Page 103 of Heir

“What?”

“Baby, don’t you have to go to work?”

A small whimper escaped. Wanting to sleep in and not go to work was a normal thing, but fuck if I didn’t want to take away the cause of that whimper. She didn’t have to go to work. She could just sleep in, relax, and let me take care of everything.

I shook my head and pushed the strands of blond hair away from her face.

“Be my good girl and open your eyes.”

She opened her eyes, a grouchy expression taking over.

My smile widened. “There she is.”

“You know I’m older than you, right? You shouldn’t talk to me like I’m a little kid,” she grumbled.

I could feel the amusement on my face. I slid my hand beneath the sheet and settled on her side.

We had both gone to bed naked, and I fucking loved her curves.

“Baby, age is a number. Besides, four years is nothing. And I have you beat in experience.”

She bit her lip, more awake now. There was a teasing note in her brown eyes that I was completely fascinated by.

“Hmm, is that right? If we had met earlier, I might have been able to make some money off Dominic.”

I frowned, trying to see where she was going with this.

“Babysitting,” she added before she laughed uproariously.

I couldn’t help but laugh with her, especially when a small little snort escaped her. She paused, her cheeks a deep splotchy red that was fucking cute on her.

I ran my hand up and down her side, tickling her.

She jumped. “Oh, no. Kai, please.”

“Take that back, pretty girl,” I said with a maniacal laugh. “You might be a measly four years older, but I’m still in charge. Isn’t that right, baby?”

She shook her head. “Never!”

I pulled her back to me when it looked like she was about to fall over the edge and kept tickling her.

She squirmed, trying to get away, but it was no use. I was bigger and stronger than her.

“Okay,” she said between laughs. “Mercy. I’m sorry for teasing you.”

I let out a chuckle and pulled her toward me.

She rested her head back on the pillow, using the blanket to wipe away some tears that had fallen, a hint of laughter in them.

She was gorgeous like this.

We stayed lying there, looking into each other’s eyes.

I cupped her cheek. “All right?”

She nodded.

“What time do you have to get to work?”

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