soft, seductive. “Sorry I’m calling so late. My appearance went later than I thought. I couldn’t stop thinking about you. I honestly don't like being apart from you.”
“I feel exactly the same.” She clutched the phone. “I feel like I'm walking on air. I'm really happy.” Ruby hoped she didn’t seem too honest, but she didn't want to hold back how much she liked Evan.
“I'm really happy, too,” he said. “It's almost scary how happy I am right now.”
She sat down on her bed. “I’m glad you called. I wanted to talk about your career.”
“My career?”
“You’re famous. How's it going to look if you're dating someone? Won't it cramp your style?”
Evan laughed. “Cramp my style? No, it won't, and I don't care if it does.”
“What about if it gets out that I have never even tried what you so passionately speak of? You're in demand at every club, speaking engagement, and convention. You don't think it will make you look… fake?”
Evan was silent for a moment. “I'm genuine. Everything I do is honest. I put myself out there. If people don't like that, I really don't care. I'm not going to change the way I act, the decisions I make, or my feelings for you, because of this bizarre notoriety.”
“I just don’t want to get in the way of what you do. I understand what you do for a living—”
“It's a job, and only a job. I'm not going to let it get in the way of us. Understood?”
The truth was Ruby wasn’t entirely sure she could handle this. She knew how other women, especially Maxine and Evan's groupies, acted around Evan. The thought of watching other girls throw themselves all over him made Ruby sick to her stomach.
Ruby took a calming breath. “Understood.”
“In case there’s any doubt, I wasn’t planning on keeping you a secret. I'm going to be proud to have you on my arm.”
Ruby felt her pulse speed up. The reality of it all started to sink in. This was really happening. She was the girlfriend of the famous Evan Steel. “Okay. I just want you to know I'm not that needy girl. I can let you be in the spotlight but still be there when you're all done.”
“That's not what I want,” he said “If anyone is going to be that needy person , it’s going to be me. In case you haven’t noticed, I just can’t get enough of you.”
Evan's words sent a wave of warmth through her body. Ruby felt the exact same way, although Evan didn’t seem frightened by it. Ruby, on the other hand, was petrified. This seemed too good to be true.
“You have to stop melting my heart,” Ruby whispered.
“Why?” Evan suddenly sounded serious. “I say what I feel, and I want you to always do the same. Don’t ever hold anything back. Honesty is all we have. We need to be free with what we feel.”
“Okay.” She loved how Evan made her feel so open. “Can I tell you what I’m feeling right now?”
“Always.”
She took a deep breath and nibbled at her bottom lip. “I want to be with you right now, and kiss you all over.”
She heard Evan's breath hitch. “You're making it very hard for me not to hop in my car, pick you up, and keep you with me always.”
Ruby giggled. “Sweet dreams, Evan.”
“My dreams will be of you.”
Ruby held the phone to her heart for a while after they’d hung up and wondered how she could go another moment without Evan in her life.
****
True to his word, Evan didn't keep their relationship a secret. As soon as he saw her at work, Evan was all over her. He walked behind the bar and wrapped his arms around Ruby's waist, kissing her neck.
Evan obviously felt comfortable with his dominance. He knew he could pretty much do anything at this club, and he had no problem showing affection to Ruby. Evan didn't hold back a thing. He could hardly keep his hands off her.
“I don't like sharing you. I'm selfish. I want you all to myself,” Evan explained, intertwining his fingers with Ruby's. “Is it quitting time yet?”
“I thought you had a
“I feel exactly the same.” She clutched the phone. “I feel like I'm walking on air. I'm really happy.” Ruby hoped she didn’t seem too honest, but she didn't want to hold back how much she liked Evan.
“I'm really happy, too,” he said. “It's almost scary how happy I am right now.”
She sat down on her bed. “I’m glad you called. I wanted to talk about your career.”
“My career?”
“You’re famous. How's it going to look if you're dating someone? Won't it cramp your style?”
Evan laughed. “Cramp my style? No, it won't, and I don't care if it does.”
“What about if it gets out that I have never even tried what you so passionately speak of? You're in demand at every club, speaking engagement, and convention. You don't think it will make you look… fake?”
Evan was silent for a moment. “I'm genuine. Everything I do is honest. I put myself out there. If people don't like that, I really don't care. I'm not going to change the way I act, the decisions I make, or my feelings for you, because of this bizarre notoriety.”
“I just don’t want to get in the way of what you do. I understand what you do for a living—”
“It's a job, and only a job. I'm not going to let it get in the way of us. Understood?”
The truth was Ruby wasn’t entirely sure she could handle this. She knew how other women, especially Maxine and Evan's groupies, acted around Evan. The thought of watching other girls throw themselves all over him made Ruby sick to her stomach.
Ruby took a calming breath. “Understood.”
“In case there’s any doubt, I wasn’t planning on keeping you a secret. I'm going to be proud to have you on my arm.”
Ruby felt her pulse speed up. The reality of it all started to sink in. This was really happening. She was the girlfriend of the famous Evan Steel. “Okay. I just want you to know I'm not that needy girl. I can let you be in the spotlight but still be there when you're all done.”
“That's not what I want,” he said “If anyone is going to be that needy person , it’s going to be me. In case you haven’t noticed, I just can’t get enough of you.”
Evan's words sent a wave of warmth through her body. Ruby felt the exact same way, although Evan didn’t seem frightened by it. Ruby, on the other hand, was petrified. This seemed too good to be true.
“You have to stop melting my heart,” Ruby whispered.
“Why?” Evan suddenly sounded serious. “I say what I feel, and I want you to always do the same. Don’t ever hold anything back. Honesty is all we have. We need to be free with what we feel.”
“Okay.” She loved how Evan made her feel so open. “Can I tell you what I’m feeling right now?”
“Always.”
She took a deep breath and nibbled at her bottom lip. “I want to be with you right now, and kiss you all over.”
She heard Evan's breath hitch. “You're making it very hard for me not to hop in my car, pick you up, and keep you with me always.”
Ruby giggled. “Sweet dreams, Evan.”
“My dreams will be of you.”
Ruby held the phone to her heart for a while after they’d hung up and wondered how she could go another moment without Evan in her life.
****
True to his word, Evan didn't keep their relationship a secret. As soon as he saw her at work, Evan was all over her. He walked behind the bar and wrapped his arms around Ruby's waist, kissing her neck.
Evan obviously felt comfortable with his dominance. He knew he could pretty much do anything at this club, and he had no problem showing affection to Ruby. Evan didn't hold back a thing. He could hardly keep his hands off her.
“I don't like sharing you. I'm selfish. I want you all to myself,” Evan explained, intertwining his fingers with Ruby's. “Is it quitting time yet?”
“I thought you had a
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