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He gulped it back down and then took a sip of the coke he had ordered to drown out the taste of the fry in his mouth.

She grinned and then squealed when he took her mouth in a kiss as punishment for giving him that foul thing. But the kiss changed quickly as he became more interested in tasting her mouth. His tongue slipped to the slightly parted seam of hers, running it back and forth till she sighed and opened herself to him. Her cold fingers caressed the back of his neck and he growled, loving her touching him. He hadn’t known that he was sensitive there until she started doing it when he was buried deep inside of her and they were moving as one.

He pulled away before he lost control and stared into her darkened eyes, showing her need and desire for him. Michael was glad that Ambra was very responsive to him and let him see how much he affected her. Her face and expressions no longer held nothing back.

Michael took the last step down the stairs and made his way to the kitchen to find some champagne and orange juice to make her a mimosa—one of her favorite drinks—and to see what food was available so he could prepare her breakfast in bed.

He stepped into the kitchen, where sunlight was pouring in through the big windows, and spied that Colin had been by earlier. He walked up to the tray of food already laid out with a note propped on it.

It was a pleasure to work for you and Ambra. Take care of her, she is one of the ones you fight to keep…

How did he know Ambra’s name?

He continued reading.

You had to sleep sometime, and I was here yesterday when she came down looking for a snack to eat and got to know her.

Why did he just imagine Colin grinning when he said that? He scowled, not liking that Colin and Ambra had met up and had a discussion while he had been oblivious.

See you soon. Attached is the bill for my services.

He took the invoice from the back of the letter and then whistled. “You are one expensive bastard.” But it had been worth it.

After the dinner that first night, Colin had made himself invisible to them. He was always there making something for them before they could even think about it, leaving it for them to find. Michael glanced down at the breakfast tray. There were homemade waffles with maple syrup in small shot glasses, fresh fruit in a small bowl on the side, and squeezed orange juice and coffee. A blooming red rose completed the tray next to a mimosa for Ambra. Nice touch.

Everything looked good, and he hoped to fill her belly to her satisfaction. While she was relaxed, he would propose that they continue what they started here when they headed back to New York. He hadn’t thought everything through yet, but he knew he didn’t want things to end between them. He hoped they could continue with this until it was out of their systems, then they could go back to being just friends.

He suddenly wondered why he felt a knot in his stomach at the thought that they could go back to being friends after this. It didn’t sit well with him, but before he could continue to ponder on this feeling, his phone in his pocket rang.

He had turned on his phone today to see what he had missed and had given Ambra her phone back too. It was on her side table, but he had put it on silent so that she could continue to sleep.

He had of course ignored all the calls and text messages from his brothers. He wasn’t ready yet to hear them chew him out over Ambra again. His mom and dad had gone away on a cruise and would not be back until next week, but he had received texts from his mother checking up on him.

They had kept the weekend together from their parents, knowing that Ambra’s parents were away for their annual hike, meaning they’d be off-grid with minimal access to communication for the duration of trip. So, they hadn’t heard about what happened at the auction put on by Diamond.

He gazed down at the number on the ringing phone and was surprised to see who it was. He had thought that he would never hear from her again, especially after the heated conversation they had after the events at the hotel opening.

“Summer,” he said as he tucked the phone against his ear, ready to grab the trays, but then he paused when he heard her sniffling.

“Michael, I am so sorry for what I said. I want to see you. We need to talk. Where are you now?”

He stood stock-still. “Michael are you there?” He heard her sniffle again, her voice sounding husky.

“Yes, I am here. Summer, what is this? What do we have to talk about? You said what you needed to say to me last time and that you were with someone new,” he said harshly.

“I know, and it was a mistake, Michael. I miss you so much. Don’t you miss me?”

He rubbed his fingers through his hair in agitation, his feelings for her resurfacing after hearing her voice on the phone. “Summer, I—” He heard a noise from upstairs where Ambra was sleeping and knew she was getting up. Ambra didn’t wake up like normal people. She usually floundered around first, sleepily bumping into things as she made her way to the bathroom. He figured she must have knocked over something on the way to relieve herself, and he smiled.

“Michael?”

“Yeah, still here. Just going to head to the study to finish our conversation.” He decided to leave the kitchen just in case Ambra came down while he was still on the phone with Summer.

He entered the study and closed the door slightly behind him, then walked over to the windows, staring out at the view while Summer continued to pretty cry in his ear.

He sighed. He didn’t feel moved like he used to before, and that was mostly due to Ambra and the fact that Summer had tried to hurt him by throwing a new lover in his face.

If he really thought about it, he thought maybe doing something special for Summer would finally make her notice him and want to be with him. Hell, he had even contemplated settling down with her at one point but had been having doubts. He had hoped that this getaway would cement everything for him, but he now realized it would never have worked with her. It had all been about the chase and her beauty, not the woman inside. With Ambra he got the whole package: beauty, friendship, intelligence, and a lover that fulfilled every need he had.

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