Page 39 of Come Here and Kiss Me

“Like your father?” I question, and she swallows thickly.

“You think he’s following me? He did it to my mother.”

“Maybe.”

“You okay?” I ask her as she leans against the doorframe. I rise from my chair when she says she’s fine, just that it got to her more than she thought it would. “I had my guard down at school, you know?”

I nod and make my way to her before kissing her forehead. She closes her eyes and leans into me.

Looking at her naked finger again, I ask, “What do you think about a ring?” I have a ring that would put an end to the rumors, but my heart races just thinking about it.

“I think I have a lot I could wear on this one if you want, or I have preferences if you want to drop about 50k.”

I tell her easily, “Fifty K for a ring and good publicity sounds cheap if you ask me.”

“I have other options as well… it’s not coming out of my pay, is it?” she jokes, and I attempt a half laugh, but it falls flat.

For a moment, I forgot.

Maybe it’s because it’s so obviously us versus them. That will fade, though. This will pass, and then this little vixen named Brooklyn won’t keep turning my world upside down.

“Oh, what time is it?” Brooklyn seems distracted.

“Why?”

She takes me to the large paned window to point out the stars. “I learned it in astronomy today.”Her small hand over mine and the excitement in her tone make me think she’ll be all right and this article won’t keep us up tonight.

“Look,” she says and points up. “The bright one is Jupiter.”

“Jupiter?” I question, raising a brow.

“Did you know it’s the largest planet and named after a Roman god?”

She renders me speechless.

Has my girl just found something she enjoys? I smirk at her. “I thought it was stars you were interested in?”

She shrugs. “I like both.”

“Which is your favorite?”

“I’ll tell you one day.”

“But not now?”

“No, not now.”

“Why not?”I ask.

“Because you haven’t earned that part of me yet,” she says seductively, teasing my tie with her polished nail. I suppress a deep groan in my chest as my cock hardens.

“And what do I have to do to get that honor?”I ask as she bites down on her bottom lip.

She purrs, “I don’t know, but I’m up for suggestions.”

With that, I grin and go back to answering some emails. Out of the corner of my eye, I see her reading a book on the couch by the large bay window. It’s late, and no one is on campus. It’s only her and me.

“Like what you see?” she baits, catching me watching her with nothing but intrigue and heat in my eyes.

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