We’re on the road by seven and I’m amazed by how well-rested I feel. Once we finally got to sleep, I sleptsodeeply.
Almost like his promise to look after me in the night allowed me to let go of all the things that usually keep me awake.
Don’t get used to it, girlfriend.
Colton and I talked late into the night, about our favorite movies, books we’ve read, our favoriterestaurants in the city (I only have one, but he knew it), Netflix series we’ve watched (he’s hardly seen any; I watch stuff in the background when I sew), and some of our favorite artists and bands.
Colton puts on some country music and tells me he’s educating me on all the good stuff.
“Why does a New York billionaire know so much about country music?” I ask him.
“I started listening to it when I was stuck at boarding school. I think I could relate to the yearning in it. At that time I was yearning for stuff too.”
“Even billionaires yearn, who knew.”
“You don’t get to be a billionaire in the first place without wanting something pretty fucking badly, Sunshine.”
“I guess that makes sense. Are you CEO?”
“I’m COO.”
“What’s the difference?”
“A CEO—that’s my brother Cash—sets a company’s vision, culture and brand identity. My job is to make sure the vision is realized.”
“How do you do that?”
“I make sure operational efficiency is optimized and that we’re being as productive as possible with the resources we have.”
“Oh. Sounds complicated.”
“It would be if I didn’t know what I was doing. Luckily, I do. The business probably would have failed without me.”
“That’s nice that you’re so humble about it,” I tease him.
“The boardroom and the bedroom are two places that have no room for humility.”
“Is that right?”
He glances over at me. “Yes, it is right, Miss Bailey. Which I’ll be demonstrating to you very thoroughly tonight. And I know exactly what to do with that sassy little mouth to keep it quiet, so watch out.”
I try to bite back my smile. And I don’t bother protesting.
Because I’ve made a decision.
I’m going to close off my heart and I’m going to have a wild love affair with Colton Maddox. I’m going to play along with his lessons—in fact I’m going to insist on them. I’m going to allow him to enlighten me and I’m going to cash in my V-card, once and for all.
I want him to be the one.
I suddenly feel very much over Troy, maybe because Colton is…well,Colton. Even if it’s only going to last a few days, our connection feelsreal, and that alone is enough. It’s a detail that’s somehow life-changing. It eclipses everything else.
Plus he’s gorgeous.
Obviously good in bed.
Extremely well-hung.
I mean, I could feel how freakinghugehe is. It’s intimidating.