she asked as she looked up at me.
Reaching down, my lips gently brushed against hers.
“Yes, on a Sunday. Unfortunately, my work is seven days a week.”
She sat up and took a sip of her wine as I got up from the couch and finished getting dressed.
“Can I have your phone number?” I asked with a smile.
“Sure.” She grinned as she rattled it off to me. “Can I have yours?” She stood up.
Running the back of my hand down her cheek, I spoke, “You’ll have it when I either call you or text you.”
“Oh, okay.” She frowned.
After I kissed her lips one last time, she walked me to the door.
“Have a safe trip to Minneapolis.”
“I will. I’ll see you soon.”
Climbing into the limo, I shut the door and stared at the brownstone as Eli drove away.
“How did it go?” he asked as he looked at me through the rearview mirror.
“It went good, really good.” I continued to stare out the window.
Meeting her parents was the last thing I wanted to do. I’d never met a woman’s parents before. That was totally unexpected and I wasn’t sure how I felt about it. I could sense trouble where Chloe Kane was concerned; trouble for me. I could tell she was very family oriented and that didn’t sit well with me.
Chapter 11
Chloe
“M orning.” Sienna kissed my cheek as she strutted into my apartment. “I brought bagels.”
“Morning. I tried calling you last night and you didn’t answer.” I frowned.
“Sorry. I was a bit tied up.” She winked.
Rolling my eyes, I poured us each a cup of coffee. “Who tied you up this time?”
“Billy James.” She grinned.
Shaking my head, I grabbed a plate for the bagels and set it on the table.
“I thought you weren’t seeing him anymore.”
“We aren’t. We ran into each other at Starbucks last night and we got to talking, reminiscing about the great sex we used to have, and one thing led to another,” she spoke as she took the bagels from the brown bag and walked over to the trashcan. “What the fuck, Chloe?!” she exclaimed as she held up the condom from last night.
“Put that down! You’re nasty.”
“You have five seconds to tell me what happened here last night and with whom. And you better not say it was with Sebastian because you specifically told me that you wouldn’t and couldn’t.”
As I cut into my bagel, I sat there with a smile on my face.
“Five...four...three...two...”
“Okay. Sebastian just happened to show up here right before my parents did and my mom invited him to stay for dinner. They left. He stayed and we had sex.”
Her jaw dropped as she took the seat across from me. “But—”
“I couldn’t help it. He was so charming, sexy, and irresistible. It’s those damn brown eyes.”
She sighed as she bit into her bagel. “So now what?”
“I don’t know. I like him. I know that much.”
“Where is he? Didn’t he stay the night or was he gone again before you woke up?”
“He left last night. He had to fly to Minneapolis this morning for a meeting.”
“Hmm. So he got what he wanted and left? Sounds like me and that’s not a good thing.”
I shrugged. “He asked for my phone number, so I’m sure he’ll call me later.”
“Did you get his?”
“He said that I’ll have it when he calls or texts me.”
“And you don’t think that’s strange?”
“Whatever. If he wants to play games, he can. You know how I am about playing games.”
“Good girl. Keep your head held high. I have a strange feeling about Mr. Bennett.”
“What do you mean? You haven’t even met him yet.”
“I know I haven’t, but something tells me he’s a very complicated man.”
“He can be complicated all he wants. This girl won’t get tangled in his web.” I smiled as I finished off my bagel.
****
C limbing out of bed, I made a cup of coffee and took it into the bathroom to start getting ready for work. Today was the official opening day of the gallery. Grabbing my phone from the nightstand, I checked it to
Reaching down, my lips gently brushed against hers.
“Yes, on a Sunday. Unfortunately, my work is seven days a week.”
She sat up and took a sip of her wine as I got up from the couch and finished getting dressed.
“Can I have your phone number?” I asked with a smile.
“Sure.” She grinned as she rattled it off to me. “Can I have yours?” She stood up.
Running the back of my hand down her cheek, I spoke, “You’ll have it when I either call you or text you.”
“Oh, okay.” She frowned.
After I kissed her lips one last time, she walked me to the door.
“Have a safe trip to Minneapolis.”
“I will. I’ll see you soon.”
Climbing into the limo, I shut the door and stared at the brownstone as Eli drove away.
“How did it go?” he asked as he looked at me through the rearview mirror.
“It went good, really good.” I continued to stare out the window.
Meeting her parents was the last thing I wanted to do. I’d never met a woman’s parents before. That was totally unexpected and I wasn’t sure how I felt about it. I could sense trouble where Chloe Kane was concerned; trouble for me. I could tell she was very family oriented and that didn’t sit well with me.
Chapter 11
Chloe
“M orning.” Sienna kissed my cheek as she strutted into my apartment. “I brought bagels.”
“Morning. I tried calling you last night and you didn’t answer.” I frowned.
“Sorry. I was a bit tied up.” She winked.
Rolling my eyes, I poured us each a cup of coffee. “Who tied you up this time?”
“Billy James.” She grinned.
Shaking my head, I grabbed a plate for the bagels and set it on the table.
“I thought you weren’t seeing him anymore.”
“We aren’t. We ran into each other at Starbucks last night and we got to talking, reminiscing about the great sex we used to have, and one thing led to another,” she spoke as she took the bagels from the brown bag and walked over to the trashcan. “What the fuck, Chloe?!” she exclaimed as she held up the condom from last night.
“Put that down! You’re nasty.”
“You have five seconds to tell me what happened here last night and with whom. And you better not say it was with Sebastian because you specifically told me that you wouldn’t and couldn’t.”
As I cut into my bagel, I sat there with a smile on my face.
“Five...four...three...two...”
“Okay. Sebastian just happened to show up here right before my parents did and my mom invited him to stay for dinner. They left. He stayed and we had sex.”
Her jaw dropped as she took the seat across from me. “But—”
“I couldn’t help it. He was so charming, sexy, and irresistible. It’s those damn brown eyes.”
She sighed as she bit into her bagel. “So now what?”
“I don’t know. I like him. I know that much.”
“Where is he? Didn’t he stay the night or was he gone again before you woke up?”
“He left last night. He had to fly to Minneapolis this morning for a meeting.”
“Hmm. So he got what he wanted and left? Sounds like me and that’s not a good thing.”
I shrugged. “He asked for my phone number, so I’m sure he’ll call me later.”
“Did you get his?”
“He said that I’ll have it when he calls or texts me.”
“And you don’t think that’s strange?”
“Whatever. If he wants to play games, he can. You know how I am about playing games.”
“Good girl. Keep your head held high. I have a strange feeling about Mr. Bennett.”
“What do you mean? You haven’t even met him yet.”
“I know I haven’t, but something tells me he’s a very complicated man.”
“He can be complicated all he wants. This girl won’t get tangled in his web.” I smiled as I finished off my bagel.
****
C limbing out of bed, I made a cup of coffee and took it into the bathroom to start getting ready for work. Today was the official opening day of the gallery. Grabbing my phone from the nightstand, I checked it to
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