Page 89 of Some Things Never Change

I smiled sweetly. “No, I thought you were going to do the groveling.”

His eyebrow cocked up, amused. “Groveling, huh?”

His hand went to his neck to loosen up the striped gray tie he wore and undid a button on his shirt, drawing my eyes straight to the bit of skin he flashed me. It was a simple action, but he still successfully drew my eyes to him, his hands, and that sliver of his skin.

I scoffed as I did the same and unbuttoned one button on my shirt. He blatantly stared at my chest in return. “It’s pretty warm today, isn’t it?”

“I heard it might be in the triple digits.”

I rolled my eyes with a smile still on my lips. No, it wasn’t. It was barely going to be somewhere in the mid-80’s and with a cool breeze. I checked the weather this morning to make sure it wasn’t too mild for a skirt.

“Maybe in your bedroom.”

Andy laughed softly. “Or in that ninth-floor bathroom you keep talking about.”

“You mean the bathroom you keep fantasizing about fucking me in on that marble sink counter? Definitely.”

Andy’s jaw ticked as his hazel green gaze became piercing. Got him. His cocky smirk morphed into a wide, wolfish grin.

“Well,” He let out another laugh. “You know me a little too well, Tink. But I’m sure you’d love to see yourself in that position more than me.”

I smiled, getting up. I shrugged. “No comment.”

There was a flash of desire across Andy’s eyes as he held my gaze firmly. “That’s not what your eyes are telling me.”

“Sorry, Andy. But I got to run. I have a meeting soon with a client.”

He flashed me a huge grin. “Later.”

“Later.” I made sure to sway my hips a bit as I left, knowing all he was thinking about was what he’d do to me once he broke the deal.

Chapter

Thirty-Eight

“Open it,” I said, pushing a big unmarked box toward Andy with a huff.

We were standing in the foyer when I realized my package had been delivered this afternoon. The box was heavier than I had thought it’d be, so Andy came out to help me bring it in.

He gave me a suspicious look. “What is it?”

“I got you something I knew you’d like!”

He raised an eyebrow at me. “Like what?”

“Just open it.”

When he did, he just looked up at me in astonishment. A few weeks ago, I decided to spoil Andy a bit by getting a newly released Lego set of Batman’s bat cave. I felt the bat cave was a perfect addition to his growing collection since he and Anthony used to be obsessed with an animated Batman series we watched as kids.

“You got this for me?” he asked, a little out of breath.

I laughed. “Of course, Sweetheart.”

Andy’s eyes sparkled with excitement as he looked back at the box sitting on the coffee table. He was so cute when he was happy. It made me want to do everything in my power to make sure he stayed that way. He looked back at me with the widest grin. Before I could say anything, he showered me with kisses all over my face. I was in a fit of laughter from the ticklish brushes of his soft lips all over my skin.

He pulled away, still wearing his big smile. “This is four hundred dollars, Julie.”

I shrugged. “It’s fine. Since you wouldn’t let me pay for our dates, I had to make it up to you some way or another.”

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