Page 89 of Must Be Love - Irresistible Bachelors

I like that about her. It’s adorable.

“Are you just going to stand there judging me and my apartment, or are you going to talk?”

“I’m not judging!”

She rolls her eyes. “Whatever. I know it’s nothing compared to your huge brownstone, but it works for me.”

“I swear, Amber. I think it’s great. You’ve made it feel like a home.”

“But I don’t have a bowling alley.”

“Most people don’t. That doesn’t make your apartment less.”

“Whatever. Can you just say what you need to say and leave? I’m expecting company.”

“I don’t think Nicole and Daisy are coming back.”

Amber sighs. “You’re probably right. Well, then hurry up and leave so I can be alone.”

Without an invitation, I walk to the living room and sit down on the couch. Amber doesn’t join me. Instead, she perches on the arm of a chair. It’s the perfect position for a quick escape if she doesn’t like what I have to say.

“Amber,” I begin. Her eyes meet mine. They’re full of hurt. “I’m so sorry.”

“Good. Is that it?”

“I shouldn’t have given you AJB-9. I realize it was wrong of me to do that.”

“Whatever. Now are you done?”

“Come on, Amber. Listen to what I have to say.”

“I don’t give a shit what you have to say! You gave me that serum when you didn’t even know me. Were you planning on giving it to some random chick you met at the convention? Was that a part of your plan the whole time?”

My face falls. Is that what Amber thinks of me? I know I haven’t given her a reason to believe otherwise, but her accusation hurts.

“I wasn’t going to give AJB-9 to anyone. I saw you, and…I don’t know. I knew I wanted to help you, and I thought you were attractive.”

Amber starts to cry. I look away. Seeing her hurt is too hard.

“So, I was hot? That’s it? You thought, ‘This chubby girl would be the perfect test subject for my serum.’”

“Amber, no. I knew we had a connection from the very beginning. You have to believe that.”

She scoffs, the tears still falling. “I don’t have to believe anything. I want you to leave.”

“Please, Amber. I’m so sorry. I know what I did was wrong, but…”

“You should have told me.”

“What would you have done if I had? Run away screaming? I couldn’t risk that. I liked you too much.”

“If that were true, you would have come clean during our first appointment or any time after. Were you ever going to tell me?”

“Of course I was! I planned on telling you Monday.”

“I had to force it out of you!”

“Because I knew you were going to be upset! I didn’t want to lose you.”

Amber paces around the living room. This isn’t going well. Why did Nicole and Daisy come get me? Amber wants nothing to do with me. She won’t hear my apologies.

I should leave. Cut my losses. I’ll get over Amber eventually. It’ll take some time, probably a year or two. After that, I’ll start dating again. I’ll find a new woman who makes me feel the way Amber does.

Who am I kidding? That’s not going to happen. Amber is a once-in-a-lifetime kind of love. She’s supposed to be my forever.

Now she can’t even look at me.

“I don’t know what else to say but I’m sorry,” I whisper.

Amber sniffles, but she doesn’t say anything. What is going through her mind right now? Is she considering forgiveness, or is she trying to decide if she can physically push me out of her house if I refuse to leave?

I stand and walk over to her. She stops her pacing and meets my eyes.

“Amber. I am so, so sorry for giving you AJB-9. It was wrong. I shouldn’t have let you use it. I should have been honest with you. There are a million things I did wrong, but I promise, I’ll try to do the right thing from now on.”

“I don’t know how I can trust you after this.”

I take her hand in mine, and she doesn’t try to pull away. That’s a good sign.

“You should have told me sooner.”

I nod. “I know. I’m sorry. It’s just…I liked knowing you were using the serum.” I stroke her smooth face with my thumb. “You’re so creamy and beautiful…it was like I got to give you a facial every day, albeit indirectly. Is that so wrong?”

Amber jumps back from me. “Is that wrong? I can’t believe you even have to ask that! Of course it’s wrong.”

“Amber…”

She lets out a breath. “It’s wrong, but…it kind of turns me on, too.”

My eyes widen in surprise. “Wait, seriously?”

“Yeah. I was disgusted at first, but then…I don’t know. I liked knowing it was your semen that made my face so smooth. It seems like fate.”

I take a step forward so we’re barely a breath apart. “Does that mean you forgive me?”

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