Page 41 of A Taste of Grace

Oh, hell no.

“Y’all messed over Ms. Denise? That sweet woman in there?” I scrunched my nose up and pointed toward the house. “Y’all are nasty as hell. Yuck, Caleb. Damn.” I held my hands up and backed away. “I’m outta here.”

I turned toward the house to grab my stuff and leave.

“I’ll give you twenty thousand dollars every month you stay with me. I promise I’m good for it.”

I stopped in my tracks. That was more than I got paid in my government job. I wouldn’t have to freelance as much, and I could take time out to actually heal from losing my mother and my job.

“We’re already attracted to each other. My girls need stability. You’re my last hope.”

He wasn’t playing fair by tugging on my heartstrings so hard. I faced him again and stomped my foot.

“Dammit, Caleb. Why are you like this?”

“Like what?” He raised his hands as if he was the most innocent person in the world.

“Charming, a good father, a great pastor, and sexy as hell.”

He stepped toward me and bent down to kiss the tip of my ear.

“You think I’m sexy?”

I tilted my head back and moaned.

“Shut up. You know I do.”

“Why are you so grouchy, Grace?”

“Because you’re making me actually consider this stupid deal.”

“Good.” He moved his lips to the other side of my neck.

“Let me think. Dang.” I pushed him off of me with my hand.

“I need an answer before we go back in the house.”

“Why?”

“Time is of the essence.”

“Is this marriage going to be real? Are you going to whore around with other women and use me as a cover? And babysitter?” I asked the questions with a frown.

“Yes, the marriage will be real. I would never cheat on my wife…that is…you.”

Caleb peered at me with what appeared to be an honest face.

“I mean, are we going toenjoyeach other?”

He laughed.

“You will be mine, and I’ll be yours. We willenjoyeach other in every sense of the word. You will have access to me in ways no one else ever will.”

“I see.” I bit my bottom lip and stared into the distance. “I don’t want a boring sex life either.”

“Has anything made you think I’d be inadequate in the bedroom?”

“You never know. Everybody screaming big dick energy doesn’t have a big dick. Let me see it.”

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