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“I’m heading out,” Hunts said. He passed by Callie and she smiled at him.

The sound and colors rushed back in. This was a setup. Hunts had brought me here on purpose, and he knew Callie was coming. That meantshe’dset this up. She’d set it up, and worn the fucking ugly green dress, and there she was, standing by the table, waiting for me to do something other than stare at her.

Shit.My mouth was hanging open. Was I drooling?

“Cooper?”

I snapped back to something like my normal self. “Callie— Sit down. You look…”

She smirked. “I look?”

“Beautiful. Fucking beautiful.”

She frowned down at her dress. “Really?”

“Absolutely. You can wear that every day of your life as long as I can see you in it.”

She bit her lip again. “I think that’s more convincing than trying to give me all your worldly possessions. You know, that you plan to stick around.”

Calling her beautiful in that dress was all I’d needed to do?Shit. But she still looked hesitant. She was questioning if I’d stay around. “Oh, I do. And you damned well better be saying yes if you’re here in that dress.”

She drew in a long shaky breath. “Yeah. That’s why I’m here. I’m in.”

Chapter32

My body couldn’t contain it

Cooper

I draggedCallie out of the bar and to my condo. We needed some privacy, someplace that wasn’t the favorite hangout of the professional teams in town. I didn’t want anyone to listen in on the talk we were due for.

But we didn’t speak on the way. I drove the Bentley down into the parking spot beside the Ferrari and didn’t even check if my baby was all right. We rode up to my condo in silence, the air vibrating between us. I was in some weird space where things were about to exceed my expectations or crash to the ground, and saying one word might break the spell and she’d be gone.

When the doors finally slid open into my foyer, I couldn’t help reaching for her. I pulled her close, weaving my hands into her hair so she couldn’t vanish. I pressed my lips to hers and she kissed me back just as hungrily. Then there was no more hesitation.

We shed clothes as we kissed our way to my bedroom, barely breaking contact. We made it to my bed and I laid her down carefully. The green dress was gone, but it didn’t matter, just that she was here.

I kissed every freckle on her skin, teasing her breasts, eating her pussy till she was writhing and wet. She passed me a condom, watching with heated eyes as I covered myself. When I was finally sheathed in her body, I paused to stare down at her.

This time, I didn’t worry about her leaving or when I’d see her again. This time, we were doing this for real, together.

She wrapped her legs around me. “Please.”

I gave her what she wanted. And when I finally spent, my head buried in her neck, I whispered, “I love you.”

When we recovered from the first round, her head was on my shoulder, my arms keeping her tightly beside me, and we finally talked.

“So this is my new condo?” she teased. “I should take a tour.”

“Move in anytime.”

“You’re not giving me all your assets.”

I wouldn’t have to. One of these days, once she’d grown comfortable with us together, I’d give her a ring. Make those promises to stay, forever. Life was full of change, and nothing was guaranteed, but I couldn’t imagine ever choosing to walk away from this woman. “Sure? You could learn to drive the Bentley.”

She shook her head. “People can get strange about money. I don’t want to make that an issue.”

But presents… Christmas was coming in about three months. And when was her birthday?

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