Page 45 of Emily's Essence

“I decided that we didn’t need…”

“You decided?” she yelled, interrupting him.

“Yes. We both know you would have said yes, so why bother with all the bullshit talking?”

“Can you hear yourself right now? And who said I’d agree? Maybe I want to be friends with benefits.”

“That’s not going to happen. And hell yes, you’d agree because you’re not the type of girl to screw around if you don’t care about the guy. Am I wrong?”

Her teeth snapped together. “No. Still…”

“No, still. It’s already done, babe, so let’s move on.”

Jesus, is this really the man she’d fallen in love with? She’d never heard him talk about his feelings. She wanted and needed to know how he felt. It would help to know.

“You know, we’ve never talked about emotions.”

His jaw hardened, his hands dropped from her shoulders, and he took a step back. “Guys don’t do that shit.”

“Yes, they do, if they care about the woman,” she said. “Talk to your friends with women.”

“Fuck. Can’t we just move on from here?” he asked.

“How about we sleep on it and talk in the morning?”

He looked relieved, which pissed her off. She got off the bed and pulled some clothes out of the drawer.

“What the fuck are you doing?” he asked.

“I’m going to go back to my other bedroom at the main house.”

“The fuck you are.” He took the clothing from her arms and threw them on the floor. “This is your only bedroom, woman. We’ll never be sleeping apart for the rest of our lives.”

That made her feel better, but he was still too cocky for his own good.

She crossed her arms over her chest and lifted her chin. “I’ll have to think about it.”

He got a hard look in his eye that made her nervous. When he started taking off his clothing, she took a step back.

“Get that shirt off and get on the bed,” he demanded.

“Why?”

“Babe, you’re already on thin ice. I wouldn’t push it.”

She raised her chin. “I’ve done nothing wrong.”

“The fuck you haven’t,” he said.

“Oh, really, what?

“You’re questioning who you belong to, so I’m going to have to show you.”

“Show me how?”

“Get naked and lay on the bed. You’ll enjoy what I’m going to do. Well, most of it.”

Her back stiffened. “You know if you hurt me, I’ll never forgive you.”

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