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She choked on the Bloody Mary some of it going up and out of her mouth. I grabbed a napkin off the table and handed it to her. “I'm sorry, what did you just say? Because I swear to God I only had four beers last night.”

“Yes, you did. Here's the deal, I'm wealthy.”

“Consider me shocked.” She said sarcastically. God, I loved it when she was feisty.

“But I'm going to lose all of that money unless I get married. See I had a little run-in with the law recently and my uncle who is the estate holder for my parents wants to pull out my business from underneath me.”

“Business? And your parents?”

“Yes my parents owned a pharmaceutical business, it's very popular, and we do very well. But when they died I went into the military instead, I became a medic and then a doctor because I thought I could apply my knowledge the business. Well, that was the plan. But instead, I came back from war and mostly got drunk and slept with women. And then I stole a boat recently and pissed my uncle off. I think that pretty much sums it up.”

I surveyed her shocked face, her mouth gaping open just a little bit. She was still in just my shirt and her underwear. And with her mouth open just a little bit like that all that I could imagine was sticking my cock into it. It twitched underneath my gym shorts. Why did she make me so hard all the time? Since the minute I got her back up into my apartment all that I wanted to do was get into her pussy. And since I had now had it, I wanted more. Why didn't I think of this as an opportunity as soon as I met her? Why had I been so dumb?

Oh yeah, because now she was looking at me like I was a lunatic and I could see her making an escape plan in her brain. That's super smart sexy brain.

“I'm sorry you want me to marry you so you can inherit your parents’ fortune and then what?”

I realized I hadn't told her my complete plan. “We stay married for three months, at the end of three months you get a severance package, a much bigger one than I'm sure you're getting from your current job. Not to mention I can promise you a coding job within the company. Six figures. Or double whatever it was used to make.”

Suddenly she sat up a little bit straighter and I could tell that I picture interest. “What kind of severance package?”

“Half a million. Does that sound fair?”

“And a real wedding? Like with guests and everything? Not some little elopement?”

“No, I’m going have to make it look very real. The wedding, lots of guests. There will probably be a planner and rehearsal dinner and an archway full of roses, if that's what you want. And you will get whatever you want.”

“Oh well, I wanted to only be married once in my life. But… I also didn't expect to lose my job yesterday. And I am single, but not in that crazy cat lady way. I just haven't found the right guy.”

“I could be that guy.”

She rolled her eyes but I noticed a small smile playing on those lips. Those lips that I can imagine wrapping around my cock. Focus Cole, get her to say yes.

“You could live here. You could live here while I work at the hospital for the next month. That would solve your rent problem.”

“I can't leave Elizabeth hanging out with some big rent bill.”

“You're right, I'm sure I can tap into some of my smaller bank accounts and handle your rent for the next few months. Consider it a sublet. And live here for free, anything you want day or night you have it.”

I failed to mention that what I wanted was her. And that I would have her day or night, whenever I wanted.

But after her moans last night, I didn't think she would mind.

“I have to think about this.”

“So you're not saying no.”

She picked up the plate of pancakes and started eating again, through a mouthful of carbs she said, “No, I'm not saying no.”

Seven

Addison

“You are doing what?”

Elizabeth said with her hands on her waist looking like a formidable opponent standing in the doorway of my bedroom.

“I'm moving out. But is just for a couple months and then I'll be back, and there's a check on the counter for you that covers my portion of the rent.”