"Just being here, eating pizza, drinking wine, hanging out. The evening started out kind of shit with Camden and if I'm honest, it didn't improve when I saw you."
“Thank you." He gives me a hurt look.
"Oh, come on now. After the conversation we had the other day?"
"I get it. You were like, 'Oh no. There's my jerk face of a boss.'"
"Exactly." I laugh. "But you were kind of cool telling off Camden and leaving Angelica in the restaurant." I give him a small smile. "And this place is cool and it's just nice chatting and…you know."
"And not trying to seduce each other," he says with a wink.
"And not trying to seduce each other," I agree, laughing. "You going to get that additional bottle of wine or what?"
"I've already nodded at the waiter and he's bringing one," he says with a smirk. "You just didn't notice."
