Page 73 of David's Proposal

“Yes,” I say in a calm, soothing voice, the sound mirroring my feelings. “I don’t have an exact representation of how that would work for us. Or if it would work for us.”

His lips tilt into a smile.

“You don’t have to think about it. Leave it to me. You just have to say yes.”

“You want me to say yes to something I know nothing about?”

“Yes, I do.”

Our eyes stay connected for a few good seconds before a secret smile glints across his lips.

He seems so confident, and I’m so swept under his spell, yet something tells me there is a reason he is here outside our scheduled meetups.

He didn’t make a secret out of the reason.

He didn’t like seeing me with Vale.

Somehow, he felt threatened by the cute valet.

I bet seeing me with Vale threw him off, although he’s too smart and experienced not to hide that from me.

And him asking me again about making money a factor in our affair is no happenstance.

He wants me keep my eyes on him, not on Vale.

Damn… I can’t say I don’t like the feeling of having his full attention. And yet, a part of me would love to jump in his arms and kiss him like he matters to me.

I push that thought back.

Still giddy inside, I keep my expression blank.

“I’ll give you an answer after the wedding,” I say as if I need a whole process to decide what I want to do.

The man wants to use his money to turn me on.

I don’t even know what to do with that money.

Maybe he’s not giving it to me in the end.

We just role play, pretending he's paying me to open my legs for him.

Well maybe not entirely pretending.

“Still… It wouldn’t hurt if you gave me an idea of what that would entail,” I say.

He has a smug smile on his face.

“I think you know,” he replies.

“Yes, I do.” From Rain’s book. “But I’d love to hear it from you.”

He thinks about it for a second, as if this whole issue has just crossed his mind.

“What about we do this… After the wedding, we meet and go through the motions at first. See how it feels.”

My finger goes up.

“One point, though…”

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