I step right up to her, our bodies touching. She trembles.
“Look at me,” I order.
After a moment, she complies.
“I never wanted you to be touched by all of this, but I will make it up to you, and I would like to finish our date.”
“Finish our…” She gapes at me.
“I’m not done with you yet, and once it’s safe, I hope you’ll give me another chance.”
“Another chance…”
“I want to finish what we started.”
“Your…” She glances at our audience, and I bend down so she can whisper. “Your cock will never be inside me again.”
I just grin.
Maybe not, or maybe next time, mycockswill be inside her.
Teri sees my grin and just sighs. “You aren’t going to accept no for an answer, are you?”
“If you don’t want me, you don’t want me, but I think that once this all blows over, which it will, you’ll be able to able to remember how much we connected.”
“That’s just in your mind,” she hisses.
But it’s not, and she knows it. I can see it in her eyes, and I just grin at her.
“Fuck you,” she hisses, but there’s no malice to her words.
I wink at her. “If you want me gone—”
“Goodbye.” She waves to me and then shoos me away.
I eye the police officer.
“I’m not leaving her side. Where she goes—”
“And where were you when those three goons were here?” I demand.
“I—”
“You leave Josh alone,” Teri says.
“You trust him to keep you safe. Over me. Really?”
She hesitates.
Josh grimaces.
I hand her a piece of paper. “My number since you deleted and blocked it.”
Teri sighs.
But she takes it.
Shit has hit the fan, that’s for sure, but her taking my number, that’s a win in my book, and right now, I’ll take all the wins I can get.