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“You know. Falling in love, trying to change yourself, wanting to know what the other person is doing at all times. The shit that happens when two people get too comfortable with each other, and then everything starts to go to hell. Listen, Emily. I like you, and I want to spend time with you and only you, and I’m hoping you’d only want to spend time with me. No strings, no drama, nothing. Just the two of us enjoying each other’s company and having a good time.”

“Isn’t that what we’re doing?” I asked.

“Yes, but you’ve had your fair share of man drama, and I’ve had my fair share of woman drama, so by signing a contract,the two of us could avoid all that. I’d set some ground rules, and you’d do the same. We’d negotiate until we both were comfortable with the arrangement.”

What he said totally blew me away, but I was game. What did I have to lose? Nothing, as far as I was concerned.

“I like you too, Jackson, and I like spending time with you. So, let’s do it. You draw up a contract, and I’ll do the same. We’ll look both of them over, and we’ll negotiate. How long would this contract be for?”

“I was thinking six months.”

“Okay. Let’s give it a shot. You only live once, right?” I smiled.

“Right.” His lips brushed against mine.

Chapter Eighteen

Emily

Jackson spent the night, and we had sex three times and once in the morning before he left to go home and shower because he had plans with his best friend, Samuel. I wasn’t going to go into the shop, but I’d left my laptop there and needed it because I would spend the weekend researching different things for my online boutique, mainly warehouses.

When I stepped through the door to the shop, Katie was behind the counter, and Noelle was helping a customer.

“How did it go last night?” Katie asked.

“Great. Dylan and Evelyn really seemed to hit it off.”

“Have you heard from her?”

“Not yet. I was going to give her a call later.”

“So, did Mr. Caine spend the night?” She grinned.

“Yes.”

Even though she was my best friend and I told her everything, I couldn’t bring myself to tell what Jackson and I had discussed last night, at least not until we made it official. After grabbing my laptop from the back, I grabbed a piece of chocolate from under the counter.

“I’m headed home. If you need me, call.”

“I will.” Katie smiled.

As I walked towards the door, a woman about five foot five with brown hair and blonde highlights walked in and stopped in front of me.

“Excuse me, are you Emily, the owner of this lovely shop?”

“Yes, I am.” I smiled.

“I’m Jules, Jackson’s sister.” She extended her hand.

“Hi. It’s nice to meet you.” I placed my hand in hers.

“I was at his house yesterday while he was getting ready for your date, and he told me about you. I was walking by on my way to another store and decided to pop in and see if you might be working.”

“I’m actually not working today. I just stopped by to grab my laptop.”

“That was perfect timing, then.” She smiled. “I don’t want to keep you. It was nice to meet you, and I wanted to let you know that I love your store, and I plan on shopping here a lot.”

“Thank you, Jules. It was nice to finally meet Jackson’s twin. He talks about you all the time.”

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