Page 79 of The Laughing Game

“Me three,” Gideon agreed. “Now, let’s pick out a movie.”

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We slept together in the big bed. This time, I went in the middle, and was surprised to wake up with my arm thrown over Vihaal. I carefully extricated myself before noticing that Gideon wasn’t in bed with us.

“He went to work,” Vihaal mumbled, reaching behind him, finding my arm, and bringing it back to where it had been before, tugging me closer.

I smiled and cuddled against him, closing my eyes and drifting off again.

* * * *

“I didn’t think he worked weekends.”

“He doesn’t usually. It’s only a six-hour shift. Not so bad.”

We were down in the kitchen, drinking coffee, and Vihaal was regarding me thoughtfully.

Does he want to feed me again?I put down my coffee and gazed at him expectantly.

“I want to take you car shopping.”

“You want totake mecar shopping.”

“Sorry. Let me rephrase that. I would be happy to join you while we look at a few options. You need a way to get around. As much as I enjoy driving you places, you need your own car, Angel.”

I blushed. “Yeah. You’re right. And I’d love your help.”

“Money isn’t an issue?”

“Well, I mean, I have enough for a car payment, as long as it’s reasonable.”

“What’s reasonable?”

“Like…something around four hundred a month. Maybe five?”

“All right. And what else are you looking for in a car?”

I had to think about that for a minute. “Well, reliability most of all. I don’t really care about looks.”

Vihaal scoffed. “Don’t be ridiculous. The car he drives says a lot about the man driving it.”

“You think?”

He gave me a look. Maybe it was time for an upgrade in that department.

“I’ve got some ideas,” Vihaal said. “Car shopping is something I enjoy, so I’m quite willing to help.”

“Sure. You’re probably a much better negotiator than I am. You can use your whole Dom vibe.”

He smiled. “I have a Dom vibe?”

I gave him a look. “Of course you have a Dom vibe. Everyone can see it and you fucking know it.”

Vihaal seemed inordinately pleased with my remark and I was glad to have said it.

We ended up going to three different dealerships and looking at a variety of cars. I finally chose a Hyundai Sonata, blue, from the lot. It looked sporty and slick. I’d never had such a sexy car.

Vihaal did all the negotiating and got me an amazing deal. This was not a surprise.

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