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alright?” he asked.
    He kissed my forehead softly, then smiled.
    “Yes,” I said. “Did you?”
    “I didn’t sleep,” he said. “I was watching you. You’re beautiful when you’re asleep.”
    “Only when I’m asleep?”
    “You’re beautiful all the time, but there’s something about when you’re sleeping that makes you look angelic.” He brushed my hair off my cheek. “It’s probably the lack of that line etched between your brows.”
    “What are you talking about?”
    I rubbed the spot between my brows, trying to feel what he was talking about.
    “It’s your angry look,” he said. “Whenever you’re angry or upset, you get that line. It’s a nice reminder of how you feel about me.”
    “Oh, well, I’m sorry about that,” I said.
    “No, you’re entitled to your feelings.”
    I sat up and pulled the sheets around me to cover my naked body. I wanted to explain to him why I treated him the way I did, but I couldn’t figure out what had changed. Why didn’t I hate him anymore? Was I making another bad choice?
    Pulling the sheet with me, I got out of bed and started picking up my clothes.
    “What are you doing?” he asked.
    “You said this was done when morning came.”
    “Right,” he said.
    He got out of bed and I could tell something had changed in him from just before. He was quiet and cold again like he was in the kitchen. I didn’t understand what was going on. Did I do something wrong? I was only following his rules.
    “I need you to drive me back to the Arc so I can get my car,” I said.
    He nodded, then disappeared through a door. The shower started and I peeked in to watch the water roll down his golden skin. I stayed in the doorway, watching his reflection in the mirror until the steam clouded my view.
    When he was dressed, he walked past me almost like I wasn’t there.
    “Let’s go,” he said.
    We drove in silence. I kept thinking about everything that happened the night before and I wondered what I did wrong.
    He parked next to my car and I hesitated a moment wondering if I should say something, but I didn’t know what. As I opened the car door, he reached for my hand.
    “Can I see you again?” he asked.
    His eyes glowed with affection which confused me more.
    “I thought it was just for one night,” I said.
    Please tell me I’m wrong, I thought. Say something, Brent, anything, I silently begged.
    “Just for sex,” he said as he looked away. “I promise you can keep hating me.

Chapter Ten

    Brent

    Jackie left my car in a huff with that line between her brows screaming at me. She had no place to be mad. I wasn’t the one in a relationship. If she wanted something more, I needed to know that guy she was living with was history.
    As she drove away, I checked my phone and saw a text from Gunnar.

    Gunnar: Did you take her home?
    Brent: Yes, but she’s already gone.

    Gunnar’s name flitted across the screen as my phone rang.
    “What are you doing up so early?” I asked.
    “I’m always up this early,” he said. “I’ve got to do my strut of pride on my way home. I guess that’s what Jackie is doing too.”
    “It’s complicated,” I said.
    “Complicated sometimes makes the sex even better,” he said.
    “I’m not talking to you about that. I just need to figure out how to win her over.”
    “Did you ever find out why she hates you?” Gunnar asked. “What did you do?”
    “I didn’t do anything,” I said.
    “Come on, be a man and own that shit. If a woman hates you, you damn well know you did something wrong.”
    “That’s the thing, I really don’t know. We had a great time at my brother’s wedding and then when I called her, her boyfriend answered the phone.”
    “Boyfriend? You sure? Shit, that sucks. She doesn’t seem the type though, man.”
    “I know, that’s what’s confusing as hell. I don’t get it and part of me wonders if that douche was lying to me when he said that,” I said.
    “And what about last night? She say anything