Chapter 136
By dawn, I had almost convinced myself it was brilliant. And, I won’t
lie, the idea of popularity among my friends and the sponsorship
from someone big was toying with my head…
Until I felt Aiden’s erection pressing against my back. His warmth
wrapping around me, his scent filling my lungs.
And just like that, every thought I had about Lexie evaporated. My
body burned, my cock sprang to life, and all I knew was one thing.
We needed a solution before I went insane, and while we were at it,
really needed to get laid.
*****
Saturday had been perfect. Stupidly perfect. Running errands
together, me sneaking chocolate into the cart while Aiden sighed and
pretended he didn’t notice. Trying to make eggs Benedict, which
turned into me nearly setting the kitchen on fire while he scraped
hollandaise off the floor. We laughed so hard we almost cried–well, I
must’ve been doing most of the laughing, but his lips twitched a
couple of times.
1/4
Chapter 136
It felt… normal. Domestic. Like we could be any couple, happy and at
peace.
Which is why, when he called me into his office later, my stomach
dropped straight through the floor.
“Sit,” he said.
I tried to play it off, dropping into the chair. “Jeez… am I getting a
lecture or a business proposition, Sir?”
“A little of both,” he answered, and just like that, my smirk died.
Especially when he pulled the contract out of his drawer and set it on
the desk between us.
My pulse spiked so hard I thought he could hear it. My throat went
dry.
Fuck.
He looked calm, too calm, and that scared the hell out of me.
“It’s been a few weeks since we signed this,” he said. “And time is
coming when we’ll need to sit and review it. But before we do… I want
you to think carefully before making any commitments. I’ve got
thinking to do myself.”
214
Chapter 136
The words cut me like a blade. Did that mean he was thinking about
ending it? Walking away? I couldn’t breathe.
Then he went on. “I’ve heard your concerns, Noah. But as the contract
stands right now, you have no permission to include a third person. None. The choices you’ve been wrestling with this week–Lexie, saving face–they only feel impossible because they’d mean breaking
the rules.”
I wanted to argue, but my tongue felt like sandpaper.
Then he leaned in, and his eyes locked on mine. “There’s another way.
We could change the rules. Eliminate that clause. Open ourselves up
to third persons.”
My heart skipped so hard it hurt.
Part of me wanted to scream yes. The permission. The relief. But the
bigger part of me–the one twisted tight around him–didn’t. If he
gave me that freedom, if he stopped caring who touched me, then we
wouldn’t be special anymore. We’d just be another arrangement. Just
sex. Just… nothing.
I couldn’t breathe.
“Think it through, Noah,” he said, his voice calm but sharp enough to
3/4
Chapter 136
slice me open. “If we stay as we are, then you don’t go near Lexie. Not
her. Not anyone. Break that, and we are done for good.”
My chest caved in, but he didn’t give me space to answer.
“The only way you could pursue her–or even a one–night stand to
keep your reputation, like you called it–without losing me is if we
change the rules before you break them.”
He sat back, final, like he’d just laid down the law. “Take a walk. Go
for a swim. You’ve got free time now. But I’ll need your answer before
dinner.”
And just like that, the floor was gone from under me.
Comments
Write Comments
12
SHARE
4/4
Sara Lili is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland’s breathtaking cold.
