Page 46 of Forbidden Kisses

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CHAPTER FOURTEEN

Duncan

The next morning, I woke up early as usual and did a full workout before I had my first coffee. Last night was still on repeat in my mind. I'd been so fucking close to giving in to Riley.

But she'd been too far gone, and that wasn't how I wanted to do things anyway. It was futile to even think I could resist this attraction to her. Which meant there was only one thing to do: give in to it. Or at least admit it.

Well, I'd already admitted it when I mauled her in the club, so I was way past that.

The logical part of my brain was still fighting it.She’s younger. She's my son's nanny. I don’t date. And yet none of that mattered. None of it. I simply wanted Riley.

I texted her that afternoon.

Duncan: Are you up? Do you have a headache?

Riley: I'm up. Just a slight headache and a lot of embarrassment.

I immediately called her.

"No reason to be embarrassed," I said instead of hello.

"I could think of a few."

"Everything can be forgotten, as you said."

Fuck! I didn't want that. But she'd been the one who'd explicitly asked for it. If she wanted to forget everything, that’s what we would do.

"Well, I technically said we should forget it on Monday. Today is Saturday."

"We can still forget if you want to."

"I don't!"

Hell yes.I felt damn victorious.

"If I weren't drunk, what would have happened last night?"

I considered the question carefully while I looked at the coffee machine, even though I wasn't really seeing it.

"Nothing," I concluded.

"Oh."

"I don't want to rush things, Riley. This is already happening at a maddening speed. I never want us to do something you would regret."

"So, where does that leave us?"

"What are you doing today?" I asked.

"Don't have plans, honestly. Although, I might go to a movie in the afternoon."

"I'll take you to the movie."

I wanted to spend time with her. I couldn't deny that to myself anymore. Just the two of us, where we could talk and Jeremy wouldn't be around.

"What do you want to see?"

"Well, there’s a new science fiction movie coming out,” she said.

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