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Other than Eden and Marcus playing keep-away, the night settled into comfortable conversation as they got to know each other.He got the impression Eden and Marcus were listening very closely to what was going on in the other’s lives, and several times they seemed shocked at the changes they saw in the other.

Andres could understand on Eden’s behalf—Marcus had changed alotsince Andres had first met him—and wondered how much Eden had changed.Marcus had always described her in glowing terms, but he had trouble seeing Eden as the patient, always proper, quiet, perfect little woman Marcus had painted her.

By the time the others left, Rita was completely relaxed and grinning ear to ear, and Andres was thrilled everyone had gotten along so well, despite the initial hiccup.

There was only one more thing to do tonight.

Tell his Chiquita that he loved her.

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Rita

Shutting the door behind their friends, Rita breathed a sigh of relief.That had gone really well.Mostly.Other than the whole Marcus and Eden being each other’s exes thing, but no one could blame her for that.It really was one of the craziest coincidences ever.

Though, she had to admit, even if Eden had ever actually mentioned Marcus’ name instead of just calling him her ex or ‘that stuffed-up workaholic prick,’ Rita would have never guessed Eden’s Marcus and Andres’ Marcus were the same person.Nothing that Andres had said about Marcus sounded anything like the things Eden had said about her ex, and Marcus was a pretty common name.

So, definitely not her fault.She was grateful to the two of them for setting aside their differences and keeping it together for the evening.Hopefully, it wouldn’t become a problem in the future.She had been daydreaming about everyone hanging out together as a group.She’d even had the thought that one of Andres’ friends might be interested in Eden, though she was now shoving that thought far, far to the back of her mind.

Despite their civility tonight, there was still definitely something between Eden and Marcus, and she didn’t get the impression he’d be open to Owen making a move on Eden.From everything Eden had said about her ex, her being interested in a reconciliation also seemed pretty unlikely.

“What’s going on in that beautiful head of yours,Chiquita?”Andres murmured, wrapping his arms around her and pressing her against the door, she’d just closed.Rita’s heart started beating a little faster with arousal and excitement as he trapped her, his head dipping to press his forehead against hers so their lips were a mere inch apart.

“Just glad that tonight went well.”It was the truth, even if it wasn’t the full truth.Eventually, she wanted to find out more about what Marcus had told Andres about Eden, but now was definitely not the time.Nope.Talk about a mood killer.There would be plenty of time to find out more about that later.

“I told you it would.”He grinned when she rolled her eyes.“You had nothing to worry about.”

“Well, I definitely won’t worry next time now that the first meeting is out of the way.”She stuck her tongue out at him, fulling expecting a threat about what he was going to use her tongue for.

Instead, he kept staring down at her, an odd look in his eye—a gentle look threaded with wonder.Rita’s heart started beating triple time, even as her head told her not to be silly, getting ideas about what that look might mean when they’d only been together a couple of weeks.

Even though it had been an intense couple of weeks, spending every single night together and pretty much all of their free time.Learning about each other.Exploring what having Andres as a Daddy Dom meant.

“You shouldn’t have worried at all.”There was no bite or sternness to his tone.He said it gently but matter-of-factly.“My friends were always going to love you becauseIlove you.”

Rita’s breath hitched in her throat.

“You… you do?”The question came out as a whisper.“But… isn’t it too soon?”Except she knew, deep down, it wasn’t too soon.She’d already fallen in love with him, too.She just hadn’t wanted to say it out loud because she’d been afraid he’d think she was a stage-five clinger or something.

“When you know, you know, no matter how long it’s been.And,Chiquita, I know.”He smiled down at her, his eyes crinkling at the edges.“You don’t have to say it back.I know it’s soon, and I don’t want you to feel pressured.I just wanted to tell you how I feel.”

“That’s how I feel, too, though,” she blurted out, talking quickly, so he couldn’t interrupt her or think she was only saying it because he had.“I just… I thought it would be too soon to say anything to you.I was… I was going to ask you if we could… if you could…” Crap, she was blushing so hard, it felt like her cheeks were on fire.“I was going to ask if we could do butt stuff tonight.Anal sex.Go all the way.”

A suggestion she’d hoped to make much more elegantly, but he’d thrown her off with his unexpected declaration.

“Butt stuff means I love you?”His eyebrows rose, and his lips curved.

If he laughed at her, she was not going to be responsible for her behavior.Rita scowled up at him, pouting slightly.

“In my world, it does.”She sure as heck wouldn’t have butt sex with someone she didn’t love.“It’s kind of scary, you know.”Being that intimate with someone.Trusting them not to hurt her.

“Don’t worry,mi amor.I’m going to take care of you.”

Although she loved it when he called herChiquita,hearing him call hermi amormade her feel like she was walking on air.

Andres

Damn, he loved her so much.

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