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With a laugh, Drew pulled her in for a kiss. “I like being marked by you.”

“Well shit.” Rose moaned. “We have to get out of here.”

Drew nodded and cleared their throat. They opened the door quickly and walked out as normal. Rose wasn’t quite capable of looking “normal.” She swayed as she tried to get her bearings in her heels.

As they left, the whole line rolled their eyes at them.

But as they reentered the engagement party on the patio, Drew couldn’t stop thinking about how gorgeous Rose was.

This is going to be a problem.

20

ROSE

Rose no longer neededher navigation for the journey from to Drew’s apartment.

It had been a few weeks since they had started hooking up, and as she lugged her camera down the block toward Drew’s building, Rose thought it couldn’t be going any better.

She buzzed up, waiting a moment before the loud buzzer signaled the door unlocking. She pushed it open and headed upstairs.

I will never get used to these stairs. Rose shook her head as she made it to the landing at the top, where Drew leaned against the doorframe.

“Hey, gorgeous.” Drew flashed their charming smile. Their arms were crossed, their forearms flexing.

Rose smiled back. “Hi, hottie.”

Pulling her in for a kiss, Drew moaned as their bodies collided.

After a moment, Drew stepped back to let her into the apartment, giving her ass a light spank as she passed by.

Once inside, Rose set her stuff down on the work table and looked back at Drew, who was still doing all the locks on the door. They were barefoot, their jeans just grazing their ankles.

It was hot. Hotter than she would have expected.

As Drew walked closer, Rose grinned, “Miss me?”

“In the two days we were apart?” Drew raised an eyebrow and then smirked. “Maybe I did.”

Rose laughed and wrapped her arms around Drew’s waist. “So, what’s the plan?”

Drew took a deep breath. “I’m thinking work until seven, head out for a little Chinatown excursion? Then back here to sleep. You can leave for your job from here?”

Rose nodded, “Sounds like a plan.”

They both got set up at their respective spots: Drew at their desk answering emails and Rose at the work table with her laptop, back to back with Drew. When Rose glanced over her shoulder, she saw Drew typing up an email to Tommy, the agent they had met at the engagement party a couple of weeks ago.

She turned back to her work, clearing her throat. They hadn’t had a chance to talk about how they would handle it. But Rose hoped they’d pitch together as another joint project.

“So, have you heard from that agent?” Rose asked, trying to play dumb.

She could hear Drew sit up straight. They hesitated before they answered. “Yeah, I sent her an email the day after the party and told her I’d get my portfolio to her before the end of this week.”

Rose nodded, turning in her stool to look at Drew. After a moment, Drew met her gaze. “What’s up?”

She shrugged, shying away from Drew’s gaze. “Well, how would you feel about pitching it as a joint project?”

Drew bit their lip as they considered it. “Hm. I mean, I’m not sure they’d go for it.”

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