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“I do.” Leif was back to looking wicked as he leaned over and trapped me again. “You like being shown off. I just need to think less conventionally.”
Oh dear.
“I like conventional too.” Why hadn’t I seen this coming? “Let’s go to dinner and then go dancing. I think you’d be sexy.”
It came across true enough that he chuckled. “Thank you, pup.”
His brain was definitely headed into some unconventional places, but I wasn’t sure I wanted to know what he was thinking.
“I…you’re welcome…but let’s…let’s figure out what you want for dinner.” It was harder to come up with ideas than it should’ve been but that was mostly because he’d scrambled my brain. “You…you said you wanted a burger the other day.”
Yes, he liked big pup burgers but they never came out right when we were making them at home.
Chuckling, Leif gave me a kiss, barely brushing his lips against mine. “That sounds good but we won’t pick the most expensive place. I’ve got something I want us to save up some money for.”
Danger signs were flashing again.
“Okay.” If he wanted it, we could save up for it, but I wasn’t going to ask what it was.
His grin got wider…and slightly evil. “Aren’t you curious?”
“No.” Nope. Not at all. “I was thinking about our budget.”
Technically that was true, so I didn’t feel guilty when he gave me a skeptical look and scoffed. “Sure, not curious at all.”
I was too smart to admit it but stupid enough to actually wonder what had given him that expression.
“We…we do a good job of budgeting.” Grasping at straws made me feel ridiculous, but I knew I didn’t want to hear what he’d been planning. “And…and I’ve got some time in my schedule to pick up a few more small jobs.”
It was a wonder what could be accomplished when half my brain wasn’t being used for worrying. Just getting it down to twenty percent panic had freed up a lot of my day and work was going much faster.
“Less worrying lately or less weird internet searches?”
He knew me too well.
“So…burgers?” We could walk to a really good place and no strangers meant we could relax. Leif might even have a beer.
That’d make it even more of a date, right?
Chapter 24
Leif
He was an adorable drunk…but tipsy was just as cute, especially because it didn’t take much to get him to that point.
“You know, I’m not worrying about our budget or what you want or how much it’s going to cost.” Shaking his head, he picked up the drink he swore tasted like chocolate cake and took another sip. “I trust you and you’re a wonderful partner.”
Was he trying to guilt me into something or was it just the alcohol talking? The way our waiter had giggled at Ender said he’d thought my boy was cute, but I was starting to think Ender’s cuteness had ended up with him having one hell of a drink.
“Thank you, pet.” The room was so loud I didn’t worry about anyone overhearing us. But I still leaned closer around the small, square, four-seater table we’d been put at. “I’m glad you trust me to give you what you want and what you need.”
Just in case he was trying to use guilt, I decided to fight fire with fire.
He looked confused and took another sip before pausing to grab a fry. I was glad he was putting food in his stomach but letting him start on the alcohol before he’d eaten hadn’t been a good idea. “That wasn’t how it was supposed to go.”
“Huh?” I could’ve guessed what he was talking about but I needed to look innocent for the reverse guilting to work. “I’m not sure what you mean, pup.”
That just had his brows pulling together more and he looked down at his drink like he was wondering if the booze was the problem. It probably was but he didn’t let that stop him from taking another sip.
