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This made him laugh. “A dog?”

“Yeah, they’re cute and gorgeous and loyal, and sosweet.”

“No, I’ve never owned a dog.”

“Have you ever wanted a dog?”

“How about you answer my questions, the one aboutyour future, unless you planned to stay with Rosalie?” he asked.

“There’s not much to tell. We didn’t really thinkthat far ahead. I wanted to find a good job, maybe even create our own businessor something. I wanted the security of a good income. I didn’t think aboutfamily or men, or anything like that. Sorry, I guess I was kind of boring. Ididn’t plan a wedding or name kids, or think of my name mixed with a man’s.Sorry, I’m boring.”

“This is a good thing.”

“It is?”

“Yeah,” he said, reaching out and pushing some ofher hair off her shoulder.

“Tell me how my boring life is a good thing?”

He stroked her neck, wanting to pull her in hisarms and kiss her. He held himself back and then pressed a kiss to the cornerof her mouth.

“Because I don’t have to kill anyone who mighthave been a threat and taken you away from me.”

“Well, Dirty, forgive me if I’m wrong, but yousound a little jealous.”

“I am,” he said.

This made her pull away just slightly. “You are?”

“You and Myth, it drove me crazy seeing him closeto you, watching you smile at him, how you used to do to me. Hated it.”

Petal smiled. “Is that why you told our littlesecret?”

“Yeah, it is. I was a dick that night. I didn’twant to hurt you but I think I was trying to remind you that you once belongedto me.”

“Dirty, I didn’t forget. Myth and I have a strangefriendship, I know that. I don’t think either of us were expecting it, but hewanted to talk to someone that wasn’t a guy, and someone he knew wasn’t goingto expect anything. There is nothing between us. I see him as a brother.” Sheshrugged.

He stared at her and knew it was true. There wasno sparkle between the two. It didn’t stop him from hating how easy it wasbetween the two of them, how they were able to make it work. Myth had been ableto cross that barrier when he’d not even come close, and it pissed him off.

“Are you trying to tell me you don’t want me andMyth to be friends?” she asked.

Dirty did have to think about it. “No, it’s notabout that, at least not now. I’ve got no problem with you and Myth beingfriends.”

“But?”

“What about us?” Dirty asked.

Petal smiled at him. “You want there to be an us?”

“I think I have proven more than once that I verymuch would like there to be an us.” He loved that smile on her lips. “But I getit if you’re not ready.”

She sighed and before he even realized what washappening, she had pressed him to the bed and moved to straddle his waist. Hedidn’t fight her because her pussy was so close to his cock, and that wasexactly where he wanted her to be.

“Dirty, you’re testing my patience, one strand ata time. Do you think I’m a club whore?” she asked.

He gripped her thighs, hard. The truth was, hejust wanted to touch her, anywhere he could get his hands on.

“No!”

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