Page 140 of Bad Love

“I know this started with a stupid bet, but I want this to be us, Kendall. You and me. Every day. Always. Nothing's worthmore."

He steps into me, dropping his mouth to mine. Logan's kiss is full of need and hunger and longing, and I’m the one to pull back atlast.

"You'reon."

Epilogue

"You do this every week?"Daisy asks over hercards.

"Since college," Iconfirm.

She lifts a brow. "And I was neverinvited."

"You are now,” Nellie gripes, “because you bought my company. Practically stole it from me, I mightadd."

Since I won the bet three months ago, we've relocated poker night to the penthouse of the Charlotte. At Kendall's suggestion, I declined to exercise the full extent of my rights to take it full time. I just borrow it onoccasion.

It's cramped quarters around the table with Nellie, Monty, Kendall, Daisy, and Kendall's friend Rena and her boyfriend,Wes.

Not to mention Janie, who’s an honorary member. Nellie brought his lucky angel up from the basement for the evening and stuck her poster to thefridge.

"It's cute that you and Ben bought the company together," Icomment.

"He's a silent investor," Daisysays.

"Sure he is. You ever know Ben to not take total control ofsomething?"

"He’s not like that with me. Besides, Ben and I have our own way of resolving disputes,” Daisy repliessmoothly.

I swear the other women exchange alook.

I check my watch, and Kendall lifts abrow.

"Just want to make sure Rory's okay," Isay.

As if on cue, the kid bursts in the door, along with a man in a white hat and apron. "Mom! I'm going to help Chef Anton prep for tomorrow,okay?"

"I'm sure Chef Anton would love your help, but what would his line chefs do?" My girlfriend exchanges a look with the Charlotte’s chef, which I've learned is mom speak for "Blink twice if this is animposition."

"Not at all," the chef says. "I'd be glad of thehelp."

Rory's out the door with a grin and a "Bloody hell!" that wafts down thehall.

I glance at my cards and opt out of the current round of betting, dropping them on the table facedown and watching my friends who're stillin.

My life is fucking awesome. Running the marketing team at Hunter’s Cross keeps me busy and banging my head against the wall, but knowing I have the confidence of Monty and my grandma—who's stepped back in terms of her time commitment but is no less vocal—means more than I thoughtpossible.

More than that, I never thought I'd have a woman Ilove.

Kendall and I spent a week together while Rory went to cooking camp. She didn’t want to leave the country without him, so I rented us a plush one-bedroom cabin upstate where we made our ownadventures.

Some of them even happened outside ourbedroom.

The world really is better with her. All of it. And I have plans for thefuture.

Plans she doesn't know aboutyet.

After Daisy takes the hand, Nellie deals thenext.

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