Page 27 of Boyfriend for Hire

“Who said anything about a relationship? I want to eat some good food and then eat you—if you’ll let me.” He said the last part so nonchalantly, at first she didn’t catch what he said. Her core clenched and became damp with lust. His tongue game was off-the-charts good. Recalling how he’d made her holler forced her toes into a tight curl.

“Okay… I, um… don’t mind sex. Obviously.”

“Obviously.”

“But… are you okay with there being nothing more between us?”

“Nothing more than sex?” he asked.

“Yes.”

His unwavering gaze met hers. “I’ll take it.”

Goodness, he sure made it hard to say no.

“Okay. Dinner, after you successfully complete your golf day with my boss. Anything after dinner is optional.”

“I can live with that. You better not back out.”

“I won’t.”

The ride back to the apartment ended way too quickly in Desiree’s opinion. When Montez walked around to her side of the vehicle and helped her down, she experienced an odd tightening in her chest. She didn’t want the night to end. She wanted to remain in his company.

They walked to the door. “So with all that talk about golf, can you even play?” Montez asked.

“Um…”

He came to a full stop. “You don’t know how to play?”

“Does miniature golf count?”

“No, miniature golf doesn’t count,” he replied, sounding disgusted. “We’re going to have to do something about that.”

“I was thinking about taking a class.”

“I could show you, if you’re up to it.” He started walking again.

“Really? You won’t mind?”

“Nah, I don’t mind. We could go to the driving range tomorrow, and we’ll cover the fundamentals to prepare you for next Saturday.” He stopped at the door of her building, and they faced each other.

Unable to contain her excitement, Desiree bounced on her toes. “That would be wonderful. Thank you so much.”

“Not a problem.” He looked at her with amusement in his eyes.

“Thanks for picking up for me at dinner. You know, when Royce made fun of my work habits.”

“That guy’s an asshole. Hopefully, if your boss didn’t notice before, he picked up on it tonight. I wanted to say more, but I didn’t want to make a scene and jeopardize your chances for the promotion.”

“I appreciate you holding back. He knows how to bring out the worst in people, and… I guess I should tell you that overall you did a good job tonight.”

“Was there ever any doubt that I would?”

She rolled her eyes. “That reaction is the reason why I considered not paying you a compliment because I knew you’d get a big head.”

“A big head? I’m too humble for that.”

“Riiiight.”

---