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Beside me, Dorian let out a barely audible yet clearly irritated sigh. “I'm going for a swim,” he announced.
I opened my eyes, unsure if I should stay with Enzo or go after Dorian. Staying was the smart thing to do.
“Have fun!” Enzo called after him.
I had to admit that when Dorian was walking toward the pool, I did sneak one or two peeks at the rippling muscles of his shoulders and back. Maybe three peeks. And it was possible that he caught me on that last one. My face flamed with heat, and I quickly looked away.
There was a spark between Dorian and me. I couldn't deny it, and I was fairly certain that he felt it too.
But that didn't add up to sex.
Hell, I was tempted. Who wouldn't be? But I'd learned my lesson with Elroy that physical attraction didn't mean shit. And Mikala came first. Always.
Which meant no thinking with my libido. Even if my lady parts were feeling a little neglected.
Nope, better to focus on how I could get the job done without sex.
Enzo rolled onto his side to face me. “I'd like to make you an offer.”
And, here it was. I didn't really want to hear what Enzo had to say, but I needed to hear him out. How he said it would give me a good idea of the best way to turn him down.
“Yes?”
“My brother and I are leaving for Hawaii tomorrow morning for a family event. We'll be there until next Friday. We'd like you to join us, if you're available.”
That was quite a way to proposition me. Mention the location, the fact that it was a family event. Nothing to imply that sex was on the table, but nothing to say that it would be out of the question either. And no mention of payment.
I opened my mouth to respond, but Enzo silenced me by holding up a finger. “Before you say no, you should know that you'd be attending as Dorian's date. I'm married, after all. I'm only asking you because Dorian didn't want to ask himself.”
What was this? The playground at school? I cast a glance over to the pool, where my attention was caught momentarily by the sight of Dorian pulling himself up onto the side. Water cascaded down his torso, and he gave his hair a quick flick to shake out some of the water.
For a moment, I wished I could accept the offer. Nearly two weeks in paradise with Mr. Sexy over there? That was the sort of thing most women would jump at, and I might've considered it...if I didn't have a daughter, a job, and a boatload of other responsibilities.
I sighed. Sometimes I hated being responsible all the time.
