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“Sometimes my methods make sense,” he squeezes my hip. “I haven’t done it to hurt you.”

“I know,” I tilt my head up to see his face. “I’m not mad.”

“Really? I kind of like you mad.”

Who is this man? He’s not the Garrett I’ve been used to for the past few months. I’m not sure how long it is going to last.

Something is passing between us here but before I can figure it out, he shifts so that I move off his lap.

Garrett will not change. I’m not what he wants. I’m what he wants now, but in the long run, nothing is going to come of this. All I can do is go with the flow. Whatever he will offer right now, I’ll take it. While I still can.

I’m raw and wrung out from talking about what the two closest people to me did. He rises and reaches for my hand. After a brief hesitation, I take it and he tugs me off the bed.

“What are you doing?” I ask as he presses his hard, naked body against mine.

Between my legs throbs from the way he is looking at me.

“I’m going to get you wet, Calli,” the low growl of his voice is intoxicating.

My face burns hot, and I picture him pushing me up against the wall. To my disappointment, he leads me toward the bathroom.

“First, I’m going to get you squeaky clean,” he looks over his shoulder and winks. “So I can dirty you up all over again.”

Oh. Now I see his intentions.

Watching how his muscles move, and the tautness of ass as he bends over to start the bath, is not that bad after all.

Neither is what comes after.

Chapter Twenty-One

Garrett

I fucking hate myself right now for sneaking out of Calli’s bed.

She looked peaceful when I left her bedroom, a small smile on her lips as she slept. Christ, she’s gonna lose her shit when she wakes up and realizes I turned off her alarm.

If she wakes up and finds me gone, she’ll assume the worst. Especially as we fell asleep together. Or she did. I pretended to. Then watched her sleep, which took my obsession with watching her to stalker level.

The last thing I want is to leave. Last night, I spent a lot of time thinking about Calli and what this is between us. It’s not nothing. I’m not sure what to call it.

Dressed and out in the living room, I pull up the app to view the camera in the lobby and run it back until I see Caleb leaving. Grabbing my jacket, where I have all the shit I need, I search for Calli’s key. I don’t want to leave the door unlocked while she is sleeping.

Spotting her purse, I hurry over and open it. Her sketch from last night is blocking me from seeing inside. I can’t stop myself. Unrolling the drawing, I smooth it out on the coffee table.

Fucking hell. For a second, I stand immobilized. She’s an amazing designer and her buildings are impressive. This drawing, though. It’s even better than my work. And without sounding like a big-headed asshole, I’m good.

There is no time for this. I find the keys, check on her one last time, and hurry out into the hall. It doesn’t take me long to get inside his apartment. Given I know the layout, I can move around quickly and do what I need to install the cameras again.

I want to search the place but can’t risk being found. I also kind of want to use his toothbrush to clean the toilet, then remember I’m an adult, and in a hurry. Getting out of the apartment is as easy as it was getting in. Thankfully, no one is on the corridor.

Instead of going back into Calli’s place, I take the stairs and hurry out of the building. My bike is where I left it, and I leave it there, hustling to a bakery on the corner of the block.

I could sneak back in and pretend I never left, but I noticed a severe lack of food in her fridge when I went to get some snacks and a drink to replenish her strength last night.

That woman needs to learn to take better care of herself. After the bath, we had another round, but I spent most of that with my tongue inside her instead of my dick. Calli didn’t want to admitshe was sore. One more time could have broken her. And as much as that sent a sense of pride through me, I don’t want her to be broken. Not yet.

Something I learned last night. I’m not done with Calli. Not by a long shot.

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