Page 88 of Charming Deception

I can almost hear him thinking about it now.

I’m afraid to say anything else stupid, so I finally shut up.

“Megan?”

“Yes, Jameson?”

“Can we agree that checking out other guys in public is not cool? You’re with me. My fiancée. You’re mine. We’re newly engaged and other guys are off the menu. You’re in love with me, remember?”

“Right.” I swallow, because every word he just semigrowled at me is making saliva flood my mouth and something else flood my panties. “I’ll just look at you.”

He shifts, kinda growling low in his throat. It’s so sexy, I hold my breath to listen, savoring it.

“Good night, Megan.”

“Good night.”

I’m silent for maybe five seconds. But when I try to roll onto my side, my preferred sleeping position, my boob almost falls out of that damn gaping hole. What if he wakes up in the morning to find my boob out?

“You’re very intimidating,” I blurt in the dark. “How do I relax enough to fall asleep?”

“You’re very honest.” His words are underscored by a soft sigh.

“Is it too much?”

“No. It’s good.”

I’ve rolled to face him, and in the dim moonlight that slips in through a small gap in the curtains, I can see that he’s facing me, too.

He runs a hand over his face, and I can feel his inaudible sigh. “Look, I’d never want to hurt someone Cole loves. And he loves you. I’d be good to you for his sake, even if I didn’t like you.”

I understand what he’s saying. He’s trying to reassure me that I don’t need to worry so much. That I can relax here, because I’m safe with him.

And I try. I really do.

But it’s not so much him I’m worried about.

Cole’s best friend.

Business deal.

You’re not going to grope him. Or flash your boob.

Just go to sleep.

“Shit.” He swears under his breath. “That sounded really bad. I didn’t mean to imply…” He fades out.

“Imply what?”

I hear him breathing softly in the dark, and it may be the hottest thing I’ve ever heard.

Is he feeling the same tension I am, lying here so close?

“I like you,” he breathes.

“I like you, too,” I say instantly.

No game.

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