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I lay my head on Lee’s chest and listen to the sound of his steady heartbeat. I don’t realize I’ve fallen asleep until I lurch awake when I feel him move underneath me.
“Sorry, darlin’,” he whispers, rubbing my back. “I didn’t mean to wake you.”
I sit up and stretch. “It’s okay.” The clock on the bedside table says it’s already one in the afternoon. I feel like I’ve slept half the day away.
Lee leans down and kisses my cheek. “I’ll start the shower for us, and then we’ll get some lunch. But first I have to make a phone call.”
Before I have a chance to ask him any more questions, he disappears into the bathroom.
* * *
Lee wrappedup his phone call pretty quickly, and when he was done, he joined me in the shower. He gave me two more orgasms before we were able to break apart from each other and get dressed. It’s a quarter to two by the time we’re finally ready to leave the room to get some lunch.
He leads me out of the penthouse suite and up to the restaurant on the top floor. My eyes widen in surprise as we walk in.
First of all, the dining room is huge.
Secondly—it’srotating.
“How…” I start, but I’m so amazed by what I’m seeing that I can’t finish my sentence. The entire dining room is slowly rotating to give diners an uninterrupted view of Eastlake.
“Amazing, isn’t it?” Lee says in my ear, voice low so only I can hear. His warm breath on my neck sends shivers down my spine.
“It’sincredible,” I breathe, letting him guide me into the restaurant. “I’ve never seen anything like it before.” It looks like every table is full of couples on dates and families having lunch, but he leads me to a table in the back of the restaurant. He pulls my chair out for me before claiming the seat across from mine. Dressed in a black t-shirt with the sleeves cut off, black ripped jeans and beat-up black boots, Lee looks so out of place here; I know for a fact these diners have no idea he’s the owner, because I would never guess.
“Being the owner has its perks,” I joke as a waiter comes to our table with menus immediately after we sit down. “No reservations, and the wait staff comes as soon as you enter.”
He chuckles and looks at me. “I’ll have to bring you here at night. Eastlake after hours is a sight to see.”
I nod. “Ezra used to take me on nighttime helicopter rides sometimes, but I’ve forgotten what most of the city looks like. I would love to come back here with you.”
I don’t know what the hell prompted me to say that, but it’s true. I’ve really grown to like Lee in just the few weeks we’ve known each other, and I want to know everything about him. I want to know what he likes, what his family is like, what his interests are. I want to know the whole of him, just as I want him to know me.
His gaze burns as his eyes eat me up. Something in my stomach flutters, a feeling akin to maybe large butterflies?
No—pterodactyls.
Pterodactyls are flying around in my stomach and making me feel like I’m about to pass out.
I point to the menu in front of him. “Hey, eyes down here.”
With a great amount of effort, he looks away from me to his menu. “What sounds good, darlin’?”
“Maybe a burger and fries?”
In my peripheral, I see him shoot his head up. I look up at him, and he’s looking like he’s extremely offended.
“What?”
“A burger and fries?” he mimics.
I shrug. “It’s the cheapest thing on the menu.” A burger and fries are only nine dollars, whereas everything else is upwards of fifteen.
Lee sets his menu down and takes mine from me, putting it on top of his. He takes my hand in his and looks deep into my eyes. “Let me make one thing clear to you. I intend on spoiling you with everything your heart desires. If I ask you what you want, you tell me what you want—what youreallywant—and it’s yours. Like I told you before, I take care of what’s mine. Do you understand, Maya?”
I swallow at his harsh, unyielding tone and nod.
“First, we eat. Then, I’ll get my dessert.” His eyes travel over every inch of my body. He even leans back in his chair to admire my legs under the table. My cheeks burn from the attention.
